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Godavari Superfast Express

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Service type
  
Superfast

Start
  
Manmad Junction

Distance travelled
  
245 km (152 mi)

Current operator(s)
  
Central Railways

Stops
  
10

Godavari Superfast Express

End
  
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus

The Godavari Superfast Express is a Superfast (over 55 km/hr) train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Manmad Junction and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in India. .

Contents

Coaches

Godavari Superfast Express presently has 1 AC Chair Car, 3 2nd Class seating & 14 General Unreserved coaches.

Service

The 12118/12117 Godavari Superfast Express covers the distance of 245 kilometres in 4 hours 25 mins (55.47 km/hr) in both directions. As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Traction

The route is fully AC electrified, it is hauled end to end by a Kalyan based WCAM 3 or Ajni WAP 7 loco.

Before 2014, Manmad to Kalyan was AC electrified and rest of the line from Kalyan to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus was DC electrified. Hence DC locomotive like Kalyan WCAM 3 or WCAM 2P was used. Now with complete changeover from DC to AC traction, it has recently started being hauled end to end by an Ajni based WAP 7 or sometimes Bhusaval based WAP 4 locomotive.

Timetable

12118 Godavari Superfast Express leaves Manmad Junction every day at 08:35 hrs IST and reaches Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 13:00 hrs IST the same day.

12117 Godavari Superfast Express leaves Lokmanya Tilak Terminus every day at 15:00 hrs IST and reaches Manmad Junction at 19:25 hrs IST the same day.

References

Godavari Superfast Express Wikipedia