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Humsafar Express

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Main Operation(s)
  
India

Parent company
  
Indian Railways

Fleet size
  
10

Humsafar Express are completely 3-tier AC sleeper trains designed by Indian Railways. These are going to be overnight trains.

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Facilities and new Features

  • These trains will feature side curtains on the corridors like 2ac which were removed from 3-tier AC sleepers.
  • LED screen display to show information about stations, train speed etc. and will have announcement system as well.
  • Vending machines for tea, coffee and milk.
  • Charging ports for charging electronic devices such as mobiles, laptops etc.
  • The berths will more comfortable than the previous 3-tier AC sleeper rakes.
  • Bio toilets in compartments.
  • The exterior of coaches will have a futuristic look with the use of Vinyl sheets.
  • Safety measures in compartments such as introduction of smoke alarms and CCTV cameras.
  • If you bring your own food, you can keep it warm or cold as the train has a heating chamber as well as a refrigerating box.
  • Each and every coupa and side birth having curtains to maintain privacy.
  • Providing with new khadi bed rolls.

    • First Services

    The first service has been started on 16 December 2016 between and Gorakhpur and Anand Vihar.

    List of services

    Indian Railways has declared to launch the following Humsafar trains.

    1. 12595/12596 Gorakhpur - Anand Vihar Terminal (Via Basti)
    2. 12571/12572 Gorakhpur - Anand Vihar Terminal (Via Barhni)
    3. 12503/12504 Bangalore Cantonment–Kamakhya (Weekly)
    4. 14715/14716 Sri Ganganagar–Tiruchirappalli (Weekly)
    5. 19423/19424 Ahmedabad - Chennai Central (Weekly)
    6. 22317/22318 Sealdah - Jammu Tawi (Weekly)
    7. 22705/22706 Tirupati - Jammu Tawi (Weekly)
    8. 22833/22834 Bhubaneswar - Krishnarajpuram (Weekly)
    9. 22867/22868 Durg - Hazrat Nizamuddin (Bi-Weekly)
    10. 22887/22888 Howrah - Yesvantpur (Weekly)
    11. 22913/22914 Bandra T. - Patna (Weekly)
    12. 19429/19430 Ahmedabad - New Delhi (Tri-Weekly)

    References

    Humsafar Express Wikipedia
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