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Kavi Guru Express

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Main Operational(s)
  
India 2011 [1] -

Parent company
  
Indian Railways

Fleet size
  
4

Website
  
www.indianrail.gov.in

The Kavi Guru Express series of trains were introduced by Indian Railways in 2011 for the 1st time together with the Rajya Rani Express. They were introduced by the then Railway Minister of India Ms. Mamata Banerjee in honour of Rabindra Nath Tagore. There were 4 trains proposed in the budget to operate as part of the series [2] [3].

They are:

  1. 12949/50 Porbandar Santragachi Kavi Guru Express
  2. 13015/16 Howrah Bolpur Kavi Guru Express
  3. 13027/28 Howrah Azimganj Kavi Guru Express
  4. 19709/10 Kamakhya Jaipur Kavi Guru Express

However out of the four, only the 12949/50 Porbandar Santragachi Kavi Guru Express is classed as a Superfast Express.

References

Kavi Guru Express Wikipedia