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Sainagar Shirdi Howrah Express

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Status
  
Operating

Average journey time
  
19 hrs 35 mins

Distance travelled
  
1,791 km (1,113 mi)

Service frequency
  
Weekly

Locale
  
Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal

Current operator(s)
  
South Eastern Railway zone

Start
  
Sainagar Shirdi railway station (SNSI)

End
  
Howrah Junction railway station (HWH)

Service type
  
Superfast/Mail Trains in India

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Sainagar Shirdi Howrah SF Express is one of the Superfast/Mail Trains in India, as well as the like other normal superfast trains. It is the newer train. At any given time the Sainagar Shirdi Howrah SF Express always gets the normal priority like other mail/express, on any line.

Contents

The Sainagar Shirdi Howrah SF Express left Sainagar Shirdi railway station for Howrah railway station, to cover a distance of 1,791 km (1,113 mi)  km in 19 hours 35 mins. It had an 1-1 AC 2&3-tier and 8 3-tier sleeper. Also, The train is the first Mail/Express train between Sainagar Shirdi railway station to Howrah railway station in India and other all trains are Superfast/Mail Trains in India. It is weekly hauled by a Santragachi Junction railway station WAP4.

History

Before it started, there was only one train which connected Sainagar Shirdi railway station to Howrah Station.

Accommodations

The trains have normal priority on the Indian railway network. The trains offer four classes of accommodation: second class AC 2-tier (bays of 4 berths + 2 berth on the side) with open system berth, second class AC 3-tier (bays of 6 berths + 2 berths on the side) it also with open system berth and second class 3 tier sleeper (bays of 6 berths + 2 berths on the side). Generally it has 1 AC 2-tiers and 1 AC 3-tiers (both of which may be increased according to demand), it has 8 second class 3 tier sleeper (which may be increased according to demand), it has no pantry car, 5 GEN (unreserved) and 2 SLR (second-class luggage/parcel van + guard van ('G' missing) see note for 'GS' above).

Route

The major stops on the first route are:

  • Sainagar Shirdi railway station (SNSI)
  • Kopargaon railway station (KPG)
  • Manmad Junction railway station (MMR)
  • Bhusaval Junction railway station (BSL)
  • Akola railway station (AK)
  • Nagpur railway station (NGP)
  • Gondia Junction railway station (G)
  • Durg railway station (DURG)
  • Raipur Junction railway station (R)
  • Bilaspur railway station (BSP)
  • Jharsuguda railway station (JSG)
  • Rourkela railway station (ROU)
  • Chakradharpur railway station (CKP)
  • Tatanagar Junction railway station (TATA)
  • Kharagpur Junction railway station (KGP)
  • Howrah railway station (HWH)
  • On this route, the train covers a distance of 1,791 km (1,113 mi) in 32 hrs 25 mins.

    References

    Sainagar Shirdi-Howrah Express Wikipedia