Visakhapatnam – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express

Visakhapatnam – Mumbai LTT Superfast Express
Overview
Service type	Super Fast
First service	July 15, 2012
Current operator(s)	South Coast Railway
Route
Start	Visakhapatnam
Stops	21
End	Mumbai
Distance travelled	1,650 km (1,025 mi)
Average journey time	29 hours 5 minutes (average)
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	22847 / 22848
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available, No Pantry Car
Observation facilities	Standard Indian Railway coaches
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum ; 56 km/h (35 mph), including halts
Route map

Visakhapatnam – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express is a weekly superfast train service of the Indian Railways running between Visakhapatnam railway station and Mumbai's Lokmanya Tilak Terminus. It was inaugurated on 15 July 2012 as announced in 2010 rail budget.[1]

Coaches

It has 1 AC 2 tier, 1 AC 3 tier, 8 Sleeper class & 6 General unreserved coaches. As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be changed at the departure of train depending upon demand.

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	SLR	UR	UR	UR	B1	A1	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	S8	UR	UR	UR	SLR

Service

Visakhapatnam - Mumbai LTT Superfast Express covers the distance of 1650 km in 29 hours 5 mins as 22847 Express averaging 56 km/hr.

Loco

Initially, before 12 February 2014, it was hauled by WDM 3A loco of Visakhapatnam or Erode shed from Vishakhapatnam to Raipur, From Raipur to Igatpuri by WAP4 loco of Bhusaval shed, From Igatpuri to Mumbai LTTby WCAM 2P/3 of Kalyan shed.[2]

As Central Railways progressively complete DC-AC conversion on 12 February 2014, this train is now hauled by a Bhusaval based WAP-4 from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Raipur after which a Visakhapatnam-based WDM-3A hauls the train for the remainder of its journey until Visakhapatnam.

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References

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[1] "VISAKHAPATNAM-LOKMANYA TILAK TERMINUS EXPRESS INAUGURATED".

[2] "22847/22848 Time table and train details".