Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express

The 12507 / 08 / 15 / 16 Thiruvananthapuram Central - Silchar Express is a Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways - Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between Thiruvananthapuram Central and Silchar in India. It holds the record of being the most delayed train on the Indian Railways network, being delayed by an average of 10 – 12 hours and also holds the record of 28th longest train service in the World. Initially it ran between Thiruvananthapuram Central and Guwahati. From 21 November 2017, it has been extended to Silchar.[3] After this extension, it is now the longest running superfast train and the second longest running train in India.

Thiruvananthapuram Silchar Superfast Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
First serviceJanuary 1984 (1984-01) (Initial run)
July 1, 2013 (2013-07-01) (extended to Thiruvananthapuram Central)[1]
November 21, 2017 (2017-11-21) (extended to Silchar)[2]
Current operator(s)Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Route
StartThiruvananthapuram Central
Stops57 as 12515 / 16 Thiruvananthapuram Central - Silchar Express.
56 as 12507 / 08 Thiruvananthapuram Central - Silchar Express.
EndSilchar
Distance travelled3,932 km (2,443 mi)
Service frequencyWeekly
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesYes
Technical
Rolling stockStandard Indian Railway Coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed55 km/h (34 mph), including halts.
Route map

It operates as train number 12507 / 15 from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Silchar and as train number 12508 / 16 in the reverse direction serving the 8 states of Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Service

The 12508 / 16 Silchar - Thiruvananthapuram Central Express covers the distance of 3,932 km (2,443 mi) in 74 hrs 45 mins (52.60 km/hr), in 76 hrs 35 mins as 12515 Thiruvananthapuram Central - Silchar Express (51.34 km/hr) and in 74 hrs 5 mins as 12507 Thiruvananthapuram Central - Silchar Express (53.07 km/hr).

A Howrah based WDM 3A hauls the train from Silchar up to Howrah Junction handing over to a Howrah based WAP 4 which powers the train up to Visakhapatnam following which Erode or Arakkonam based WAP 4 takes over until Thiruvananthapuram Central.

Routing

The 12507 / 08 / 15 / 16 Silchar - Thiruvananthapuram Central Express runs from Silchar to Thiruvananthapuram Central via Badarpur Junction, Lumding Junction, Kamakhya Junction, Rangiya Junction, New Bongaigaon Junction, New Jalpaiguri Junction, New Farakka Junction, Howrah Junction, Kharagpur Junction, Cuttack Junction, Khurda Road Junction, Vizianagaram Junction, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada Junction Chennai Central, Arakkonam Junction, Katpadi Junction, Jolarpettai Junction, Salem Junction, Erode Junction, Coimbatore Junction, Palakkad Junction, Kayamkulam Junction and Kollam Junction.

Train reversal

It reverses direction of travel four times during its journey at following stations

  1. Visakhapatnam
  2. Howrah Junction
  3. Lumding Junction
  4. Badarpur Junction
  5. Chennai Central

Locomotive
From To Loco
Thiruvananthapuram Central Visakhapatnam ED/WAP-4
Visakhapatnam Howrah Junction SRC/WAP-4
HWH/WAP-4
Howrah Junction Silchar HWH/WDM-3D
HWH/WDP-4D

Coach composition

The 12507 / 08 / 15 / 16 Thiruvananthapuram Central - Silchar Express has 1 AC 2 tier, 4 AC 3 tier, 13 Sleeper Class, 2 General Unreserved, 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) & a Pantry car Coaches.

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
SLRURS1S2S3S4S5A1B1B2B3B4S6PCS7S8S9S10S11S12S13URSLR

See also

References
  1. "19 new express trains get time slots in time-table". The Hindu. Chennai. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  2. "Extension of Thiruvananthapuram – Guwahati Superfast Trains ( Via Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam) Up to Silchar". TMS news. 18 November 2017.
  3. "Thiruvananthapuram - Guwahati Superfast extended to Silchar". Kerala rail news. 22 November 2017.
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