Gurudev Express

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Gurudev Superfast Express
Overview
Service type Superfast
First service1 July 2001;23 years ago (2001-07-01)
Current operator(s) Southern Railway
Route
Termini Nagercoil (NCJ)
Kolkata Shalimar (SHM)
Stops41
Distance travelled2,579 km (1,603 mi)
Average journey time45 hours 25 minutes
Service frequencyWeekly
Train number(s)12659 / 12660
On-board services
Class(es) AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering,
E-catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesNo
Other facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stock ICF coach
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed57 km/h (35 mph) average including halts.
Route map
Gurudev Express (Shalimar - Nagercoil) Route map.jpg

The 12659 / 12660 Gurudev Superfast Express is a Superfast express train belonging to the Indian Railways southern zone that runs between Nagercoil Junction and Shalimar in India. [1]

Contents

It operates as train number 12659 from Nagercoil Junction to Shalimar and as train number 12660 in the reverse direction serving the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal.

Background

The Gurudev Express is a joint tribute to Rabindranath Tagore and saint Sree Narayana Guru

Coaches

The 12659 / 60 Gurudev Express has one AC 2-tier, two AC 3-tier, 13 sleeper class, three general unreserved and two SLR (seating with luggage rake) coaches and two high capacity parcel van coaches. It does not carry a pantry car coach. [2]

As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand. [3]

Service

The 12659 Nagercoil Junction - Shalimar Gurudev Express covers the distance of 2,579 km (1,603 mi) in 47 hours 10 mins (55 km/h) and in 46 hours 05 mins as the 12660 Shalimar - Nagercoil Junction (56 km/h).

As the average speed of the train is slightly above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge. [4]

Schedule

Train NumberStation CodeDeparture StationDeparture TimeDeparture DayArrival StationArrival TimeArrival Date
12660SHM Shalimar (Kolkata) 11:05 PMWednesday Nagercoil Jn 9:55 PMFriday
12659NCJ Nagercoil Jn 2:45 PMSunday Shalimar (Kolkata) 1:50 PMTuesday

Routing

The 12659 / 60 runs from Nagercoil Junction via Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam Junction, Tiruvalla, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town, Palakkad Junction, Coimbatore Junction, Tirupati, Vijayawada Junction, Eluru, Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar, Kharagpur Junction to Shalimar. [5]

Reverse

The train reverses at Visakhapatnam railway station

Traction

As the route is fully electrified, an Erode or Royapuram based WAP-4 locomotive powers the train up to Visakhapatnam. Later, an Howrah Junction based WAP-4 locomotive takes the reversed direction and pulls the train to its destination.

Rake composition

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References

  1. ↑ untitled; South Central Railway; 13 October 2014
  2. ↑ , thehindu.com, 5 July 2017
  3. ↑ Sleeper Coaches Added to Trains; 24 August 2016; thehindu.com; retrieved July 2017
  4. ↑ no title given; 24 August 2016; Southern Railways website
  5. ↑ Gurudev Express Derails; 12 June 2007; thehindu.com; retrieved July 2017
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