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Overview | |||||
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Service type | Superfast Express | ||||
First service | 05 January 2005 | ||||
Current operator(s) | Central Railways | ||||
Route | |||||
Termini | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) Howrah (HWH) | ||||
Stops | 22 as 12151, 21 as 12152 | ||||
Distance travelled | 2,081 km (1,293 mi) as 12151, 2,091 km (1,299 mi) as 12152 | ||||
Average journey time | 35 hours 50 minutes as 12151, 34 hours 15 minutes as 12152 | ||||
Service frequency | 2 days a week. | ||||
Train number(s) | 12151 / 12152 | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, Second Class seating | ||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
Catering facilities | Available | ||||
Observation facilities | Rake sharing with 12101/12102 Jnaneswari Express | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge | ||||
Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum, 59.53 km/h (37 mph) average including halts | ||||
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The 12151 / 12152 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Howrah Samarsata Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Central Railways zone that runs between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Howrah Junction in India. It is named after Samarasta Festival held in Nagpur
It operates as train number 12151 from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Howrah Junction and as train number 12152 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand & West Bengal.
The 12151 / 12152 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Howrah Samarsata Express presently has 1 AC 1st Class, 2 AC 2 tier, 5 AC 3 tier, 8 Sleeper Class, 3 Second Class seating & 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) coaches. In addition, it carries a pantry car.
As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
The 12151 / 12152 Samarsata Express covers the distance of 2081 kilometres in 35 hours 50 mins as 12151 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Howrah Samarsata Express (58.07 km/h) and 2091 kilometres in 34 hrs 15 mins as 12152 Howrah–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Samarsata Express (61.05 km/h).
As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a superfast surcharge.
The 12151 / 12152 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Howrah Samarsata Express runs from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus via Kalyan Junction, Igatpuri, Nashik Road, Bhusaval Junction, Akola Junction, Nagpur Junction, Gondia Junction, Bilaspur Junction, Rourkela Junction, Purulia, Adra Junction, Bankura, Midnapore, Kharagpur Junction to Howrah Junction.
Initially a WCAM-3 from the Kalyan shed would haul the train from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus up to Igatpuri handing over to a Santragachi-based WAP-4 which powers the train until Howrah Junction.
With Central Railway progressively moving towards a complete changeover from DC to AC traction, it has recently started being hauled end to end by a Santragachi-based WAP-4 / WAP-7 locomotive.
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