Visakhapatnam–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express

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 the 2010 rail budget.[1]

Visakhapatnam – Mumbai LTT Superfast Express
Overview
Service typeSuper Fast
LocaleAndhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
First serviceJuly 15, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-07-15)
Current operator(s)South Coast Railway
Route
TerminiVisakhapatnam
Mumbai
Stops21
Distance travelled1,650 km (1,025 mi)
Average journey time29 hours 5 minutes (average)
Service frequencyWeekly
Train number(s)22847 / 22848
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable, No Pantry Car
Observation facilitiesStandard Indian Railways coaches
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
56 km/h (35 mph), including halts
Route map

Coaches

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It has 1 AC 2 tier, 1 AC 3 tier, 8 Sleeper class and 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

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

Locomotive

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Initially, before 12 February 2014, it was hauled by WDM 3A locomotive of Visakhapatnam or Erode shed from Vishakhapatnam to Raipur, From Raipur to Igatpuri by WAP4 locomotive 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.

References

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  1. ^ "East Coast Railway". eastcoastrail.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. ^ "22847/Visakhapatnam - Mumbai LTT SF Express (via Nagpur) - Visakhapatnam to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus ECoR/East Coast Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 25 August 2021.