Bhubaneswar–Tirupati Superfast Express

The Bhubaneswar–Tirupati Superfast Express is a Superfast train belonging to East Coast Railway zone that runs between Bhubaneswar and Tirupati in India. It is currently being operated with 22879/22880 train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1][2][3][4]

Bhubaneswar–Tirupati Superfast Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast
First service	14 September 2013; 11 years ago (2013-09-14)
Current operator(s)	East Coast Railway zone
Route
Termini	Bhubaneswar (BBS) Tirupati (TPTY)
Stops	19
Distance travelled	1,181 km (734 mi)
Average journey time	21h 25m
Service frequency	Weekly [a]
Train number(s)	22879/22880
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board Catering E-Catering
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB Coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	55 km/h (34 mph), including halts
Route map

Service

The 22879/Bhubaneswar–Tirupati Weekly SF Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers 1181 km in 21h 25m. The 22880/Tirupati Bhubaneswar Weekly SF Express has an average speed of 56 km/h and covers 1181 km in 20h 55m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Bhubaneswar
• Khurda Road Junction
• Brahmapur
• Ichchapuram
• Sompeta
• Palasa
• Srikakulam Road
• Vizianagaram Junction
• Visakhapatnam Junction
• Samalkot Junction
• Rajahmundry
• Eluru
• Vijayawada Junction
• Ongole
• Nellore
• Gudur Junction
• Renigunta Junction
• Tirupati

Coach composite

The train has Modern LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches :

• 1 AC II Tier
• 4 AC III Tier
• 11 Sleeper Coaches
• 1 Pantry Car
• 3 General Unreserved
• 2 EOG

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Visakhapatnam Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Bhubaneswar to Tirupati and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with;

• 12819/12820 Odisha Sampark Kranti Express,
• 12879/12880 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Bhubaneswar Superfast Express.

Notes

1. Runs one day in a week for every direction.

See also

• Hapa railway station
• Madgaon Junction railway station
• Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Bhubaneswar Superfast Express
• Odisha Sampark Kranti Express