Howrah–Tirupati Humsafar Express

The 20889 / 20890 Howrah–Tirupati Humsafar Express is a completely 3-tier AC sleeper trains of the Indian Railways connecting Howrah in West Bengal and Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. It is currently being operated with 20889/20890 train numbers on a weekly basis.

Howrah – Tirupati Humsafar Express
Overview
Service type	Humsafar Express
First service	15 June 2017; 7 years ago (2017-06-15)
Current operator(s)	South Eastern Railways
Route
Termini	Howrah (HWH) Tirupati (TPTY)
Stops	6
Distance travelled	1,617 km (1,005 mi)
Average journey time	26 hours 5 minutes
Service frequency	Weekly[a]
Train number(s)	20889 / 20890
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 3 tier
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB Humsafar
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	65 km/h (40 mph)
Route map Legend Howrah Junction Kharagpur Junction Cuttack - Vizag City West Bengal Odisha border Cuttack Junction Bhubaneswara Odisha Andhra Pradesh border Vizianagaram Junction Visakhapatnam Junction (Reversal) Rajahmundry Vijayawada Junction Ongole - Renigunta Ongole Nellore Renigunta Junction Tirupati 20889 - Howrah → Tirupati 20890 - Tirupati → Howrah

From 23 February 2019 the train was extended from Vijayawada Junction to Tirupati and from 24 February 2019 in the reverse direction.^{[citation needed]}

Service

It averages 65 km/h as 20889/Howrah–Tirupati Humsafar Express starts on Saturday and covering 1617  km in 26 hrs 5 mins and 63 km/h as 20890/Tirupati–Howrah Humsafar Express starts on Sunday covering 1618  km in 26 hrs 25 mins.^[1][2][3]

Schedule

Train number	Station code	Departure station	Departure time	Departure day	Arrival station	Arrival time	Arrival day
20889	HWH	Howrah Junction	12:40 PM (Afternoon)	Saturday	Tirupati	2:24 PM (Afternoon)	Sunday
20890	TPTY	Tirupati	4:15 PM	Sunday	Howrah Junction	6:30 PM	Monday

Route & halts

WEST BENGAL

• Howrah
• Kharagpur Junction

ODISHA

• Cuttack Junction
• Bhubaneswar

ANDHRA PRADESH

• Vizianagaram Junction
• Visakhapatnam
• Rajahmundry
• Vijayawada Junction
• Ongole
• Nellore
• Renigunta Junction
• Tirupati

Coaches

The trains is completely 3-tier AC LHB coach designed by Indian Railways with features of LED screen display to show information about stations, train speed etc. and will have announcement system as well, Vending machines for tea, coffee and milk, Bio toilets in compartments as well as CCTV cameras.

Composition

This train consists of sixteen AC III Tier coaches, one Pantry car and two Generator Power Car coaches.

• 16 AC III Tier
• 1 Pantry car
• 2 Generator Power Car

Loco link

This train is hauled by a WAP-7 of Santragachi shed from Howrah to Visakhapatnam. And then from Visakhapatnam to Tirupati it is hauled by WAP-7 of Lallaguda shed.

Rake sharing

The train has rake sharing with 22887/22888 Howrah–Yesvantpur Humsafar Express.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 1 times:

• Visakhapatnam railway station

See also

• Humsafar Express
• Jammu Tawi railway station
• Tirupati railway station
• Howrah–Yesvantpur Humsafar Express

Notes

1. Runs once in a week for every direction.