Samata Express

For other uses, see Samata (disambiguation).

The 12807 / 12808 Samata Express is a superfast train between Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Hazrat Nizamuddin in New Delhi and is operated by East Coast Railways. This train is also known as Vizag Steel Samata Superfast Express and Princess of East Coast Railway zone. Samata in Sanskrit means Equality.

Samata Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast
Locale	Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service	28 October 1997; 27 years ago (1997-10-28)
Current operator(s)	East Coast Railway
Ridership	5 Days in a Week
Route
Termini	Visakhapatnam (VSKP) Hazrat Nizamuddin (NZM)
Stops	36
Distance travelled	1,917 km (1,191 mi)
Average journey time	32 hours 50 minutes
Service frequency	5 days a week.
Train number(s)	12807 / 12808
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1 Tier, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad Gauge
Electrification	Yes
Operating speed	60 km/h (37 mph) average with halts 130 km/h (81 mph) Maximum Speed
Route map

Service

Train No. 12807 leaves Visakhapatnam at mornings and arrives at Hazrat Nizamuddin, the next evening. Vice versa the return journey follows the same pattern. This train takes about 32 hours to reach from its source to destination.

Route and halts

• Visakhapatnam Junction
• Simhachalam
• Vizianagaram Junction
• Parvathipuram
• Rayagada
• Titlagarh
• Kesinga
• Kantabanji
• Mahasamund
• Raipur Junction
• Durg Junction
• Rajnandgaon
• Dongargarh
• Gondia Junction
• Nagpur Junction
• Betul
• Itarsi Junction
• Bhopal Junction
• Bina
• Lalitpur
• Jhansi Junction
• Gwalior Junction
• Agra Cantonment
• Mathura Junction
• Faridabad
• Hazrat Nizamuddin.

Traction

It is hauled by a Visakhapatnam Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Visakhapatnam Junction to Nagpur Junction. And the handing over to a Tughlakabad Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive hauls the train up to Hazrat Nizamuddin and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train sharing its rake with 12803/12804 Visakhapatnam Swarna Jayanti Express

Incident

On 6 June 2010, the train had a derailment near Arand railways station in Chhattisgarh, however nobody was injured.

See also

• Visakhapatnam Swarna Jayanti Express