Santragachi–Rani Kamalapati Humsafar Express

The 22169 / 22170 Santragachi - Rani Kamalapati Humsafar Express is a superfast express train of the Indian Railways connecting Santragachi in West Bengal and Rani Kamalapati in Madhya Pradesh . It is currently being operated with 22169/22170 train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1]

Santragachi - Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) Humsafar Express
Overview
Service type	Humsafar Express
First service	10 October 2018; 6 years ago (2018-10-10)
Current operator(s)	West Central Railways
Route
Termini	Santragachi (SRC) Rani Kamalapati (RKMP)
Stops	13
Distance travelled	1,435 km (892 mi)
Average journey time	25 hours 15 mins
Service frequency	Weekly[a]
Train number(s)	22169 / 22170
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 3 tier and Non AC Sleeper
Seating arrangements	Yes
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	56 km/h (35 mph) Avg. Speed
Route map Legend Santragachi Junction Kharagpur Junction West Bengal Jharkhand border Tatanagar Junction Chakradharpur Jharkhand Odisha border Rourkela Junction Jharsuguda - Raigarh Jharsuguda Junction Odisha Chhattisgarh border Raigarh Bilaspur Junction Shahdol - Vidisha Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh border Shahdol Katni Murwara Damoh Saugor Bina Junction Vidisha Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) 22170 - Santragachi → Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) 22169 - Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) → Santragachi

Coach composition

Due to non availability of sufficient AC 3-tier passenger from Santragachi station Railway recently introduce sleeper coaches along with AC 3-tier in this train. The train running with new LHB coach with new features like 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.^[2]

Service

The 22169/Rani Kamalapati - Santragachi Humsafar Express has an average speed of 55 km/h (34 mph) and covers 1,435 km (892 mi) in 26h 05m.^[3]

The 22170/Santragachi - Rani Kamalapati Humsafar Express has an average speed of 58 km/h (36 mph) and covers 1,435 km (892 mi) in 24h 35m.^[4]

Route and halts

1. Santragachi
2. Kharagpur Junction
3. Tatanagar Junction
4. Chakradharpur
5. Rourkela Junction
6. Jharsuguda Junction
7. Raigarh
8. Bilaspur Junction
9. Shahdol
10. Katni Murwara
11. Damoh
12. Saugor
13. Bina Junction
14. Vidisha
15. Rani Kamalapati

Traction

This route is fully electrified and runs from end to end with Itarsi based WAP-7 locomotive.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 22171/22172 Pune-Rani Kamalapati Humsafar Express.

See also

• Humsafar Express
• Santragachi Junction railway station
• Rani Kamalapati railway station

Notes

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