Sealdah–Jammu Tawi Humsafar Express

The 22317 / 22318 Sealdah - Jammu Tawi Humsafar Express is a premium train service belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Sealdah and Jammu Tawi in India on a weekly basis.^[1][2] The train was inaugurated on 3 July, 2018.

Sealdah - Jammu Tawi Humsafar Express
Overview
Service type	Humsafar Express
First service	4 July 2018; 7 years ago (2018-07-04)
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railways
Route
Termini	Sealdah (SDAH) Jammu Tawi (JAT)
Stops	11
Distance travelled	1,948 km (1,210 mi)
Average journey time	34h 15m
Service frequency	Weekly [a]
Train number(s)	22317 / 22318
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 3 tier, Sleeper
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	Avg. Speed 57 km/h
Route map Legend Sealdah Asansol - Gaya Asansol Junction West Bengal Jharkhand & Bihar border Dhanbad Junction (Jharkhand) Gaya Junction (Bihar) Bihar Uttar Pradesh border Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction Varanasi Junction Lucknow Charbagh NR Bareilly - Ambala Cantt. Bareilly Junction Moradabad Junction Saharanpur Junction Uttar Pradesh Haryana border Ambala Cantonment Junction Haryana Punjab border Ludhiana Junction Punjab Jammu and Kashmir border Jammu Tawi 22317 - Sealdah → Jammu Tawi 22318 - Jammu Tawi → Sealdah

Coach composition

The train runs with 21 Linke-Hoffman Busch coaches, consisting of AC 3-Tier and Sleeper class coaches. It has a single rake, which it shares with Sealdah - Jalpaiguri Road Humsafar Express. The primary maintenance of this train is executed at Sealdah.

Legends

EOG/SLR	PC	MIL	H	A	HA	B	AB	G	K	E	C	S	D	GEN/UR
Generator cum luggage van	Pantry car or Hot buffet car	Military coach	First AC (1A)	Second AC (2A)	First AC cum Second AC	Third AC (3A)	Third AC cum Second AC	Third AC economy (3E)	Anubhuti coach (K)	Executive chair car (EC)	AC Chair car (CC)	Sleeper class (SL)	Second seating (2S)	General or Unreserved
	Loco and other service coach
	AC coach
	Non-AC coach

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Coach position of 22317 (ex. Sealdah)

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
	EOG	S1	S2	S3	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B7	B8	B9	PC	B10	B11	B12	B13	B14	B15	EOG

Coach position of 22318 (ex. Jammu Tawi)

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
	EOG	B15	B14	B13	B12	B11	B10	PC	B9	B8	B7	B6	B5	B4	B3	B2	B1	S3	S2	S1	EOG

Passengers are advised to check the coach position indicator at the station before boarding.

Timings

• The 22317 Sealdah - Jammu Tawi Humsafar Express leaves Sealdah at 13:10 hrs every Monday and reaches Jammu Tawi the next day at 23:25 hrs.
• The 22318 Jammu Tawi – Sealdah Humsafar Express leaves Jammu Tawi at 07:20 hrs every Wednesday and reaches Sealdah the next day at 17:30 hrs.

Traction

Since the route is fully electrified, the train is hauled by a Sealdah based WAP 7 locomotive end to end.

Route and halts

The stoppages are:-

• Sealdah
• Asansol Junction
• Dhanbad Junction
• Gaya
• Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction
• Varanasi
• Lucknow Charbagh
• Bareilly
• Moradabad
• Saharanpur
• Ambala Cantonment
• Ludhiana
• Jammu Tawi

See also

• Humsafar Express

Notes

1. Runs once in a week for every direction.