Seemanchal Express

The 12487 / 12488 Seemanchal Express is a Superfast train belonging to Northern Railway zone that runs between Jogbani and Anand Vihar Terminal in India. It is currently being operated with 12487/12488 train numbers on a daily basis.^[1][2][3]

Seemanchal Express

B1 AC coach of Seemanchal Express.
Overview
Service type	Superfast
First service	5 January 2009; 16 years ago (2009-01-05)
Current operator(s)	Northern Railway
Route
Termini	Jogbani (JBN) Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT)
Stops	33
Distance travelled	1,380 km (857 mi)
Average journey time	24h 05m
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12487 / 12488
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, AC 3 tier Economy, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	57 km/h (35 mph) average including halts.

Service

The 12487/Seemanchal Express has an average speed of 57 km/h and covers 1397 km in 24h 05m. The 12488/Seemanchal Express has an average speed of 59 km/h and covers 1397 km in 23h 40m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Station Code	Station Name	Distance (km)
JBN	Jogbani	0
FBG	Forbesganj Junction	13.2
ARQ	Arariya Court	42
PRNA	Purnia Junction	80.2
KIR	Katihar Junction	108.2
NNA	Naugachia	166.8
KGG	Khagaria Junction	233.8
BGS	Begusarai	273.9
BJU	Barauni Junction	289.2
PPTA	Patliputra Junction	397.4
DNR	Danapur	403.3
DLN	Dildarnagar Junction	547.3
DDU	Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction	605.0
MZP	Mirzapur	668.2
PRYJ	Prayagraj Junction	757.6
CNB	Kanpur Central	952.1
TDL	Tundla Junction	1183.2
ALJN	Aligarh Junction	1261.5
GZB	Ghaziabad Junction	1367.5
ANVT	Anand Vihar Terminal	1380.1

Coach composition

The train has modern LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches:

• 2 Second Tier AC
• 4 Third Tier AC
• 2 Third Tier AC Economy
• 7 Sleeper Class
• 5 General Unreserved
• 1 Seating cum Luggage Rake
• 1 EOGs

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Ghaziabad Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Jogbani to Anand Vihar Terminal and vice versa.

Incident

On February 3, 2019, at 3:58 a.m IST, the Delhi-bound Seemanchal Express train derailed at Hajipur in Bihar. This led to the derailment of one general coach, one A.C three tier coach, three sleeper coaches and four more coaches. At least six people died and several people were injured. Later the East Central railway officials found that it was caused due to a rail fracture.^[4]

See also

• Jogbani railway station
• Anand Vihar Terminal railway station
• Kolkata–Jogbani Express

Notes