Shalimar–Bhuj Weekly Superfast Express

The 22829 / 22830 Shalimar–Bhuj Weekly Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Shalimar of Kolkata and Bhuj of Kutch in India. It is currently being operated with 22829/22830 train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1][2]

Shalimar–Bhuj Weekly Superfast Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast Express
Locale	West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh & Gujarat
First service	20 April 2013; 12 years ago (2013-04-20)
Current operator(s)	South Eastern Railway
Route
Termini	Shalimar (SHM) Bhuj (BHUJ)
Stops	30
Distance travelled	2,419 km (1,503 mi)
Average journey time	42 hrs 40 mins
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	22829 / 22830
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	E-catering On-board catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB Coach
Track gauge	Broad Gauge
Operating speed	57 km/h (35 mph) average with halts.
Route map

Coach composition

The train has Modern LHB rakes with max speed of 130 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches:

• 2 AC II Tier
• 6 AC III Tier
• 10 Sleeper Coaches
• 2 General Unreserved
• 2 End on Generation (EOG) Coaches

Service

22829/ Bhuj–Shalimar Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 57 km/h and covers 2419 km in 42 hrs 25 mins.

22830/ Shalimar–Bhuj Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 57 km/h and covers 2419 km in 42 hrs 25 mins.

Route & halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Shalimar
• Santragachi Junction
• Kharagpur Junction
• Tatanagar Junction
• Chakradharpur
• Rourkela Junction
• Jharsuguda Junction
• Raigarh
• Champa Junction
• Bilaspur Junction
• Anuppur Junction
• Shahdol
• Katni Murwara
• Damoh
• Saugor
• Bina Junction
• Vidisha
• Sant Hirdaram Nagar
• Shujalpur
• Ujjain Junction
• Nagda Junction
• Ratlam Junction
• Vadodara Junction
• Anand Junction
• Ahmedabad Junction
• Dhrangadhra Junction
• Samakhiali Junction
• Bhachau
• Gandhidham Junction
• Adipur Junction
• Bhuj

Schedule

Train number	Station code	Departure station	Departure time	Departure day	Arrival station	Arrival time	Arrival day
22829	BHUJ	Bhuj	15:05 PM	Tue	Shalimar	10:00 AM	Thu
22830	SHM	Shalimar	20:20 PM	Sat	Bhuj	16:30 PM	Mon

Direction reversal

Train reverses its direction one times at :

• Gandhidham Junction

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with;

• 22825/22826 Shalimar–Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Express
• 18009/18010 Santragachi–Ajmer Weekly Express
• 22851/22852 Santragachi–Mangalore Central Vivek Express.

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Santragachi Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Shalimar to Bhuj and vice versa.