Bhagat Ki Kothi–Thiruchchirappalli Humsafar Express

The 20481/20482 Bhagat Ki Kothi–Thiruchirappalli Humsafar Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to North Western Railway zone that runs between Bhagat Ki Kothi and Tiruchirappalli Junction. It was announced to be operated with 14815/14816 train numbers on a weekly basis. Initially it was introduced as Tambaram–Bhagat Ki Kothi Humsafar AC Express. After July 21, 2021, it was upgraded as Superfast Express and it was extended to Tiruchirappalli Junction and will run as Bhagat Ki Kothi–Tiruchirappalli Junction Humsafar AC Superfast Express with new timings from Tiruchirappalli Junction to Bhagat Ki Kothi. And the timings between Bhagat Ki Kothi–Tambaram remains unchanged.

Coach composition

The 14815/6 Bhagat Ki Kothi–Tiruchirappalli Junction–Bhagat Ki Kothi Humsafar Superfast Express has

16 AC Three Tier coaches
1 Sleeper class
2 End-On Generator cars
1 Pantry Car

History and service

During its initial days it ran as Bhagat Ki Kothi–Tambaram–Bhagat Ki Kothi Humsafar Express. 14815 departs Bhagat Ki Kothi at 15:20 on every Wednesday and reaches Tambaram at 10:45 on every Friday.

In the opposite direction 14816 leaves Tambaram at 19:15 on every Friday and reaches Bhagat Ki Kothi at 19:00 on every Sunday.

But after 21 July 2021 it was upgraded as a Superfast Express and was extended to Tiruchirappalli Junction and runs as Bhagat Ki Kothi–Tiruchirappalli Junction–Bhagat Ki Kothi Humsafar Superfast Express with same train number, but 14816 timings and days were changed since it was extended to Tiruchirappalli. So accordingly, 14815 Bhagat Ki Kothi–Tiruchirappalli Junction Humsafar Superfast Express is scheduled to leave Bhagat Ki Kothi at 16:10 on Wednesdays and reaches Tiruchirappalli Junction at 16:05 on Fridays. The 14816 Tiruchirappalli Junction–Bhagat Ki Kothi Humsafar Superfast Express leaves Tiruchirappalli Junction at 07:30 on Saturdays and reaches the Bhagat Ki Kothi at 07:45 on Mondays.

Route and halts

Traction

It is hauled by Royapuram Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Bhagat Ki Kothi to Tiruchirappalli Junction and vice-versa .

Schedule

Train number	Station code	Departure station	Departure time	Departure day	Arrival station code	Arrival station name	Arrival time	Arrival day
14815	BGKT	Bhagat Ki Kothi	04:10 PM	Wednesday	TPJ	Tiruchirappalli Junction	04:00 PM	Friday
14816	TPJ	Tiruchirappalli Junction	07:30 AM	Saturday	BGKT	Bhagat Ki Kothi	07:45 AM	Monday

Direction reversals

The 14815/16 Bhagat Ki Kothi–Tiruchirappalli Junction–Bhagat Ki Kothi Humsafar AC Superfast Express reverses twice, at Sawai Madhopur Junction and Kota Junction.

Notes

Runs once in a week for every direction.

References

"SALIENT FEATURES OF SOUTHERN ZONE RAILWAY TIME TABLE – November 2017 TRAINS PERTAINING TO SOUTHERN RAILWAY". Retrieved 2 November 2017.
"Trains at a Glance (November 2017 - June 2018)" (PDF). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
"19424/Gandhidham–Tirunelveli Humsafar Express". India Rail Info. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

External links

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Zones and divisions

East Coast	Waltair
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Workshops

Depots

Electric Loco	Arakkonam Erode Guntakal Kazipet Krishnarajapuram Lallaguda Royapuram Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
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Steam Loco	Coonoor
Multiple Unit	Avadi Bangalore Kollam Palakkad Tambaram Velachery Vijayawada

Lines

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Broad Gauge	Bangalore–Hassan Bangalore–Hubli Bangalore–Mysore Bhimavaram–Narasapur Chamarajanagar–Mysore Chennai–Thanjavur Cochin–Shoranur Ernakulam–Kayamkulam Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam Erode–Tiruchirappalli Gudivada–Machilipatnam Gudur–Renigunta Guntakal–Vasco da Gama Guntur–Tenali Guntur–Vijayawada Jolarpettai–Shoranur Kanyakumari–Thiruvananthapuram Kazipet–Vijayawada Konkan Railway Kirandul–Kothavalasa Kollam–Sengottai Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram Kothapalli–Manoharabad Madurai–Tirunelveli Manamadurai–Rameswaram Manamadurai–Virudhunagar Mangalore–Mysore Mangalore–Shoranur Motumarri–Vishnupuram Nagercoil–Tirunelveli Nallapadu–Nandyal Nallapadu–Pagidipalli Nandyal–Guntakal Nandyal–Yerraguntla Nidadavolu–Vijayawada Nilambur–Shoranur Palakkad–Pollachi Peddapalli–Nizamabad Pune–Londa Samalkot–Kakinada Secunderabad–Dhone Secunderabad–Manmad Secunderabad–Nagpur Tenali–Repalle Tiruchirappalli–Viluppuram
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Defunct	Cochin State Forest Tramway Kundala Valley Railway Nilambur–Nanjangud line Sabarimala Railway

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Stations

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Operational

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