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{{Infobox rail service<br />
| name = Sanghamitra Superfast Express<br />
| image = File:Sanghamitra express tb.jpg<br />
| caption = Sanghamitra Express trainboard<br />
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express]] <br />
| locale = [[Karnataka]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] & [[Bihar]]<br />
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|1988|07|01}}<br />
| operator = [[South Western Railway zone|South Western Railways]]<br />
| start = [[Bangalore City railway station|KSR Bengaluru]] (SBC) <br />
| stops = 36<br />
| end = {{stnlnk|Danapur}} (DNR)<br />
| distance = {{convert|2698|km|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| journeytime = 46 hours 30 minutes<br />
| frequency = Daily<br />
| class = AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved. <br />
| seating = Yes<br />
| sleeping = Yes<br />
| catering = Available<br />
| observation = Large windows<br />
| baggage = Yes<br />
| stock = [[LHB coaches]]<br />
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}} <br> [[broad gauge]]<br />
| trainnumber = 12295 / 12296 <br />
| speed = {{convert|59|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average with halts. Maximum permissible speed 130 kmph<br />
| map = [[File:Sanghamitra Express (Patna - Bangalore) Route map.png|300px]]<br />
| map_state =<br />
}}<br />
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The 12295 / 12296 '''Sanghamitra Superfast Express''' is a [[Express trains in India|Express]] train that runs daily between the [[Bangalore City railway station|Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Bengaluru Station]] in [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]] and [[Danapur]] in [[Patna]], [[Bihar]]. This is the one and only daily train from Patna which connects Patna with [[Chennai]] and Bengaluru. It initially ran between {{stnlnk|Chennai Central}} to Patna, but in 2001 it was extended to [[Yeswanthpur]] in [[Karnataka]] and ran between Yeswantpur to Patna via Chennai Centra]. It marks as the longest-running daily train of the South Western Railway Division. This train takes a total of 46 hours and 30 minutes to cover the 2698&nbsp;km distance. Trains numbered 12295UP and 12296DN belong to the [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast]] category of Indian Railways.<br />
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==Relevance==<br />
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This train was named in honour of Sanghamitra, the daughter of [[Emperor Ashoka]], ruler of Patliputra, the present city of Patna, and the [[Mauryan Empire]]. This train is the longest daily superfast train of [[South Western Railway zone]].<br />
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==History==<br />
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This train used to run from {{stnlnk|Chennai Central}} every Tuesday and Thursday at 13:30. Then, in early 2001, the train's route was extended to the {{stnlnk|Yesvantpur Junction}} departing at 7:00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays and running under the codes 6595/6596.<br />
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By 2013, the [[Patliputra–Yesvantpur Superfast Express]] route was created and ran on Fridays. It departed from [[Pataliputra]] and went to [[Yeswanthpur]]. This train, however, ran daily between the [[Bangalore City railway station|Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Bengaluru City]] and Patna.<br />
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==Traction==<br />
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The route is fully electrified, it is hauled by a [[WAP-7]] (HOG)-equipped locomotive of [[Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram|Royapuram]] / [[Diesel Loco Shed, Krishnarajapuram|Krishnarajapuram]] / [[Electric Loco Shed, Gomoh|Gomoh]] locomotive shed from Bangalore City to Danapur.<br />
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==Timings==<br />
*This train leaves KSR Bengaluru daily at 9:10 AM, reaching Danapur at 7:40 AM on the third day.<br />
*The train leaves Danapur daily at 20:15 to reach KSR Bengaluru at 16:30 on the third day.<br />
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==Route and stations==<br />
* {{stnlnk|Bangalore City||KSR Bengaluru City}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Bangarapet Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Jolarpettai Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Katpadi Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Perambur}} (Chennai)<br />
* {{stnlnk|Gudur Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Vijayawada Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Warangal}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Balharshah Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Nagpur Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Itarsi Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Jabalpur Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Katni Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Satna Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Prayagraj Chheoki Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Mirzapur}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction}} (Mughal Sarai)<br />
* {{stnlnk|Buxar}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Ara Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Danapur}} ({{stnlnk|Patna Junction}})<br />
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==Coach composition==<br />
The train has 3 AC 2-Tier, 4 AC 3-Tier, 10 Sleeper class, 2 Second class, 2 Head-on Generator cars, 1 Pantry car and a HCP (High Capacity Parcel Van) (total of 23 LHB coaches).<br />
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|-<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:brown;"| Loco<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:pink;"| 1<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:pink;"| 2<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 3<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 4<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 5<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 6<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 7<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 8<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 9<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 10<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 11<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 12<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:gold;"| 13<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightgreen;"| 14<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightgreen;"| 15<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightgreen;"| 16<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightgreen;"| 17<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:yellow;"| 18<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:yellow;"| 19<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:yellow;"| 20<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:pink;"| 21<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:pink;"| 22<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:BSicon LDER.svg|25px]] ||HOG||GS||S1||S2||S3||S4||S5||S6||S7||S8||S9||S10||PC||B1||B2||B3||B4||A1||A2||A3||GS||HOG<br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Ganga Kaveri Express]]<br />
*[[Secunderabad–Danapur Express]]<br />
*[[Udhna–Danapur Express]]<br />
*[[Akal Takht Express|Akal Takth Express]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
* https://web.archive.org/web/20140601030217/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/<br />
* [http://indiarailinfo.com India Rail Info]<br />
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{{Railways in Eastern India}}<br />
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[[Category:Transport in Patna]]<br />
[[Category:Express trains in India]]<br />
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[[Category:Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Telangana]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Bihar]]<br />
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