https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Thiruvananthapuram%E2%80%93Silchar_Superfast_Express Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express - Revision history 2026-08-18T18:16:35Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thiruvananthapuram%E2%80%93Silchar_Superfast_Express&diff=312018&oldid=prev ImportMaster at 14:28, 11 March 2022 2022-03-11T14:28:58Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{more citations needed|date=August 2020}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}<br /> {{Infobox rail service<br /> | name = Thiruvananthapuram Silchar Aronai Superfast Express<br /> | type = [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast Express]]<br /> | first = {{start date and age|df=yes|1984|01}} (Initial run)&lt;br&gt;{{start date and age|df=yes|2013|7|1}} (extended to {{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}})&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|title=19 new express trains get time slots in time-table|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/19-new-express-trains-get-time-slots-in-timetable/article4866689.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 July 2013|access-date=2 December 2013|location=Chennai}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;{{start date and age|df=yes|2017|11|21}} (extended to {{stnlnk|Silchar}})&lt;ref name=&quot;exscl&quot;&gt;{{cite news|title=Extension of Thiruvananthapuram – Guwahati Superfast Trains ( Via Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam) Up to Silchar|newspaper=TMS news|date=18 November 2017|url=http://tmsnews.co.in/2017/11/18/extension-of-thiruvananthapuram-guwahati-superfast-trains-via-vijayawada-visakhapatnam-up-to-silchar/}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | last =<br /> | operator = [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone]]<br /> | ridership =<br /> | start = {{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}}<br /> | stops = 12507 / 08 {{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}}–{{stnlnk|Silchar}} Aronai Express.<br /> | end = {{stnlnk|Silchar}}<br /> | distance = {{convert|3932|km|0|abbr=on}} <br /> | journey time = 76 hrs 35 min as 12515 / 16 {{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}}–{{stnlnk|Silchar}} Express.&lt;br&gt; 74 hrs 5min as 12507 / 08 {{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}}–{{stnlnk|Silchar}} Express. <br /> | frequency = Weekly<br /> | class = AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved<br /> | seating = Yes<br /> | sleeping = Yes<br /> | autorack = <br /> | catering = [[Pantry car]] &lt;br&gt; On-board catering &lt;br&gt; E-catering<br /> | observation = <br /> | entertainment =<br /> | baggage = Available<br /> | other facilities=<br /> | stock = [[ICF coaches]]<br /> | gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}<br /> | electrification = Partial<br /> | trainnumber = 12507 / 12508 / 12515 / 12516<br /> | speed = {{convert|55|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, including halts.<br /> | map = [[File:(Silchar - Trivandrum) Express route map.png|300px|Guwahati–Trivandrum Express route map]]<br /> | map_state =<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;12507 / 08&#039;&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;Aronai Superfast Express is a&#039;&#039;&#039; [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast Express]] train belonging to [[Indian Railways]] [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone]] that runs between {{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}} and {{stnlnk|Silchar}} in India. It holds the record of &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Longest train services|28th longest train service in the world]]&#039;&#039;&#039;. Initially 12507/08 Aronai Superfast Express ran between {{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}} and {{stnlnk|Guwahati}}. From 21 November 2017, it has been extended to Silchar.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|title=Thiruvananthapuram – Guwahati Superfast extended to Silchar|newspaper=Kerala rail news|date=22 November 2017|url=https://keralarailnews.com/289/thiruvananthapuram-guwahati-weekly-express-train-extended-to-silchar}}&lt;/ref&gt; After this extension, it is now the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Longest train services of Indian Railways|longest-running superfast train and the second longest running train in India]]&#039;&#039;&#039;.12507/08 Aronai Superfast Express travels a total of 3932 Kms whereas 12515/16 Silchar-Trivandrum Express travels the total distance of 3927Kms.<br /> <br /> It operates as train number 12507 / 15 from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Silchar and as train number 12508 / 16 in the reverse direction serving the 8 states of [[Assam]], [[West Bengal]], [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Odisha]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Kerala]].<br /> <br /> ==Service==<br /> <br /> The 12508 / 16 {{stnlnk|Silchar}}–{{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}} Express covers the distance of {{convert|3932|km|0|abbr=on}} in 74 hrs 45 mins (52.60&amp;nbsp;km/hr), in 76 hrs 35 mins as 12515 {{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}}–{{stnlnk|Silchar}} Express (51.34&amp;nbsp;km/hr) and in 74 hrs 5 mins as 12507 {{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}}–{{stnlnk|Silchar}} Express (53.07&amp;nbsp;km/hr).<br /> <br /> A [[Diesel Loco Shed, Howrah|Howrah]]-based [[WDM-3A]] hauls the train from Silchar up to Howrah Junction, handing over to a Howrah-based [[WAP-4]] which powers the train up to {{stnlnk|Visakhapatnam}} following which Erode or Arakkonam based [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]] takes over until Thiruvananthapuram Central.<br /> <br /> ==Routing==<br /> <br /> The 12507 / 08 Aronai Superfast Express runs through the following states and railway stations: <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;ASSAM&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{stnlnk|Silchar}}&#039;&#039;&#039; (Starts) <br /> # {{stnlnk|Badarpur Junction}}<br /> # [[New Haflong railway station|New Haflong]]<br /> # {{stnlnk|Lumding Junction}}<br /> # [[Hojai railway station|Hojai]]<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{stnlnk|Guwahati}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # {{stnlnk|Kamakhya Junction}}<br /> # {{stnlnk|Rangiya Junction}}<br /> # {{stnlnk|Barpeta Road}}<br /> # {{stnlnk|New Bongaigaon Junction}}<br /> # [[Kokrajhar railway station|Kokrajhar]]<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;BIHAR&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # [[Kishanganj railway station|Kishanganj]]<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;JHARKHAND&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # [[Pakur railway station|Pakur]]<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;WEST BENGAL&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # [[New Alipurduar railway station|New Alipurduar]]<br /> # [[New Cooch Behar railway station|New Cooch Behar]]<br /> # [[Dhupguri railway station|Dhupguri]]<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;[[New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station|New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)]]&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # [[Malda Town railway station|Malda Town]]<br /> # {{stnlnk|New Farakka Junction}}<br /> # [[Rampurhat Junction railway station|Rampurhat]]<br /> # [[Bolpur Shantiniketan railway station|Bolpur Shantiniketan]]<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Howrah Junction railway station|Howrah Junction (Kolkata)]]&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # [[Santragachi Junction railway station|Santragachi]]<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{stnlnk|Kharagpur Junction}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;ORISSA&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # [[Balasore railway station|Balasore]]<br /> # [[Bhadrak railway station|Bhadrak]]<br /> # [[Jajpur Keonjhar Road railway station|Jajpur Keonjhar]]<br /> # {{stnlnk|Cuttack Junction}}<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{stnlnk|Bhubaneswar}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # {{stnlnk|Khurda Road Junction}}<br /> # [[Balugaon railway station|Balugaon]]<br /> # [[Brahmapur railway station|Brahmapur]]<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;ANDHRA PRADESH&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # [[Palasa railway station|Palasa]]<br /> # [[Srikakulam Road railway station|Srikakulam]]<br /> # {{stnlnk|Vizianagaram Junction}}<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{stnlnk|Visakhapatnam Junction}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # [[Rajahmundry railway station|Rajahmundry]]<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{stnlnk|Vijayawada Junction}}&#039;&#039;&#039; <br /> # [[Ongole railway station|Ongole]]<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;TAMIL NADU&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{stnlnk|Chennai Central}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # {{stnlnk|Arakkonam Junction}}<br /> # {{stnlnk|Katpadi Junction}}<br /> # {{stnlnk|Jolarpettai Junction}}<br /> # {{stnlnk|Salem Junction}}<br /> # {{stnlnk|Erode Junction}}<br /> # [[Tiruppur railway station|Tirupur]]<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{stnlnk|Coimbatore Junction}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;KERALA&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # {{stnlnk|Palakkad Junction}}<br /> # [[Thrissur railway station|Thrissur]]<br /> # [[Aluva railway station|Aluva]]<br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Ernakulam Junction railway station|Ernakulam]]&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> # [[Kottayam railway station|Kottayam]]<br /> # [[Tiruvalla railway station|Tiruvalla]]<br /> # [[Chengannur railway station|Chengannur]]<br /> # [[Mavelikara railway station|Mavelikara]]<br /> # {{stnlnk|Kayamkulam Junction}} <br /> # {{stnlnk|Kollam Junction}} <br /> # &#039;&#039;&#039;{{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}}&#039;&#039;&#039; (Ends)<br /> <br /> <br /> Note: Bold letters indicates Major Railway Stations/Major Cities.<br /> <br /> ==Train reversal==<br /> It reverses direction of travel four times during its journey at following stations<br /> #&#039;&#039;&#039;{{stnlnk|Visakhapatnam Junction}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> #&#039;&#039;&#039;{{stnlnk|Howrah Junction}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> #&#039;&#039;&#039;{{stnlnk|Lumding Junction}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> #&#039;&#039;&#039;{{stnlnk|Badarpur Junction}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> #&#039;&#039;&#039;{{stnlnk|Chennai Central}}&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> ==Locomotive==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable&quot; style=&quot;text-align:center&quot;<br /> |+ <br /> |-<br /> !! scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background:lightskyblue;&quot; | From<br /> !! scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background:lightskyblue;&quot; | To<br /> !! scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background:lightskyblue;&quot; | Loco<br /> |-<br /> | {{stnlnk|Thiruvananthapuram Central}} <br /> | {{stnlnk|Visakhapatnam Junction}}<br /> | ED/WAP-4<br /> |-<br /> | {{stnlnk|Visakhapatnam Junction}}<br /> | {{stnlnk|Howrah Junction}}<br /> | SRC/WAP-4&lt;br /&gt;HWH/WAP-4<br /> |-<br /> | {{stnlnk|Howrah Junction}}<br /> | {{stnlnk|New Jalpaiguri}}<br /> | HWH/WAP-4&lt;br /&gt;HWH/WAP-7<br /> |-<br /> | {{stnlnk|New Jalpaiguri}}<br /> | {{stnlnk|Silchar}}<br /> | Sguj/WDP4/4B/4D&lt;br /&gt;<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Coach composition==<br /> The 12507 / 08 / 15 / 16 Thiruvananthapuram Central–Silchar Express has 1 AC 2 tier, 4 AC 3 tier, 13 Sleeper Class, 2 General Unreserved, 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) &amp; a [[pantry car]] coaches.<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable&quot; style=&quot;text-align:center&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background:RED;&quot;| Loco<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; rowspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background:ORANGE;&quot;| 1<br /> !scope=&quot;col&quot; 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Superfast Express]]<br /> *[[New Tinsukia–Bengaluru Weekly Express]]<br /> *[[Bangalore Cantonment–Agartala Humsafar Express]]<br /> *[[Yesvantpur–Kamakhya AC Superfast Express]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{commons category}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Thiruvananthapuram Central-Silchar Superfast Express}}<br /> [[Category:Express trains in India]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Assam]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in West Bengal]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Bihar]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Jharkhand]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Odisha]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Kerala]]<br /> [[Category:Transport in Guwahati]]<br /> [[Category:Transport in Thiruvananthapuram]]</div> ImportMaster