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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox rail service
{{Infobox rail service
| name = Bhagat Ki Kothi – Tambaram Humsafar Express
| name = Bhagat Ki Kothi–Thiruchchirappalli Humsafar Express
| image =  
| image =  
| image_width =  
| image_width =  
| caption = TBM - BGKT Humsafar express trainboard
| caption = TBM–BGKT Humsafar Express trainboard
| type = [[Humsafar Express]]
| type = [[Humsafar Express]]
| locale =  
| locale =  
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| operator = [[North Western Railway zone|North Western Railways]]
| operator = [[North Western Railway zone|North Western Railways]]
| ridership =
| ridership =
| start = {{rws|Bhagat Ki Kothi}} ('''BGKT''')
| start = {{stnlnk|Bhagat Ki Kothi}} (BGKT)
| stops = 15
| stops = 22
| end = {{rws|Tambaram}} ('''TBM''')
| end = [[Tiruchirappalli Junction]] (TPJ)
| distance = {{convert|2274|km|0|abbr=on}}
| distance = {{convert|2816|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime =  30 Hours
| journeytime =  47 hours 50 minutes
| frequency = Weekly {{efn|Runs once in a week for every direction.}}
| frequency = Weekly {{efn|Runs once in a week for every direction.}}
| class = AC 3 tier
| class = AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class
| seating = No
| seating = No
| sleeping = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| autorack =
| catering = Available
| catering = No [[pantry car]] available
| observation = Large windows
| observation = Large windows
| entertainment =  
| entertainment =  
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| otherfacilities=
| otherfacilities=
| stock = [[LHB coaches|LHB Humsafar]]
| stock = [[LHB coaches|LHB Humsafar]]
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm}}
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}
| el =
| el =
| trainnumber = 14815 / 14816
| trainnumber = 14815 / 14816
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'''Bhagat Ki Kothi – Tambaram Humsafar Express''' is a [[Superfast Express trains in India|superfast express]] train belonging to [[North Western Railway zone]] that runs between {{rws|Bhagat Ki Kothi}} and {{rws|Tambaram}}. It was announced to be operated with 14815/14816 train numbers on a weekly basis.<ref name=newtrains>{{cite web| url = http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in//view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=5782&did=150945197719308D5BD5D7B0ADF48205B5D2748B71EA6.web91|title = SALIENT FEATURES OF SOUTHERN ZONE RAILWAY TIME TABLE – November 2017 TRAINS PERTAINING TO SOUTHERN RAILWAY|access-date = 2 November 2017}}</ref><ref name=indianrailways>{{cite web| url = http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2017-18/Humsafar_Tejas.pdf|title = Trains at a Glance (November 2017 - June 2018)|access-date = 2 November 2017}}</ref><ref name=irailinfo>{{cite web| url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-gandhidham-tirunelveli-humsafar-express-19424/70214/369/797|title = 19424/Gandhidham - Tirunelveli Humsafar Express | publisher=indiarailinfo|access-date = 10 March 2019}}</ref>
'''Bhagat Ki Kothi–Thiruchirappalli Humsafar Express''' is a [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast Express]] train belonging to [[North Western Railway zone]] that runs between {{stnlnk|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.<ref name=newtrains>{{cite web| url = http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in//view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=5782&did=150945197719308D5BD5D7B0ADF48205B5D2748B71EA6.web91|title = SALIENT FEATURES OF SOUTHERN ZONE RAILWAY TIME TABLE – November 2017 TRAINS PERTAINING TO SOUTHERN RAILWAY|access-date = 2 November 2017}}</ref><ref name=indianrailways>{{cite web| url = http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2017-18/Humsafar_Tejas.pdf|title = Trains at a Glance (November 2017 - June 2018)|access-date = 2 November 2017}}</ref><ref name=irailinfo>{{cite web| url = https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-gandhidham-tirunelveli-humsafar-express-19424/70214/369/797|title = 19424/Gandhidham–Tirunelveli Humsafar Express | publisher=India Rail Info|access-date = 10 March 2019}}</ref>


==Coach composition ==
==Coach composition ==


The composition is yet to be announced but usually [[Humsafar Express]] trains are operated with only 3-Tier AC sleeper coaches with LED screens to display information about stations, train speed etc. and will have announcement system as well, Vending machines for tea, coffee and milk, Bio toilets in compartments as well as CCTV cameras.
The 14815/6 Bhagat Ki Kothi–Tiruchirappalli Junction–Bhagat Ki Kothi Humsafar Superfast Express has


== Service==
* 16 AC Three Tier coaches
* 1 Sleeper class
* 2 End-On Generator cars


The 14815 Bhagat ki Kothi–Tambaram Humsafar Express is scheduled to leave {{rws|Bhagat Ki Kothi}} at 15:20 on Wednesdays and reach {{rws|Tambaram}} at 10:45 on Friday. The 14816 Tambaram–Bhagat ki Kothi Humsafar Express leaves {{rws|Tambaram}} at 19:15 on Fridays and reaches the destination at 19:30 on Sunday.
== History and service==


== Route & Halts ==
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.


* '''{{rws|Bhagat Ki Kothi}}'''
In the opposite direction 14816 leaves Tambaram at 19:15 on every Friday and reaches Bhagat Ki Kothi at 19:00 on every Sunday.
* {{rws|Jodhpur Junction}}
 
* {{rws|Jaipur Junction}}
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.
* {{rws|Sawai Madhopur Junction}}
 
* {{rws|Kota Junction}}
== Route and halts ==
* {{rws|Guna Junction}}
 
* {{rws|Ashoknagar}}
* '''{{stnlnk|Bhagat Ki Kothi}}'''
* {{rws|Bina}}
* {{stnlnk|Jodhpur Junction}}
* {{rws|Bhopal Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Jaipur Junction}}
* {{rws|Itarsi Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Sawai Madhopur Junction}}
* {{rws|Nagpur}}
* {{stnlnk|Kota Junction}}
* {{rws|Balharshah Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Guna Junction}}
* {{rws|Warangal}}
* {{stnlnk|Ashoknagar}}
* {{rws|Vijayawada Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Bina Junction}}
* {{rws|Gudur Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Bhopal Junction}}
* {{rws|Chennai Egmore}}
* {{stnlnk|Itarsi Junction}}
* '''{{rws|Tambaram}}'''
* {{stnlnk|Nagpur Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Balharshah Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Warangal}}
* {{stnlnk|Vijayawada Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Nellore}}
* {{stnlnk|Gudur Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Sullurpeta}}
* {{stnlnk|Chennai Egmore}}
* {{stnlnk|Tambaram}}
* {{stnlnk|Chengalpattu Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Viluppuram Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Ariyalur}}
*'''[[Tiruchirappalli Junction]]'''


==Traction==
==Traction==
It is hauled by {{rws|Bhagat Ki Kothi}} Diesel Loco Shed based [[WDP 4]] / [[WDP 4|WDP 4B]] / [[WDP 4|WDP 4D]] from '''BGKT''' to '''SWM''' and then from '''SWM''' to '''TBM''' it is hauled by [[Electric Loco Shed, Arakkonam|Arakkonam]] Electric Loco Shed based [[WAP 4]] locomotive and vice versa.
It is hauled by [[Diesel Loco Shed, Bhagat Ki Kothi|Bhagat Ki Kothi Diesel Loco Shed]]-based [[WDP-4]] / [[WDP-4B]] / [[WDP-4D]] from Bhagat Ki Kothi to {{stnlnk|Sawai Madhopur Junction}} and then from Sawai Madhopur Junction to {{stnlnk|Kota Junction}} it is hauled by [[Electric Loco Shed, Arakkonam|Arakkonam Electric Loco Shed]]-based [[WAP-4]] locomotive and then from Kota Junction to Tiruchirappalli Junction it is hauled by [[Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram|Royapuram Electric Loco Shed]]-based [[WAP-7]] locomotive. The same will be followed in its return journey.


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Train Number !! Station Code !! Departure Station !! Departure Time !! Departure Day !! Arrival Station !! Arrival Time !! Arrival Day
! 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 railway station|Bhagat Ki Kothi]] || 4:00 PM || Wednesday || [[Tambaram railway station|Tambaram]] ('''[[Chennai]]''')|| 10:45 AM || Friday  
| 14815 || BGKT || Bhagat Ki Kothi || 04:10 PM || Wednesday || TPJ || Tiruchirappalli Junction || 04:00 PM || Friday  
|-
|-
| 14816 || TBM || [[Tambaram railway station|Tambaram]] ('''[[Chennai]]''') || 7:15 PM || Friday || [[Bhagat Ki Kothi railway station|Bhagat Ki Kothi]] || 7:10 PM || Sunday
| 14816 || TPJ || Tiruchirappalli Junction || 07:30 AM || Saturday || BGKT || Bhagat Ki Kothi || 07:45 AM || Monday
|}
|}


==Direction Reversals==
==Direction reversals==
* [[Sawai Madhopur Junction]]
 
* [[Kota Junction]]
The 14815/16 Bhagat Ki Kothi–Tiruchirappalli Junction–Bhagat Ki Kothi Humsafar AC Superfast Express reverses twice, at {{stnlnk|Sawai Madhopur Junction}} and {{stnlnk|Kota Junction}}.


== See also ==
== See also ==
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{{Railways in Southern India}}
{{Railways in Southern India}}


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhagat Ki Kothi-Tambaram Humsafar Express}}
[[Category:Humsafar Express trains]]
[[Category:Humsafar Express trains]]
[[Category:Transport in Chennai]]
[[Category:Transport in Chennai]]
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