The 12504/12503 Agartala–SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express is the longest-running Humsafar Express and 7th longest train service of Indian Railways, It is a fully air conditioned express train, connecting Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru, the capital city of Karnataka and Agartala railway station, Agartala, the capital city of Tripura via Guwahati, New Bongaigaon Jn.,New Jalpaiguri, Malda Town, Rampurhat, Kharagpur, Visakhapatnam Jn, Vijayawada Jn. It is currently being operated with 12503/12504 train numbers on a weekly basis. The train runs through states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Assam and Tripura. On its journey the train also touches some parts of Jharkhand in Pakur district but does not have the stoppage there.Humsafar Express extended to AgartalaExtension of Train No. 12504/12503 Kamakhya (Guwahati) – Bengaluru Cantonment Humsafar Express upto Agartala With Effect From 5 January 2018 Due to its lengthy route, the train frequently suffers from major delays.
Coach composition
This train consists of sixteen AC III Tier coaches, one Pantry car and two Generator Power Car coaches. And it was hauled by WAG-5 or WAP-7 and WAP-4 even with WDP-4D
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Important halts Some important halts of this train are :
Guwahati, New Bongaigaon Junction, New Jalpaiguri, Malda Town, Rampurhat Junction, Kharagpur Junction, Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam Junction etc.
Service It averages 65 km/h as 12503 Humsafar Express starts on Tuesday and covers 3529 km in 64 hrs 35 mins and it averages 66 km/h as 12504 Humsafar Express starts on Saturday and covers 3529 km in 62 hrs 20mins.Introduction of Kamakhya-Bengaluru Cantonement-Kamakhya Humsafar Express
See also Bangalore Cantonment–Kamakhya Humsafar Express Bhubaneswar–Krishnarajapuram Humsafar Express Nagaon Express Chennai–New Jalpaiguri Superfast Express Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express New Tinsukia–Bengaluru Weekly Express Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express
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