The 19045 / 19046 Tapti Ganga Express is an express train running between in Gujarat and in Bihar. The train is named after the Tapti River and the Ganga River in India.
It was introduced in 1990 by George Fernandes to run between Surat and Varanasi Junction. In the Railway Budget of 2012–13, it was extended up to Chhapra Junction, and again on September 30, 2025, it was further extended to Thawe Junction.
Coach composition + Coach Composition of Tapti Ganga Express Coach Type Number of Coaches AC III Tier 7 Sleeper Class 6 AC II Tier 2 Pantry Car 1 General Unreserved 4 EOG cum Luggage Rake 1 SLR 1
Services
19045 Surat–Chhapra Tapti Ganga Express covers the distance of 1728 km in 32 hours 45 mins (53 km/h) and in 33 hours 40 mins as 19046 Chhapra–Surat Tapti Ganga Express (51 km/h).
As the average speed of the train is below , as per Indian Railway rules, its fare doesn't include a Superfast surcharge.
Route + Tapti Ganga Express – 19045 Route and Halts (Surat to Thawe) Sr. No. Station Name Station Code 1 Surat ST 2 Udhna Junction UDN 3 Vyara VYA 4 Navapur NWU 5 Nandurbar NDB 6 Dondaicha DDE 7 Sindkheda SNK 8 Amalner AN 9 Jalgaon Junction JL10 Bhusaval Junction BSL11 Raver RV12 Burhanpur BAU13 Khandwa Junction KNW14 Harda HD15 Itarsi Junction ET16 Pipariya PPI17 Jabalpur JBP18 Katni KTE19 Maihar MYR20 Satna STA21 Manikpur Junction MKP22 Shankargarh SRJ23 Prayagraj Chheoki PCOI24 Vindhyachal BDL25 Mirzapur MZP26 Chunar CAR27 Kashi KEI28 Varanasi Junction BSB29 Jaunpur Junction JNU30 Shahganj Junction SHG31 Azamgarh AMH32 Muhammadabad MMA33 Mau Junction MAU34 Rasra RSR35 Ballia BUI36 Suraimanpur SIP37 Chhapra CPR38 Masrakh MHC39 Gopalganj GOPG40 Thawe Junction THE+ Tapti Ganga Express – 19046 Route and Halts (Thawe to Surat) Sr. No. Station Name Station Code 1 Thawe Junction THE 2 Gopalganj GOPG 3 Masrakh MHC 4 Chhapra CPR 5 Suraimanpur SIP 6 Ballia BUI 7 Rasra RSR 8 Mau Junction MAU 9 Muhammadabad MMA10 Azamgarh AMH11 Shahganj Junction SHG12 Jaunpur Junction JNU13 Varanasi Junction BSB14 Kashi KEI15 Chunar CAR16 Mirzapur MZP17 Vindhyachal BDL18 Prayagraj Chheoki PCOI19 Shankargarh SRJ20 Manikpur Junction MKP21 Satna STA22 Maihar MYR23 Katni KTE24 Jabalpur JBP25 Pipariya PPI26 Itarsi Junction ET27 Harda HD28 Khandwa Junction KNW29 Burhanpur BAU30 Raver RV31 Bhusaval Junction BSL32 Jalgaon Junction JL33 Amalner AN34 Sindkheda SNK35 Dondaicha DDE36 Nandurbar NDB37 Navapur NWU38 Vyara VYA39 Udhna Junction UDN40 Surat ST
Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 22947/22948 Surat–Bhagalpur Express.
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Vadodara Loco Shed or Valsad Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.
See also Surat–Muzaffarpur Express Shramik Express Udhna–Varanasi Express Udhna–Danapur Express Jaynagar–Udhna Antyodaya Express
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