The 12949 / 12950 Porbandar–Santragachi Kavi Guru Express is a Superfast Express train of the Kavi Guru series belonging to Indian Railways – Western Railway zone that runs between and in India.
It operates as train number 12949 from Porbandar to Santragachi Junction and as train number 12950 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
Coaches
The 12949 / 12950 Porbandar–Santragachi Junction Kavi Guru Express has 1 AC 2 tier, 5 AC 3 tier, 10 Sleeper class, 1 Pantry Car, 4 General Unreserved and 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) coaches. .
As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 12949 Porbandar–Santragachi Junction Kavi Guru Express covers the distance of in 45 hours 10 mins (55.16 km/h) and in 46 hours 25 mins as 12950 Santragachi Junction–Porbandar Kavi Guru Express (55.18 km/h).
As the average speed of the train is above , as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
Routing
The 12949 / 12950 Porbandar–Santragachi Junction Kavi Guru Express runs from Porbandar via , , , , , , , ,, , , , , , , , to Santragachi Junction .
Schedule
Train number Station code Departure station Departure time Departure day Arrival station Arrival time Arrival day 12949 PBR Porbandar 09:10 AM Friday Santragachi 06:20 AM Sunday 12950 SRC Santragachi 20:10 PM Sunday Porbandar 18:35 PM Tuesday
Traction
Earlier was meant to be WDP-4B. As the entire route is fully electrified, a based WAP-4 locomotive hauls the train from Porbandar to and vice-versa .
See also
Kavi Guru Express 13015/16 Howrah–Bhagalpur Kavi Guru Express 13027/28 Howrah–Azimganj Kavi Guru Express 19709/10 Udaipur City–Kamakhya Kavi Guru Express
References
http://media2.intoday.in/businesstoday/images/RailBudget_2011-12.pdf http://www.irfca.org/apps/locolinks/show/2455 http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/six-new-trains-introduced-by-wr/875222/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dOMw2hgfIk
https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-porbandar-santragachi-kavi-guru-sf-express-12949/15580/1658/1724 https://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/santragachi-porbandar-kavi-guru-sf-express-12950/15583/1724/1658
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