The 16223 / 16224 SMVT Bengaluru–Radhikapur Express is an express train belonging to South Western Railway zone that runs between the city SMVT Bengaluru of Karnataka and Radhikapur of West Bengal in India.

It operates as train number 16223 from SMVT Bengaluru to Radhikapur and as train number 16224 in the reverse direction, serving the states of West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

Services • 16223/ SMVT Bengaluru–Radhikapur Express has an average speed of 53 km/h and covers 2478 km in 46h 55m.

• 16224/ Radhikapur–SMVT Bengaluru Express has an average speed of 52 km/h and covers 2478 km in 47h 15m.

Route and halts The Important Halts of the train are : SMVT Bengaluru Krishnarajapuram Bangarapet Junction Kuppam Jolarpettai Junction Katpadi Junction Arakkonam Junction Perambur Nayudupeta Nellore Ongole Bapatla Tenali Junction New Guntur Vijayawada Junction Eluru Tadepalligudem Rajahmundry Samalkot Junction Anakapalle Duvvada Pendurti Kottavalasa Junction Vizianagaram Junction Srikakulam Road Palasa Sompeta Ichchapuram Brahmapur Balugaon Khurda Road Junction Bhubaneswar Cuttack Junction Jajpur Keonjhar Road Bhadrak Baleshwar Kharagpur Junction Andul Dankuni Junction Barddhaman Junction Bolpur Shantiniketan Rampurhat Junction New Farakka Junction Malda Town Harischandrapur Barsoi Junction Raiganj Kaliyaganj Radhikapur

Coach composition

General Unreserved - 4 Sleeper Class - 8 AC 3rd Class - 5 AC 2nd Class - 2

Traction As the entire route is fully electrified it is hauled by a Krishnarajapuram Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from SMVT Bengaluru to Radhikapur and vice versa.

Rake share The train has no rake reversal or rake share.

See also Trains from SMVT Bengaluru:

Anga Express SMVT Bengaluru–Murdeshwar Express SMVT Bangalore–Tirupati Intercity Express Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru Duronto Express SMVT Bengaluru–Alipurduar Amrit Bharat Express

Trains from Radhikapur:

Kolkata–Radhikapur Express Kulik Intercity Express Radhikapur–Siliguri Express

Notes a. Runs one day in a week with both directions.

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