The 16523 / 16524 SMVT Bengaluru–Balurghat Express is an express train belonging to South Western Railway zone that runs between the city SMVT Bengaluru of Karnataka and Balurghat of West Bengal in India.
It operates as train number 16523 from SMVT Bengaluru to Balurghat and as train number 16524 in the reverse direction, serving the state of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal.
Services • 16523/ SMVT Bengaluru–Balurghat Express has an average speed of 58 km/h and covers 2417 km in 42h 0m.
• 16524/ Balurghat–SMVT Bengaluru has an average speed of 53 km/h and covers 2417 km in 45h 45m.
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 Chirala Tenali Junction Vijayawada Junction Eluru Rajahmundry Samalkot Junction Anakapalle Duvvada Pendurti Kottavalasa Junction Vizianagaram Junction Srikakulam Road Brahmapur Balugaon Khurda Road Junction Bhubaneswar Cuttack Junction Jajpur Keonjhar Road Bhadrak Baleshwar Kharagpur Junction Andul Dankuni Junction Barddhaman Junction Bolpur Shantiniketan Rampurhat Junction Malda Town Eklakhi Junction Buniadpur Gangarampur Balurghat
Schedule • 16523 - 10:15 AM (Weekly) [SMVT Bengaluru]
• 16524 - 5:15 AM (Weekly) [Balurghat]
Coach composition
16523 – UP (SMVT Bengaluru → Balurghat) Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 SLRD GEN GEN B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 A2 A1 S8 S7 S6 S5 S4 S3 S2 S1 GEN GEN LPR 16524 – DOWN (Balurghat → SMVT Bengaluru) Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 LPR GEN GEN S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 A1 A2 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 GEN GEN SLRD
Traction
As the entire route is fully electrified it is hauled by a Siliguri Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from SMVT Bengaluru to Balurghat and vice versa.
Rake reversal
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 Balurghat :
Howrah–Balurghat Bi-Weekly Express Sealdah-Balurghat express Balurghat–Siliguri Intercity Express Tebhaga Express Farakka Express (via Sultanpur)
Notes a. Runs 1 day in a week with both directions.
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