Godavari Superfast Express
| Godavari Superfast Express | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Service type | Superfast |
| Current operator(s) | Central Railways |
| Route | |
| Start | Manmad Junction |
| Stops | 10 |
| End | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus |
| Distance travelled | 245 km (152 mi) |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC Chair Car, 2nd Class seating, General Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | No |
| Catering facilities | No Pantry car coach attached |
| Observation facilities | Rake Sharing with 22101/02 Manmad Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Rajya Rani Express |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railway coaches |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed |
110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 55.47 km/h (34 mph), including halts |
The Godavari Superfast Express is a Superfast (over 55 km/hr) train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Manmad Junction and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in India. .
Coaches
Godavari Superfast Express presently has 1 AC Chair Car, 3 2nd Class seating & 14 General Unreserved coaches.
Service
The 12118/12117 Godavari Superfast Express covers the distance of 245 kilometres in 4 hours 25 mins (55.47 km/hr) in both directions. As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
The run also puts the Godavari Superfast Express in an elite league of trains with the exact run in both directions like the 12027/28 Bangalore Chennai Shatabdi Express.
Traction
The route is fully AC electrified, it is hauled end to end by a Kalyan based WCAM 3 or Ajni WAP 7 loco.
Before 2014, Manmad to Kalyan was AC electrified and rest of the line from Kalyan to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus was DC electrified. Hence DC locomotive like Kalyan WCAM 3 or WCAM 2P was used. Now with complete changeover from DC to AC traction, it has recently started being hauled end to end by a Ajni based WAP 7 or sometimes Bhusaval based WAP 4 locomotive.
Timetable
12118 Godavari Superfast Express leaves Manmad Junction every day at 08:35 hrs IST and reaches Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 13:00 hrs IST the same day.
12117 Godavari Superfast Express leaves Lokmanya Tilak Terminus every day at 15:00 hrs IST and reaches Manmad Junction at 19:25 hrs IST the same day.
| Station Code | Station Name |
12118 - Manmad Junction to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus[1] |
Distance from Source in km |
Day |
12117 - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Manmad Junction[2] |
Distance from Source in km |
Day | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | ||||||
| MMR | Manmad Junction | Source | 08:35 | 0 | 1 | 19:25 | Destination | 245 | 1 |
| LS | Lasalgaon | 08:53 | 08:55 | 25 | 1 | 18:53 | 18:55 | 220 | 1 |
| NR | Niphad | 09:08 | 09:10 | 42 | 1 | 18:43 | 18:45 | 203 | 1 |
| NK | Nasik Road | 09:32 | 09:35 | 74 | 1 | 18:15 | 18:20 | 172 | 1 |
| DVL | Devlali | 09:43 | 09:45 | 79 | 1 | 18:08 | 18:10 | 166 | 1 |
| IGP | Igatpuri | 10:20 | 10:25 | 124 | 1 | 17:25 | 17:30 | 121 | 1 |
| KSRA | Kasara | 10:53 | 10:55 | 140 | 1 | 16:46 | 16:48 | 105 | 1 |
| KYN | Kalyan Junction | 12:00 | 12:03 | 207 | 1 | 15:40 | 15:43 | 38 | 1 |
| TNA | Thane | 12:18 | 12:20 | 228 | 1 | 15:23 | 15:25 | 18 | 1 |
| LTT | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus | 13:00 | Destination | 245 | 1 | Source | 15:00 | 0 | 1 |
References
- ↑ Tilak Terminus-12118-train.html "Godavari Express - 12118". Retrieved 3 Sep 2012.
- ↑ "Godavari Express 12117". Retrieved 18 Oct 2012.