The 12253 / 12254 Anga Express is a train connecting

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, the second largest city of Bihar, to Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru (SMVB) in Bangalore, via

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's , Kolkata's Dankuni Junction,

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. In February 2017, the train was provided with the new

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History

The Anga Express was introduced because of the growing demand for the train service from the Anga region to Bangalore. Many of the software professionals working in Bangalore were from the districts of

and

. Prior to the Anga Express, they used to travel to Bangalore on the Sanghamithra Superfast Express or the Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express.

Timing

* 12253 – Starts from every Saturday at 13:30 HRS IST and reaches Monday at 8:45 AM IST * 12254 – Starts from every Wednesday and reaches on Friday at 9:05 AM IST.

Direction reversals

The train reverses its direction twice at: * , * .

Route & halts

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Traction

It is hauled by a Tatanagar Loco Shed or Santragachi Loco Shed-based

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electric locomotive from BGP to VSKP. From VSKP to SMVB it is hauled by a Lallaguda Loco Shed or Royapuram Loco Shed-based

electric locomotive and vice versa.

References

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