Gorakhpur - Anand Vihar Terminal Humsafar Express is a train of the Indian Railways connecting
Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur is a city in the List of state and union territory capitals in India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, along the banks of the West Rapti River, Rapti river in the Purvanchal , Purvanchal region. It is situated 272 kilometres east of ...
in
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
to
Anand Vihar Terminal
Anand Vihar Terminal (station code: ANVT) is a railway station on the Indian Railways network, located in the Anand Vihar locality of Delhi, India. It is under the administrative control of the Delhi Division of the Northern Railway zone of Ind ...
in
New Delhi
New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament ...
. It is currently being operated with 12595/12596 train numbers on a tri-weekly basis. It is the first
Hamsafar train.
Minister of Railways Flags Off Country’s First Humsafar Train
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Coach composition
The train has three-tier AC sleeper cabins designed by Indian Railways
Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise that is organised as a departmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. , it manages the fou ...
. It has an LED screen display to show information about stations, train speed etc. It also has an announcement system; vending machines for tea, coffee and milk; bio toilets in compartments; and CCTV cameras.
Service
It averages 62 km/h as 12595 Humsafar Express starts on Tuesday and covering 770 km in 12 hrs 50 mins & 65 km/h as 12596 Humsafar Express starts on Friday covering 770 km in 11 hrs 50 mins.
Loco link
This train was hauled by a WAP 7
The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic ...
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Stoppage
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See also
* Humsafar Express
Humsafar Express is a fully premium service with AC-3 Tier and Sleeper class accommodation having all the modern facilities designed and operated by Indian Railways. "Humsafar" is an Urdu word meaning "co-passenger" The first service was inaugu ...
* Gorakhpur railway station
Gorakhpur Junction railway station (station code: GKP) is located in the city of Gorakhpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It has the world's second longest railway platform after Hubballi Junction railway station in Karnataka. It serve ...
* Anand Vihar Terminal railway station
Anand Vihar Terminal (station code: ANVT) is a railway station on the Indian Railways network, located in the Anand Vihar locality of Delhi, India. It is under the administrative control of the Delhi Division of the Northern Railway zone of Ind ...
* Gorakhpur - Anand Vihar Terminal Humsafar Express (Via Barhni)
Notes
References
12595/Gorakhpur - Anand Vihar Terminal Humsafar Express (via Basti)12596/Anand Vihar Terminal - Gorakhpur Humsafar Express (via Basti)
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Passenger trains originating from Gorakhpur
Transport in Delhi
Humsafar Express trains
Rail transport in Delhi
Railway services introduced in 2016