The 12427 / 12428 Rewa–Anand Vihar Terminal Superfast Express is a daily

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, running between Rewa, a city of

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and

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with LHB coaches which are more safe than normal ICF coaches. The train originally used to run from

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before being shifted to Anand Vihar station on 2 September 2012. The train is operated by the

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of Indian Railways on the section which is part of the busy Howrah–Delhi main line (Grand Trunk section). It is, along with the prestigious Shaan - E - Bhopal Express, one of the "first"

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certified trains of India because of its security features and high priority on the Indian Railways. But it takes two hours more than

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to cover the same distance. It is also slower than some other Superfast trains in this section, but has one of highest commercial speeds among Non-Rajdhani trains. The normal locomotive of Rewa Superfast Express is a TKD/GZB HoG WAP-7 locomotive from Tughlakabad/Ghaziabad shed. The train reverses from Satna Jn. and a WAP-7/WAP-4 locomotive from Itarsi (ET) shed hauls it up to Rewa terminal.

Schedule

The train numbers of this train are:- 12427 UP: Starts daily form Rewa at 16:30 HRS IST and reach Anand Vihar Terminal (Delhi) next Day morning at 6:35 Hrs. 12428 DN: Starts daily at 22:05 Hrs from Anand Vihar Terminal (Delhi) and reach Rewa next day morning at 11:10 Hrs.

Coach composition

* 1 AC I Tier * 2 AC II Tier * 6 AC III Tier * 7 Sleeper Coaches * 4 General * 1 LSLRD (LHB Second Luggage, Guard & Divyaang Compartment) * 1 EOG Luggage/parcel van

Stoppage

* Rewa * Satna * Manikpur * Dabhaura * Shankargarh * Allahabad * Sirathu * Fatehpur * Kanpur Central * Aligarh * Ghaziabad * Anand Vihar Terminal

Locomotive

Since the route is fully electrified a Ghaziabad(GZB) HOG

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locomotive hauls the train from Anand Vihar Terminal to Satna junction where a WAP-4 electric locomotive reverses and hauls the train for the entire journey to Rewa Terminal and vice versa. Loco change: Satna Junction

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