Godavari Superfast Express

Not to be confused with Godavari 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.

12117 Godavari Superfast Express - coachboard

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 an 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
MMR Manmad Junction
LS Lasalgaon
NR Niphad
NK Nasik Road
DVL Devlali
IGP Igatpuri
KSRA Kasara
KYN Kalyan Junction
TNA Thane
LTT Lokmanya Tilak Terminus

References

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