Samata Express

For other uses, see Samata (disambiguation).

Samata Express

Overview

Service type

Superfast

Locale

Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh

Current operator(s)

East Coast Railway

Route

Start

Visakhapatnam

Stops

End

Hazrat Nizamuddin

Distance travelled

1,911 km (1,187 mi)

Average journey time

34 hours 20 minutes

Service frequency

Five Days a week

Train number(s)

12807 / 12808

On-board services

Class(es)

AC2 tier, AC3 tier, sleeper class and General sitting

Seating arrangements

Yes

Sleeping arrangements

Yes

Catering facilities

Yes

Observation facilities

Large Windows

Baggage facilities

Under the Seats

Technical

Track gauge

1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) (Broad Gauge)

Operating speed

60 km/h (37 mph) (average with halts)

Route map

The Samata Express or Samta Express is a Super Fast Express train plying between Visakhapatnam and Hazrat Nizamuddin near New Delhi, India and is organized by East Coast Railways Waltair Division. The train is named remembering the Samata Festival held by Visakhapatnam people annually (Samatotsavamulu. The frequency of the train has been extended to five trips a week on each side. With effect from 8 January 2011 the train starts on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday from Visakhapatnam. Similarly, with effect from 10 January 2011 it leaves Nizamuddin on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The average speed of the train is 61 km per hour.

Samata in Sanskrit/Telugu means Equality.

12807UP Visakhapatnam - Nizamuddin

12807DN Nizamuddin -Visakhapatnam

The train runs via Vijayanagaram, Raipur, Nagpur, Itarsi and Bhopal.

On 6 June 2010, the train had a derailment near Arand railways station in Chhattisgarh, however nobody was injured.^[1]

Route

Train No. 12807 leaves Visakhapatnam at 0625 hours IST and arrives at Hazrat Nizamuddin at 1645 hrs IST 2 days later. 12808 leaves Nizamuddin at 0840 hrs and arrives at 1830 hrs 2 days later. The main halts of the train are-

Station Code	Station Name
VSKP	Visakhapatnam Jn.
VZM	Vizianagaram Junction
RGDA	Rayagada
TIG	Titlagarh Junction
KBJ	Kantabanji
R	Raipur Junction
NGP	Nagpur Junction
BPL	Bhopal Junction
JHS	Jhansi Junction
NZM	Hazrat Nizamuddin

Locomotives

Indian locomotive class WAP-7 of TKD West Central Railways between Nizamuddin and Raipur
WDG3A of Raipur or Visakhapatnam between Raipur and Visakhapatnam

Sources

Indianrailinfo Article on Samta Express

References

↑ "Samata Express derails near Arand". The Hindu. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2013.

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Samata Express

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