Samata Express
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast | ||||
| Locale | Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi | ||||
| First service | 28 October 1997 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | East Coast Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Visakhapatnam (VSKP) Hazrat Nizamuddin (NZM) | ||||
| Stops | 36 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,917 km (1,191 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 32 hours 50 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | 5 days a week. | ||||
| Train number(s) | 12807 / 12808 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
| Other facilities | Below the seats | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad Gauge | ||||
| Operating speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) average with halts | ||||
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The 12807 / 12808 Samata Express is a superfast train between Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Hazrat Nizamuddin in New Delhi and is operated by East Coast Railways. This train is also known as Vizag Steel Samata Superfast Express and Queen of Visakhapatnam city. Samata in Sanskrit means Equality.
Service
Train No. 12807 leaves Visakhapatnam at mornings and arrives at Hazrat Nizamuddin, the next evening. Vice versa the return journey follows the same pattern. This train takes about 34 hours to reach from its source to destination.
Route and halts
- Visakhapatnam Junction
- Simhachalam
- Vizianagaram Junction
- Parvathipuram
- Rayagada
- Titlagarh
- Kesinga
- Kantabanji
- Mahasamund
- Raipur Junction
- Durg Junction
- Rajnandgaon
- Dongargarh
- Gondia Junction
- Nagpur Junction
- Betul
- Itarsi Junction
- Bhopal Junction
- Bina
- Lalitpur
- Jhansi Junction
- Gwalior Junction
- Agra Cantonment
- Mathura Junction
- Faridabad
- Hazrat Nizamuddin.
Traction
It is hauled by a Visakhapatnam Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Visakhapatnam Junction to Nagpur Junction. And the handing over to a Tughlakabad Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive hauls the train upto Hazrat Nizamuddin and vice versa.
Rake sharing
The train sharing its rake with 12803/12804 Visakhapatnam Swarna Jayanti Express
Incident
On 6 June 2010, the train had a derailment near Arand railways station in Chhattisgarh, however nobody was injured.