Bapu Dham Superfast Express

Bapu Dham Superfast Express is an Indian Railways train of the North Eastern Railway Zone Varanasi Division. It was introduced in 2008's Railway Budget and hence initiated its journey from July 2008. It operates tri-weekly and covers a distance of 544 kilometres (338 mi) from Manduadih, Varanasi to Muzaffarpur Junction.[1] Bapu Dham Superfast Express consists of 14 coaches which includes one AC-III coach, three sleeper class coaches, 8 general (unreserved) coaches and 2 SLR overall 14 coaches.

Bapu Dham Superfast Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
First serviceJuly 2008
Current operator(s)North Eastern Railway zone
Route
StartManduadih (BSBS)
Stops11
EndMuzaffarpur Junction (MFP)
Distance travelled544 km (338 mi)
Average journey time9 hours 50 minutes
Service frequencyTri-weekly
Train number(s)12537 / 12538
On-board services
Class(es)AC-III, sleeper, general
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesNot available
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed50 km/h (31 mph)

Coach composition

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
SLRGENGENGENGENS3S2S1B1GENGENGENGENSLR

Journey

It takes around 10 hours to cover its journey of 544 kilometres (338 mi) with an average speed of 50 kilometres per hour (31 mph).

References

  1. Gupta, Divyanshu. "12538/Bapudham SF Express - Manduadih to Muzaffarpur NER/North Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 30 September 2020.


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