Udaipur City–Patliputra Humsafar Express

Udaipur City - Patliputra Humsafar Express
Overview
Service type	Humsafar Express
First service	5 October 2018
Current operator(s)	North Western Railways
Route
Start	Udaipur City (UDZ)
Stops	20
End	Patliputra (PPTA)
Distance travelled	1,565 km (972 mi)
Average journey time	32h 55m
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	19669 / 19670
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 3 tier
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Yes
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB Humsafar
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	48 km/h (30 mph) Avg. Speed

Udaipur City - Patliputra Humsafar Express is a superfast express train of the Indian Railways connecting Udaipur City in Rajasthan and Patliputra Junction in Bihar. It is currently being operated with 19669/19670 train numbers on a weekly basis.[1][2][3][4][5]

Coach Composition

The train is completely 3-tier AC sleeper designed by Indian Railways with features of LED screen display to show information about stations, train speed etc. and will have announcement system as well, Vending machines for tea, coffee and milk, Bio toilets in compartments as well as CCTV cameras.

Service

It averages 48 km/hr as 19669/Udaipur City - Patliputra Humsafar Express starts on Wednesday from Udaipur City covering 1565 km in 32 hrs 55 mins & 49 km/hr as 19670/Patliputra - Udaipur City Humsafar Express starts on Saturday from Patliputra Junction covering 1565 km in 32 hrs 10 min. The route between DDU and Kanpur via Lucknow should have been avoided. More than 100 km more has to be covered. Similarly, the distance between Kanpur and Bharatpur could have been reduced by another 100 km. This might have been done keeping in view of Varanasi, Lucknow and Kasganj passengers. But, Patliputra passengers may view this as a useless bargain. They feel that for long distance trains, the average speed must be around 61 kmph instead of 48 kmph.

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a WDP 4D of Bhagat Ki Kothi Diesel Locomotive Shed on its entire journey.

Route & Halts

Direction Reversal

Train Reverses its direction 2 times:

References

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[1] Important information for Indian Railways passengers: This facility announced ahead of Diwali

[2] Weekly train from Udaipur to Pataliputra (Bihar) will start on Friday.

[3] Hansafar Express for Lucknow from Udaipur

[4] Diwali gift to railway passengers, special trains for Lucknow from Hansafar Express, Udaipur, Special train for Chandigarh

[5] New train will run for Udaipur City Hamsafar Express