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{{Infobox rail service<br />
| name = Anga Express<br />
| image = File:Anga express.jpg<br />
| caption = Anga Express trainboard<br />
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express]]<br />
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|2008|12|01}}<br />
| last =<br />
| operator = [[South Western Railway zone|South Western Railways]]<br />
| start = {{stnlnk|Yesvantpur Junction}} (YPR)<br />
| stops = 27<br />
| end = {{stnlnk|Bhagalpur Junction}} (BGP)<br />
| distance = {{convert|2476|km|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| journeytime = 43h 35m<br />
| frequency = Weekly<br />
| class = AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved<br />
| seating = Yes<br />
| sleeping = Yes<br />
| catering = Available<br />
| observation = Large windows<br />
| stock = [[LHB coaches]]<br />
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}<br />
| electrification = <br />
| trainnumber = 12253 / 12254<br />
| speed = {{convert|110|km/h|0|abbr=on}} Maximum, <br> {{convert|58|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts<br />
|map = [[File:Anga Express (BGP-YPR) Route map.jpg|thumb|300px|Anga Express route map]]<br />
}}<br />
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[[File:Bhagalpur - Yesvantpur Anga Express at Anakapalle.jpg|thumb|300px|Bhagalpur–Yesvantpur Anga Express]]<br />
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The 12253 / 12254 '''Anga Express''' is a train connecting [[Bhagalpur]] (BGP), the second largest city of [[Bihar]], to [[Yeswanthpur]] (YPR) in [[Bangalore]], via [[Munger]]'s {{stnlnk|Jamalpur Junction}}, [[Kolkata]]'s [[Howrah station]], [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Visakhapatnam]] and [[Vijayawada]]. In February 2017, the train was provided with the new [[LHB coaches]].<ref>{{cite news| url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/south-western-railway-saves-rs-84-crore-a-year-with-environment-friendly-technology/articleshow/72130634.cms| title= South Western Railway saves crores by shifting to HOG technology| date= Nov 19, 2019}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
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The Anga Express was introduced because of the growing demand for a train service from the [[Anga|Anga region of India]] Bangalore. Many of the software professionals working in Bangalore were from the districts of [[Munger district|Munger]] and [[Bhagalpur district|Bhagalpur]]. Prior to the Anga Express, they used to travel to Bangalore on the [[Sanghamithra Express]] or the [[Howrah–Yesvantpur Humsafar Express]].<br />
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== Timing ==<br />
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* 12253 – Starts from {{stnlnk|Yesvantpur Junction}} every Saturday at 13:30 HRS IST and reaches {{stnlnk|Bhagalpur Junction}} Monday at 8:45 AM IST<br />
* 12254 – Starts from {{stnlnk|Bhagalpur Junction}} every Wednesday and reaches {{stnlnk|Yesvantpur Junction}} on Friday at 9:05 AM IST.<br />
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==Direction reversal==<br />
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The train reverses its direction thrice at; <br />
# {{stnlnk|Visakhapatnam}} (VSKP), <br />
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# {{stnlnk|Kiul Junction}} (KIUL).<br />
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==Route & halts==<br />
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*'''{{stnlnk|Bhagalpur Junction}}'''<br />
*{{stnlnk|Kiul Junction}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Jasidih Junction}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Asansol Junction}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Barddhaman Junction}} <br />
*{{stnlnk|Dankuni Junction}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Kharagpur Junction}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Balasore}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Cuttack Junction}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Bhubaneswar}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Khurda Road Junction}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Brahmapur}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Vizianagaram Junction}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Visakhapatnam}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Rajahmundry}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Vijayawada Junction}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Nellore}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Gudur Junction}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Renigunta Junction}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Katpadi Junction}} <br />
*{{stnlnk|Jolarpettai Junction}}<br />
*{{stnlnk|Krishnarajapuram}}<br />
*'''{{stnlnk|Yesvantpur Junction}}'''<br />
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{{Railways in Eastern India}}<br />
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==Traction==<br />
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It is hauled by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Howrah|Howrah]]-based [[WAP-4]] / [[WAP-7]] locomotive from BGP till VSKP. From VSKP till YPR it is hauled by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Lallaguda|Lallaguda]]-based [[WAP-7]] locomotive and vice versa.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Anga Superfast Express}}<br />
[[Category:Transport in Bangalore]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Bhagalpur]]<br />
[[Category:Express trains in India]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Odisha]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Jharkhand]]<br />
[[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]<br />
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