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{{Short description|Train in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name = Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru Superfast Express
| logo = Ministry of Railways India.svg
| image =
| image_width =
| caption =
| type = [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast]]
| locale =
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|2002|01|15}}
| last =
| operator = [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]]
| ridership =
| start = {{rws|Howrah Junction}} (HWH)
| stops = 31
| end = [[Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru|SMVT Bengaluru]] (SMVB)
| distance = {{convert|1942|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 32 hrs 15 mins
| frequency = Daily.{{efn|All directions.}}
| class = AC 1 Tier, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, AC 3 Tier Economy, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved Class
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = On-board Catering, E-Catering
| observation = Large windows, Dustbins, Washrooms
| entertainment = No
| baggage = Yes
| stock = [[LHB coach]]
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}
| electrification =
| trainnumber = 12863 / 12864
| speed = {{convert|60|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts.
| map = [[File:(Howrah - Yesvantpur) Express Route map.jpg|250px]]
| map_state =
}}

The 12863 / 12864 '''Howrah-SMVT Bengaluru Superfast Express''' (formerly the ''Howrah-Yesvantpur Superfast Express''), is a [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast]] train belonging to the [[South Eastern Railway zone]] that runs daily between [[Howrah Junction railway station|Howrah Junction]] of [[West Bengal]] and [[Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal|SMVT Bengaluru]] of [[Karnataka]] in [[India]].<ref name="indianrailways">{{cite web|url=http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,5,268&dcd=8961&did=14956947452665F409C7E90BE347E71E770371192144C.web91|website=scr.indianrailways.gov.in|title=South Central Railway – Seven Trains Rescheduled due to Traffic Block |accessdate=2017-08-10}}</ref><ref name="thehindu">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/subway-work-trains-rescheduled/article18557852.ece|title=Subway work: Trains rescheduled - ANDHRA PRADESH|website=The Hindu|accessdate=2017-08-10}}</ref><ref name="pib">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=158014|website=pib.nic.in|title=Press Information Bureau – Installation of Bio Toilets in Railways |accessdate=2017-08-10}}</ref>

On June 2, 2023, this line was involved in [[2023 Odisha train collision|India's worst train accident in decades]], with 296 fatalities.<ref name="reuters">{{cite news|title=India's worst train crash in decades kills at least 288|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indian-train-crash-death-toll-jumps-233-900-injured-2023-06-03/|website=reuters.com|date=June 3, 2023}}</ref>

==Service==
{{Unreferenced section|date=June 2023}}
The service has an average speed of {{convert|57|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} and covers {{convert|1942|km|mi|abbr=on}} in an average time of 32h 15m.

== Route and stations served ==

Major stops:
* {{rws|Kharagpur Junction}}
* {{rws|Balasore}}
* {{rws|Cuttack Junction}}
* {{rws|Bhubaneswar}}
* {{rws|Khurda Road Junction}}
* {{rws|Vizianagaram Junction}}
* {{rws|Visakhapatnam Junction}} (where the train reverses direction)
* {{rws|Visakhapatnam Junction}}
* {{rws|Eluru}}
* {{rws|Vijayawada Junction}}
* {{rws|Tirupati}}
* {{rws|Katpadi Junction}}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background:#faecc8;"| Station Code
!scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background:#faecc8;"| Station Name
!scope="col" colspan="2" style="background:#faecc8;"|
'''12863'''<ref>http://indiarailinfo.com/train/howrah-yesvantpur-super fast-express-12863-hwh-to-ypr/7869/1/997</ref>
!scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background:#faecc8;"| Distance from Source in km
!scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background:#faecc8;"| Day
!scope="col" colspan="2" style="background:#faecc8;"|
'''12864'''<ref>http://indiarailinfo.com/train/yesvantpur-howrah-super fast-express-12864-ypr-to-hwh/7868/997/1</ref>
!scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background:#faecc8;"| Distance from Source in km
!scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background:#faecc8;"| Day
|-
!scope="col" colspan="1" style="background:#faecc8;"|Arrival
!scope="col" colspan="1" style="background:#faecc8;"|Departure
!scope="col" colspan="1" style="background:#faecc8;"|Arrival
!scope="col" colspan="1" style="background:#faecc8;"|Departure
|-
|HWH || '''[[Howrah Junction railway station|Howrah Junction]]''' || '''Source''' || '''22:45''' || 0 || 1 || '''20:10''' || '''Destination''' || 1942 || 2
|-
| SRC || [[Santragachi Junction railway station|Santragachi Junction]] || ---- || ---- || 7 || 1 || 19:12 || 19:14 || 1935 || 2
|-
| MCA || [[Mecheda railway station|Mecheda]] || 23:44 || 23:46 || 58 || 1 || 18:14 || 18:16 || 1884 || 2
|-
| KGP || [[Kharagpur Junction railway station|Kharagpur Junction]] || 00:30 || 00:35 || 114 || 2 || 17:25 || 17:30 || 1827 || 2
|-
| BLS || [[Balasore railway station|Balasore]] || 01:55 || 02:00 || 230 || 2 || 15:35 || 15:37 || 1711 || 2
|-
| BHC || [[Bhadrak railway station|Bhadrak]] || 03:03 || 03:05 || 293 || 2 || 14:23 || 14:25 || 1648 || 2
|-
| JJKR || [[Jajpur Keonjhar Road railway station|Jajpur Keonjhar Road]] || 03:28 || 03:30 || 336 || 2 || 13:31 || 13:33 || 1605 || 2
|-
| CTC || [[Cuttack Junction railway station|Cuttack Junction]] || 04:30 || 04:35 || 409 || 2 || 12:35 || 12:40 || 1533 || 2
|-
| BBS || [[Bhubaneswar railway station|Bhubaneswar]] || 05:10 || 05:15 || 436 || 2 || 12:00 || 12:05 || 1505 || 2
|-
| KUR || [[Khurda Road Junction railway station|Khurda Road Junction]] || 05:30 || 05:40 || 455 || 2 || 11:10 || 11:30 || 1486 || 2
|-
| BALU || [[Balugaon railway station|Balugaon]] || 06:33 || 06:35 || 526 || 2 || 09:53 || 09:55 || 1415 || 2
|-
| BAM || [[Brahmapur railway station|Brahmapur]] || 07:20 || 07:30 || 602 || 2 || 09:00 || 09:10 || 1339 || 2
|-
| PSA || [[Palasa railway station|Palasa]] || 09:08 || 09:10 || 677 || 2 || 08:10 || 08:12 || 1264 || 2
|-
| CHE || [[Srikakulam Road railway station|Srikakulam Road]] || 09:58 || 10:00 || 750 || 2 || 06:48 || 06:50 || 1191 || 2
|-
| VZM || [[Vizianagaram Junction railway station|Vizianagaram Junction]] || 10:55 || 11:00 || 819 || 2 || 05:50 || 05:55 || 1122 || 2
|-
| VSKP || [[Visakhapatnam railway station|Visakhapatnam Junction]] || 12:10 || 12:30 || 880 || 2 || 04:35 || 04:55 || 1061 || 2
|-
| SLO || [[Samalkot Junction railway station|Samalkot Junction]] || 14:24 || 14:25 || 1031 || 2 || 02:03 || 02:05 || 910 || 2
|-
| RJY || [[Rajahmundry railway station|Rajahmundry]] || 15:08 || 15:10 || 1081 || 2 || 01:13 || 01:15 || 860 || 2
|-
| TDD || [[Tadepalligudem railway station|Tadepalligudem]] || 15:54 || 15:55 || 1123 || 2 || 00:23 || 00:25 || 819 || 2
|-
| EE || [[Eluru railway station|Eluru]] || 16:33 || 16:35 || 1170 || 2 || 23:48 || 23:50 || 771 || 1
|-
| BZA || [[Vijayawada Junction railway station|Vijayawada Junction]] || 18:10 || 18:20 || 1230 || 2 || 22:40 || 22:50 || 711 || 1
|-
| TEL || [[Tenali Junction railway station|Tenali Junction]] || 18:43 || 18:45 || 1262 || 2 || 21:58 || 22:00 || 680 || 1
|-
| BPP || [[Bapatla railway station|Bapatla]] || 19:18 || 19:20 || 1304 || 2 || 21:18 || 21:20 || 637 || 1
|-
| CLX || [[Chirala railway station|Chirala]] || 19:33 || 19:35 || 1319 || 2 || 20:58 || 21:00 || 622 || 1
|-
| OGL || [[Ongole railway station|Ongole]] || 20:13 || 20:15 || 1368 || 2 || 20:18 || 20:20 || 573 || 1
|-
| NLR || [[Nellore railway station|Nellore]] || 21:53 || 21:55 || 1485 || 2 || 18:33 || 18:35 || 456 || 1
|-
| GDR || [[Gudur Junction railway station|Gudur Junction]] || ---- || ---- || 1523 || 3 || 17:58 || 18:00 || 418 || 1
|-
| RU || [[Renigunta Junction railway station|Renigunta Junction]] || 00:10 || 00:20 || 1607 || 3 || 16:30 || 16:35 || 334 || 1
|-
| TPTY || [[Tirupati Main railway station|Tirupati]] || 00:45 || 00:50 || 1617 || 3 || 16:00 || 16:05 || 324 || 1
|-
| KPD || [[Katpadi Junction railway station|Katpadi Junction]] || 02:45 || 02:50 || 1721 || 3 || 14:15 || 14:20 || 220 || 1
|-
| JTJ || [[Jolarpettai Junction railway station|Jolarpettai Junction]] || 04:08 || 04:10 || 1806 || 3 || 12:58 || 13:00 || 135 || 1
|-
| KPN || [[Kuppam railway station|Kuppam]] || 04:44 || 04:45 || 1847 || 3 || 12:00 || 12:01 || 95 || 1
|-
| BWT || [[Bangarapet Junction railway station|Bangarapet Junction]] || 05:13 || 05:15 || 1881 || 3 || 11:33 || 11:35 || 60 || 1
|-
| KJM || [[Krishnarajapuram railway station|Krishnarajapuram]] || 05:53 || 05:55 || 1937 || 3 || 10:46 || 10:48 || 4 || 1
|-
| SMVB || '''[[Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru|SMVT Bengaluru]]''' || '''07:00''' || '''Destination''' || 1942 || 3 || Source || 10:35 || 0 || 1
|}

==Coach composite==
The train consists of 22 [[LHB coach]]es and also same as then sharing same name of [[Howrah – SMVT Bengaluru Duronto Express]]:
* 1 AC I Tier
* 2 AC II Tier
* 4 AC III Tier
* 2 AC III Tier Economy
* 6 Sleeper Coaches
* 4 General Unreserved
* 1 Seating Cum Luggage Rake
* 1 Pantry Car
* 1 Engine On Generator
* 1 Parcel Van
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|-
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:green;" | Loco
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:lime;" | 1
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:blue;" | 2
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:blue;" | 3
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:lightskyblue;" | 4
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:lightskyblue;" | 5
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:lightskyblue;" | 6
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:lightskyblue;" | 7
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:lightskyblue;" | 8
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:lightskyblue;" | 9
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:lightskyblue;" | 10
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:lightskyblue;" | 11
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:lightskyblue;" | 12
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:lightskyblue;" | 13
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:lightskyblue;" | 14
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:lightskyblue;" | 15
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:cyan;" | 16
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:lightskyblue;" | 17
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:magenta;" | 18
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:magenta;" | 19
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:magenta;" | 20
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:magenta;" | 21
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:lime;" | 22
|-
|[[File:BSicon LDER.svg|25px]] ||SLR||GN||GN||S1||S2||S3||S4||S5||S6|||PC||M1||M2|||B1||B2||B3||B4||A1||A2|H1||GN||GN||EOG||VP||
|}

Trains are hauled by [[Santragachi Junction railway station|Santragachi]] Electric Loco Shed based [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7
]] electric locomotives.

==Accidents and incidents==

On June 2, 2023, [[2023 Odisha train collision|a SMVT Bengaluru—Howrah Superfast Express train was involved in an accident in Odisha]]. <ref name="2023-06-02-guardian">{{cite news |title=At least 50 people killed and hundreds injured in train crash in eastern India |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/02/dozens-killed-in-train-crash-in-eastern-india |access-date=2 June 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=2 June 2023}}</ref> A [[Coromandel Express]] service collided with a freight train, which derailed; the Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru Superfast Express then collided with the debris.<ref name="2023-06-02-guardian" /> The accident occurred just before reaching [[Bahanaga Bazar railway station]] in [[Balasore district]] of [[Odisha]] state.

== Notes ==
{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
Train leaves [[Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal|SMVT Bengaluru]] at 10:35 AM daily and reaches [[Howrah Junction railway station|Howrah Junction]] on the second day at 20:10 PM.

Train leaves [[Howrah Junction railway station|Howrah Junction]] t 22:45 PM daily and reaches [[Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal|SMVT Bengaluru]] on the third day at 07:00 AM.

== See also ==
* [[Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal|SMVT Bengaluru]]
* [[Howrah Junction railway station|Howrah Junction]]
* [[Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express]]
* [[Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru Duronto Express]]
* [[Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru AC Superfast Express]]

== References ==

{{Reflist}}http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2018-09-22/Huge-robbery-in-Yeshwantpur-express-victims-complained-to-Kachiguda-railway-police/413542

== External links ==
* [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/1769 12863/Howrah - SMVT Bengaluru SF Express]
* [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/646 12864/SMVT Bengaluru - Howrah SF Express]

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Kaurjenni51 at 22:50, 30 April 2026