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The 12552/12551 Kamakhya–SMVT Bengaluru AC Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train operated by Northeast Frontier Railway of Indian Railways connecting Bengaluru (the capital of state of Karnataka) with Guwahati (the capital of state of Assam). The service runs between Template:Stnlnk and Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal[1] with intermediate stops at New Jalpaiguri, Malda Town, Rampurhat, and Durgapur stations.
It operates as train number 12552 from Kamakhya to Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal and as train number 12551 in the reverse direction, serving the seven states of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal[2][3][4].
Coaches
The 12552/12551 Kamakhya Junction–SMVT Bangalore AC Express has 1 AC 1st Class, 4 AC 2 tier, 11 AC 3 tier & 2 End-on Generator Coaches. In addition, it carries a pantry car[5][6][7].
As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 12552 Kamakhya Junction–SMVT Bangalore AC Express covers the distance of Template:Cvt in 52 hours 25 mins averaging Template:Cvt and in 53 hours 30 mins as 12551 SMVT Bangalore–Kamakhya Junction AC Express averaging Template:Cvt[8][9].
As the average speed of the train is above Template:Cvt, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
Routing
Note: Bold type indicates major stations and cities.
Reversal
The train reverses direction of travel twice during its run at Template:Rws and Template:Rws[10][11][12].
Traction
As the entire route is fully electrified. A Howrah base WAP-4 hauls the train from Kamakhya Junction up to Template:Stnlnk handing over to a Howrah-based WAP-5 until Template:Stnlnk after which a Lallaguda or Vijayawada-based WAP-5 and WAP-7 locomotive powers the train all the way up to Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal[13][14].
Operation
- 12552 Kamakhya Junction–Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal AC Express runs from Kamakhya Junction every Wednesday reaching SMVT Bangalore on the third day i.e. Friday[15].
- 12551 Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Junction–Kamakhya Junction AC Express runs from SMVT Bangalore every Saturday reaching Kamakhya Junction on the third day i.e. Monday[16].
Accidents
On 8 October 2022, A 31-year-old lady travelling with her 3-year-old child and elderly mother slipped and fell between platform no. 1 and the adjoining tracks while hurriedly boarding a moving 12551 SMVT Bengaluru–Kamakhya AC Superfast Express with a manually operated door at SMVT Bengaluru. The lady was initially saved by an officer of the Government Railway Police, who pulled her out onto the platform. She had a fractured arm but unfortunately died while en route to the Bowring & Lady Curzon Hospitals in Shivajinagara, Bengaluru.[17]
On 30 March 2025, 11 coaches of the train was derailed near Nergundi Junction railway station in Cuttack district at 11:45 am, one person have been killed in this accident with 25 persons hospitalized.[18] this is the second train of SMVT bengaluru being involved in a train accident in odisha, last time was on 2 June when Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru Superfast Express collided with Coromandel Express near Bahanaga Bazar railway station which is now known as the 2023 Odisha train collision.
See also
- Chennai–New Jalpaiguri Superfast Express
- Nagaon Express
- Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express
- Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express
- New Tinsukia–Bengaluru Weekly Express
- Bangalore Cantonment–Agartala Humsafar Express
- Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express
References
- ↑ Karnataka: 8 trains shifted to Sir MV terminal. Indiatimes.com(30 July 2022).
- ↑ 12552 / 12551 Kamakhya – Yasvantpur – Kamakhya AC Express became the first such train in whole Indian Railway to be fully branded with a State Government publicity campaign on Wednesday. sentinelassam.com(27 February 2019).
- ↑ These six Express and Superfast trains by Indian Railways are all set for a new look. www.financialexpress.com(8 June 2018).
- ↑ SMVT Bangalore-Kamakhya AC Superfast Express. indiarailinfo.com.
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- ↑ Woman falls on track while rushing to board train in Bengaluru, dies. The New Indian Express(8 October 2022). Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ↑ 1 dead, 25 injured as 11 coaches of Bengaluru-Kamakhya Express derail near Nergundi station in Cuttack. The Times of India(2025-03-30). Retrieved 2025-03-30.