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Sealdah–Jammu Tawi Humsafar Express

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Sealdah - Jammu Tawi
Humsafar Express
Overview
Service typeHumsafar Express
First service4 July 2018; 7 years ago (2018-07-04)
Current operator(s)Eastern Railways
Route
TerminiSealdah (SDAH)
Jammu Tawi (JAT)
Stops11
Distance travelled1,948 km (1,210 mi)
Average journey time34h 15m
Service frequencyWeekly [a]
Train number(s)22317 / 22318
On-board services
Class(es)AC 3 tier, Sleeper
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Technical
Rolling stockLHB Humsafar
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speedAvg. Speed 57 km/h

The 22317 / 22318 Sealdah - Jammu Tawi Humsafar Express is a premium train service belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Sealdah and Jammu Tawi in India on a weekly basis.[1][2] The train was inaugurated on 3 July, 2018.

Coach composition

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The train runs with 21 Linke-Hoffman Busch coaches, consisting of AC 3-Tier and Sleeper class coaches. It has a single rake, which it shares with Sealdah - Jalpaiguri Road Humsafar Express. The primary maintenance of this train is executed at Sealdah.

Legends
EOG/SLR PC MIL H A HA B AB G K E C S D GEN/UR
Generator cum luggage van Pantry car or Hot buffet car Military coach First AC (1A) Second AC (2A) First AC cum Second AC Third AC (3A) Third AC cum Second AC Third AC economy (3E) Anubhuti coach (K) Executive chair car (EC) AC Chair car (CC) Sleeper class (SL) Second seating (2S) General or Unreserved
  Loco and other service coach
  AC coach
  Non-AC coach

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Coach position of 22317 (ex. Sealdah)

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
EOG S1 S2 S3 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 PC B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 B15 EOG

Coach position of 22318 (ex. Jammu Tawi)

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
EOG B15 B14 B13 B12 B11 B10 PC B9 B8 B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 S3 S2 S1 EOG

Passengers are advised to check the coach position indicator at the station before boarding.

Timings

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  • The 22317 Sealdah - Jammu Tawi Humsafar Express leaves Sealdah at 13:10 hrs every Monday and reaches Jammu Tawi the next day at 23:25 hrs.
  • The 22318 Jammu Tawi – Sealdah Humsafar Express leaves Jammu Tawi at 07:20 hrs every Wednesday and reaches Sealdah the next day at 17:30 hrs.

Traction

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Since the route is fully electrified, the train is hauled by a Sealdah based WAP 7 locomotive end to end.

Route and halts

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The stoppages are:-

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Runs once in a week for every direction.

References

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  1. ^ "Trains at a Glance (November 2017 - June 2018)" (PDF). Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  2. ^ "22317/Sealdah - Jammu Tawi Humsafar Express". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. ^ "22317 Sealdah - Jammu Tawi Humsafar Express".
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