Humsafar Express

Introduction

Humsafar Express () is a fully premium service with 3-Tier AC (3A) and Sleeper Class (SL) accommodation having all the modern facilities designed and operated by Indian Railways. "Humsafar" is an Urdu word meaning "co-passenger". The first service was inaugurated on 16-December-2016 between Gorakhpur and , New Delhi. The fares of Humsafar Express at the time of launch are around 15–20% higher compared to normal 3A and SL fares.

Features The features included for its fleets are:

In the month of September-2019, Railways decided to add Sleeper Class to provide better service to middle class passengers. Railways has added a changing table for babies in the toilet. Vending machines are installed for tea, coffee and milk. 110 V DC electric ports and USB ports are provided for each passenger. Reading lights for each passenger. More comfortable berths than the previous 3-Tier AC sleeper rakes. Seat-number stickers are braille-integrated. Each compartment has Bio-toilets fitted for proper disposal of human waste. The exterior of coaches has a futuristic look with the use of Vinyl sheets. GPS-based passenger information system at each end of the coach to display speed and station information on LED displays with voice announcements. Compartments are equipped with smoke alarms and CCTV cameras to enhance passenger security. Heating chamber and refrigerating box are installed in each coach to preserve the food that was brought from home by the passengers. Curtains to maintain privacy and a dustbin to maintain cleanliness is provided in each cabin. Each coach has three odour control systems fitted across the aisle. Automatic doors Khadi bedrolls are provided. It has 1.15 times the fare of AC Superfast Express

However most of these Humsafar trains run with regular 3AC coaches without these enhancements. There are only a few trains that run with Humsafar coaches.

Traction Some Humsafar Express trains run by both diesel and electric locomotives, diesel locomotives like WDP-4 , WDM-3D and WDM-3A. Electric locomotives like WAP-4 , WAP-5 or WAG-5 and most popular of all WAP-7.

Active Services

+Sr. no.Train nameTrain no.ZoneFrequencyInauguration Distance Travel Time Avg speed1Gorakhpur–Anand Vihar Terminal Humsafar Express (via Barhni)12571/12572NERFour times a week16-December-2016 839 km 13 h 50 m 61 km/h2Gorakhpur–Anand Vihar Terminal Humsafar Express (via Basti)12595/12596NERTri-weekly20-December-2016 770 km 12 h 50 m 62 km/h3Agartala–SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express12503/12504NFRBi-weekly30-December-2016 3,529 km 62 h 40 min 65.66 km/h4Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express22887/22888SERWeekly20-January-2017 1,953 km 31h 20m 62 km/h5Sri Ganganagar–Tiruchirappalli Humsafar Express22497/22498NWRWeekly27-February-2017 3,116 km 58h 25m 53.2 km/h6Durg–Hazrat Nizamuddin Humsafar Express22867/22868SECRBi-weekly22-April-2017 1280 km 21 h 20 m 60 km/h7Chennai–Ahmedabad Humsafar Express22919/22920WRWeekly04-May-2017 1,727 km 29 h, 30 min 59 km/h8Tirupati–Jammu Tawi Humsafar Express22705/22706SCoRWeekly15-June-2017 2,985 km 51 h 55 m 57 km/h9Howrah–Tirupati Humsafar Express20889/20890SERWeekly17-June-2017 1,617 km 26 h 5 m 65 km/h10Bhubaneswar–SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express22833/22834ECoRWeekly13-July-2017 1,512 km 25h 0m 60 km/h11Bandra Terminus–Saharsa Humsafar Express22913/22914WRWeekly13-August-2017 2,060 km 39h 00m 55 km/h12Udaipur City–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Rajasthan Humsafar Express22985/22986NWRWeekly24-February-2018 732 km 12 h 45 m 62 km/h13Udaipur City–Mysuru Palace Queen Humsafar Express19667/19668NWRWeekly26-February-2018 2,256 km 43h 45m 53 km/h14Champaran Humsafar Express15705/15706NFRBi-weekly10-April-2018 1,473 km 29h 50m 49 km/h15Prayagraj–Anand Vihar Terminal Humsafar Express22437/22438NCRTri-weekly09-May-2018 622 km 7h 55m 79 km/h16Indore–Puri Humsafar Express20917/20918WRWeekly12-May-2018 1,602 km 30 h 45 m 51 km/h17Bhagat Ki Kothi–Thiruchchirappalli Humsafar Express20481/20482NWRWeekly14-May-2018 2,816 km 47 h 50 m 59 km/h18Lingampalli–Indore Humsafar Express20915/20916WRWeekly27-May-2018 1,543 km 26 h, 15 min 59 km/h19Bandra Terminus–Bhagat Ki Kothi Humsafar Express20943/20944WRWeekly02-June-2018 933.4 km 17 h 05 m 55 km/h20Sealdah–Jammu Tawi Humsafar Express22317/22318ERWeekly03-July-2018 1,948 km 34h 15m 57 km/h21Tirunelveli–Gandhidham Humsafar Express20923/20924WRWeekly08-July-2018 2,400 km 45 h 10 m 54 km/h22Jabalpur–Santragachi Humsafar Express20827/20828SERWeekly01-August-2018 1,117 km 19 h 40 m 56 km/h23Santragachi–Pune Humsafar Express20821/20822SERWeekly11-August-2018 2,058 km 31 h 45 m 65 km/h24Firozpur –Rameswaram Humsafar Express20497/20498 NRWeekly27-September-2018 Recently extended till Firozpore from Ajmer on 07-10-2023 3,544 km 60.5 h 57 km/h25Hazur Sahib Nanded–Jammu Tawi Humsafar Express12751/12752SCRWeekly05-October-2018 2,049 km 37h 55 km/h26Udaipur City–Patliputra Humsafar Express19669/19670NWRWeekly05-October-2018 1,565 km 32h 55m 48 km/h27Pune–Habibganj Humsafar Express22171/22172WCRWeekly06-October-2018 890 km 13h 30m 66 km/h28Santragachi–Rani Kamalapati Humsafar Express22169/22170WCRWeekly10-October-2018 1,435 km 25 h 15 m 56 km/h29Thiruvananthapuram North–SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express16319/16320SRBi-weekly20-October-2018 826 km 16h 40m 50 km/h30Madhupur–Anand Vihar Terminal Humsafar Express12235/12236NRWeekly15-February-2019 1,236 km 17h 00m 73 km/h31Pune–Ajni Humsafar Express22139/22140CRWeekly16-February-2019 881 km 15h 30m 56 km/h32Patna–SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express22353/22354ECRWeekly02-March-2019 2,690 km 60.5 h 57 km/h33Pune–Nagpur Humsafar Express22141/22142CRWeekly03-March-2019 884 km 48h 15m 60 km/h34Bandra Terminus–Jamnagar Humsafar Express22923/22924WRTri-weekly04-March-2019 813 km 14 h 30 m 55 km/h35Prayagraj–New Delhi Humsafar Express12275/12276NCRFour times a week13-September-2019 632 km 07 h 40 m 82 km/h36Baba Baidyanath Dham Deoghar Humsafar Express22459/22460NRWeekly14-January-2020 1,233 km 18 h 74 km/h 37Bandra Terminus–Gorakhpur Humsafar Express19091/19092WRWeekly01-March-2021 1,977 km 36 h 55 km/h 38Godda–New Delhi Humsafar Express12349/12350ERWeekly08-April-2021 1,323 km 22 h 45 m 58 km/h39Bandra Terminus–Barmer Humsafar Express12997/12998WRWeekly 03-January-2024 994 km 17h 45m 56 km/h40Bandra Terminus–Barmer Humsafar Express21901/21902WRWeekly05-January-2024 994 km 17h 55m 55 km/h41Bhagalpur–Ajmer Humsafar Express13423/13424ERWeekly06-March-2025 1,749 km 33 h 30 m 52 km/h42Sealdah–Jalpaiguri Road Humsafar Express13115/13116ERWeekly14-June-2025 586 km 12h 20m 47.5 km/h43Tirupati–Srikakulam Road Humsafar Express17439/17440SCoRWeekly13-April-2026 852 km 19h 35m 44 km/h

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