_Express.jpg) Silchar–Secunderabad Express with WAP 4 loco resting at Kottavalasa Junction | |||||
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast Express | ||||
| Locale | Assam,West Bengal,Bihar,Odisha,Andhra Pradesh &Telangana | ||||
| First service | 8 January 2004; 21 years ago (2004-01-08)(service toGuwahati) 21 October 2023; 2 years ago (2023-10-21)(extended toSilchar)[1] | ||||
| Current operator | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Silchar (SCL) Charlapalli (CHZ) | ||||
| Stops | 35 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 2,932 km (1,822 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 45h 40m | ||||
| Service frequency | Weekly | ||||
| Train number | 12513 / 12514 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Classes | H1, AC 3 tier Economy, AC 2 tier , AC 3 tier, Sleeper class and General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Pantry car, on-board catering, E-catering | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
| Entertainment facilities | No | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Below the seats | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
| Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) (Broad gauge) | ||||
| Operating speed | 56 km/h (35 mph) (average with halts)110 km/h (68 mph) (maximum) | ||||
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TheSilchar–Charlapalli (Secunderabad) Superfast Express[2] is aSuperfast Express train operated byNortheast Frontier Railway zone ofIndian Railways that runs betweenSilchar, andCharlapalli, viaGuwahati ,Malda Town ,Rampurhat ,Kharagpur . The train is currently being operated with 12513/12514 numbers on a weekly basis.[3][4][5] Earlier this train was run between Guwahati and Secunderabad. From 21 October 2023, the train is being extended up to Silchar. Silchar-Secunderabad Superfast Express had its terminal changed from Secunderabad to Charlapalli on April 9th, 2025, for the departure from Silchar and April 12th, 2025, for the departure from the new terminal, Charlapalli.[1]
It is another fast alternative next afterFalaknuma Express on this route. The train has less halts than any other train fromKolkata/Bhubaneswar toCharlapalli as it has just three halts between Vishakhapatnam and Secunderabad. Though it's a superfast train, it is less clean comparing to other trains.
The 12514/Silchar–Charlapalli Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers 2932 km in 45h 40m. The Charlapalli–Silchar Express has an average speed of 54 km/h and covers the same distance in 46h 30m.
This train is now[timeframe?] diverted viaGuntur.[citation needed]
ASSAM (12 Stops)
WEST BENGAL (03 Stops)
BIHAR (02 Stops)
WEST BENGAL (06 Stops)
ODISHA (08 Stops)
ANDHRA PRADESH (07 Stops)
TELANGANA (01 Stop)
Note: Bold letters indicates Major Railway Stations/Major Cities.
The train departs from Silchar at 19:30 IST, every Wednesday and arrives at Charlapalli at 4:15 IST, every Saturdays. From Charlapalli, the train departs at 04:45 IST, every Saturday and arrives at Silchar at 23:40 IST, every Monday.
The train usually consists of a massive load of 23 standard LHB coach:
As is customary with most other train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways, depending on demand.
As some part of the route ofNortheast Frontier Railway is under electrification, so aDiesel Loco Shed, Siliguri-based WDP-4/4D,WDM-3A diesel locomotive hauls the train fromSilchar to Chaparmukh. FromGuwahati toVisakhapatnam, the train is hauled by WAP-4 locomotive of Santragachi loco shed. Finally fromVisakhapatnam toCharlapalli, the train is hauled by WAP-4/WAP-7 locomotive of Vijayawada loco shed.
Same pattern follows for reverse journey as well.
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