The 12552/12551 Kamakhya–SMVT Bengaluru AC Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train operated by Northeast Frontier Railway of Indian Railways which connects Bangalore the capital of Karnataka and Guwahati the capital city of Assam, that runs between Kamakhya Junction and Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru in India.
It operates as train number 12552 from Kamakhya to Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal and as train number 12551 in the reverse direction, serving the 7 states of Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
Coaches.
The 12552 / 51 Kamakhya Junction–SMVT Bangalore AC Express has 1 AC 1st Class, 4 AC 2 tier, 11 AC 3 tier &amp; 2 End-on Generator Coaches. In addition, it carries a pantry car .
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 in 52 hours 25 mins averaging and in 53 hours 30 mins as 12551 SMVT Bangalore–Kamakhya Junction AC Express averaging .
As the average speed of the train is above , as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
Routing.
The 12552 / 51 Kamakhya Junction–Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal AC Express runs from
ASSAM
WEST BENGAL
BIHAR
ODISHA
ANDHRA PRADESH
TAMIL NADU
KARNATAKA
Reversal.
It reverses direction of travel twice during its run at Durgapur and MGR Chennai Central .
Traction.
As the entire route is fully electrified. A Howrah base WAP 4 hauls the train from Kamakhya Junction up to Durgapur handing over to a Howrah-based WAP-5 until Chennai Central after which a Lallaguda or Erode-based WAP-5 locomotive powers the train all the way up to Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal. .
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 &amp; Lady Curzon Hospitals in Shivajinagara, Bengaluru.
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