The Solapur–Hassan Express (previously 22133/22134 Solapur Yesvantpur Superfast Express) is an Express train belonging to Central Railway zone that runs between Solapur and Hassan Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 11311/11312 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2][3]

Solapur–Hassan Superfast Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
First service12 September 2012; 11 years ago (2012-09-12), extended to Hassan on 13-Jun-2018
Current operator(s)Central Railway zone
Route
TerminiSolapur (SUR)
Hassan Junction (HAS)
Stops16
Distance travelled830 km (516 mi)
Average journey time16h 5m
Service frequencyDaily [a]
Train number(s)11311/11312
On-board services
Class(es)AC 1 tier,AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering
E-catering
Observation facilitiesLHB coaches
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stock2
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed52 km/h (32 mph), including halts

Service edit

The 11311/Solapur–Hassan Express has an average speed of 52 km/h and covers 830 km in 16h 5m. The 11312/Hassan–Solapur Express has an average speed of 50 km/h and covers 830 km in 16h 30m.

Route and halts edit

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composition edit

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 21 coaches:

  • 1 First AC and AC II Tier
  • 3 AC II Tier
  • 3 AC III Tier
  • 9 Sleeper coaches
  • 3 General Unreserved
  • 1 SLR
  • 1 EOG

Traction edit

Both trains are hauled by a Lallaguda based WAP7 or Bhusawal based WAP4 locomotive from Solapur to Yesvantpur, KJM-based WDP-4B diesel locomotive from Yesvantpur to Hassan and vice versa.

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Notes edit

  1. ^ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

This train service was inaugurated by Dr Mallikarjun Kharge who was Minister of Railway this train was especially for the people who want to travel from Gulbarga to Bangalore. There was shortage of trains on this route and especially Gulbarga people which was a big issue for them

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