The Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Bhubaneswar Superfast Express is a Superfast train belonging to East Coast Railway zone that runs between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Bhubaneswar in India. It is currently being operated with 12879/12880 train numbers on bi-weekly basis.
Service
The 12879/Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Bhubaneswar SF Express has an average speed of 58 km/h and covers 1790 km in 31h. The 12880/Bhubaneswar - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus SF Express has an average speed of 59 km/h and covers 1790 km in 30h 25m.
Route and halts
The halts of the train are:
Coach composite
The train has Modern LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches :
1 AC II Tier
4 AC III Tier
11 Sleeper Coaches
1 Pantry Car
3 General Unreserved
2 EOG
Traction
Both trains are hauled by an Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara based WAP-4E or Bhilai Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Bhubaneswar.
Rake Sharing
The train shares its rake with 12819/12820 Odisha Sampark Kranti Express and 22879/22880 Bhubaneswar - Tirupati Superfast Express.
Direction Reversal
Train Reverses its direction twice:
(Will be discontinued w.e.f. 15 October 2019)