Anga Express


The 12253 / 12254 Anga Express is a train connecting Bhagalpur, the second largest city of Bihar, to Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru in Bangalore, via Munger's, Kolkata's Dankuni Junction, Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada. In February 2017, the train was provided with the new LHB coach.

History

The Anga Express was introduced because of the growing demand for the train service from the Anga region to Bangalore. Many of the software professionals working in Bangalore were from the districts of Munger and Bhagalpur. Prior to the Anga Express, they used to travel to Bangalore on the Sanghamithra Superfast Express or the Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express.

Timing

  • 12253 – Starts from every Saturday at 13:30 HRS IST and reaches Monday at 8:45 AM IST
  • 12254 – Starts from every Wednesday and reaches on Friday at 9:05 AM IST.

Direction reversals

The train reverses its direction twice at:
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Route & halts

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Traction

It is hauled by a Tatanagar Loco Shed or Santragachi Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from BGP to VSKP. From VSKP to SMVB it is hauled by a Lallaguda Loco Shed or Royapuram Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive and vice versa.