Howrah–Tirupati Humsafar Express

The 20889 / 20890 Howrah–Tirupati Humsafar Express is a completely 3-tier AC sleeper trains of the Indian Railways connecting Howrah in West Bengal and Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. It is currently being operated with 20889/20890 train numbers on a weekly basis.

From 23 February 2019 the train was extended from Vijayawada Junction to Tirupati and from 24 February 2019 in the reverse direction.

Service
It averages 65 km/h as 20889/Howrah–Tirupati Humsafar Express starts on Saturday and covering 1617 km in 26 hrs 5 mins and 63 km/h as 20890/Tirupati–Howrah Humsafar Express starts on Sunday covering 1618  km in 26 hrs 25 mins.

Route & halts
WEST BENGAL
 * Howrah
 * Kharagpur Junction

ODISHA
 * Cuttack Junction
 * Bhubaneswar

ANDHRA PRADESH
 * Vizianagaram Junction
 * Visakhapatnam
 * Rajahmundry
 * Vijayawada Junction
 * Ongole
 * Nellore
 * Renigunta Junction
 * Tirupati

Coaches
The trains is completely 3-tier AC LHB coach designed by Indian Railways with features of LED screen display to show information about stations, train speed etc. and will have announcement system as well, Vending machines for tea, coffee and milk, Bio toilets in compartments as well as CCTV cameras.

Composition
This train consists of sixteen AC III Tier coaches, one Pantry car and two Generator Power Car coaches.


 * 16 AC III Tier
 * 1 Pantry car
 * 2 Generator Power Car

Loco link
This train is hauled by a WAP-7 of Santragachi shed from Howrah to Visakhapatnam. And then from Visakhapatnam to Tirupati it is hauled by WAP-7 of Lallaguda shed.

Rake sharing
The train has rake sharing with 22887/22888 Howrah–Yesvantpur Humsafar Express.

Direction reversal
The train reverses its direction 1 times:


 * Visakhapatnam railway station