Muzaffarpur–SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Express

The Muzaffarpur–SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to East Central Railway zone that runs between Muzaffarpur Junction and Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru in India. It is currently being operated with 15227/15228 train numbers on a weekly basis.

Service
The 15227/Yesvantpur–Muzaffarpur Weekly Express has an average speed of 52 km/h and covers 2734 km in 52h 5m. The 15228/Muzaffarpur–Yesvantpur Weekly Express has an average speed of 52 km/h and covers 2734 km in 52h 5m.

Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:


 * SMVT Terminal
 * Krishnarajapuram
 * Jolarpettai Junction
 * Katpadi Junction
 * Arakkonam Junction
 * Perambur (Chennai)
 * Vijayawada Junction
 * Rajahmundry
 * Visakhapatnam Junction
 * Vizianagaram Junction
 * Brahmapur
 * Khurda Road Junction
 * Bhubaneswar
 * Cuttack Junction
 * Kharagpur Junction
 * Bolpur Shantiniketan
 * Rampurhat Junction
 * Malda Town
 * Katihar Junction
 * Begusarai
 * Barauni Junction
 * Samastipur Junction
 * Muzaffarpur Junction

Coach composition
The train has highly refurbished LHB rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches:


 * 1 AC First Class
 * 2 AC Two Tier
 * 6 AC Three Tier
 * 6 Sleeper coaches
 * 1 Pantry car
 * 4 General Unreserved
 * 2 End On Generator Cars (EOG)

Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Royapuram Loco Shed-based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Bengaluru to Visakhapatnam. From Visakhapatnam, train is hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed-based WAP-4 uptil Muzaffarpur and vice versa.

Direction reversal
The train reverses its direction 1 time:


 * Visakhapatnam Junction