Porbandar–Santragachi Kavi Guru Express

The 12949 / 12950 Porbandar–Santragachi Kavi Guru Express is a Superfast Express train of the Kavi Guru series belonging to Indian Railways – Western Railway zone that runs between Porbandar and Santragachi Junction in India.

It operates as train number 12949 from Porbandar to Santragachi Junction and as train number 12950 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal.

Coaches
The 12949 / 12950 Porbandar–Santragachi Junction Kavi Guru Express has 1 AC 2 tier, 5 AC 3 tier, 10 Sleeper class, 1 Pantry Car, 4 General Unreserved and 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) coaches..

As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service
The 12949 Porbandar–Santragachi Junction Kavi Guru Express covers the distance of 2657 km in 45 hours 10 mins (55.16 km/h) and 2667 km in 46 hours 25 mins as 12950 Santragachi Junction–Porbandar Kavi Guru Express (55.18 km/h).

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routing
The 12949 / 12950 Porbandar–Santragachi Junction Kavi Guru Express runs from Porbandar via Rajkot Junction, Ahmedabad Junction, Vadodara Junction, Surat, Nandurbar, Bhusaval Junction, Badnera Junction, Wardha Junction ,Nagpur, Gondia Junction, Raipur Junction, Bilaspur Junction, Jharsuguda Junction, Rourkela Junction, Chakradharpur, Adra Junction, Kharagpur Junction to Santragachi Junction.

Traction
As the entire route is fully electrified, a Santragachi based WAP-4 locomotive hauls the train from Porbandar to Santragachi and vice-versa.