Shalimar–Bhuj Weekly Superfast Express

The 22829 / 22830 Shalimar–Bhuj Weekly Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Shalimar of Kolkata and Bhuj of Kutch in India. It is currently being operated with 22829/22830 train numbers on a weekly basis.

Coach composition
The train has Modern LHB rakes with max speed of 130 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches:


 * 2 AC II Tier
 * 6 AC III Tier
 * 10 Sleeper Coaches
 * 2 General Unreserved
 * 2 End on Generation (EOG) Coaches

Service
22829/ Bhuj–Shalimar Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 57 km/h and covers 2419 km in 42 hrs 25 mins.

22830/ Shalimar–Bhuj Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 57 km/h and covers 2419 km in 42 hrs 25 mins.

Route & halts
The important halts of the train are:


 * Shalimar
 * Santragachi Junction
 * Kharagpur Junction
 * Tatanagar Junction
 * Chakradharpur
 * Rourkela Junction
 * Jharsuguda Junction
 * Raigarh
 * Champa Junction
 * Bilaspur Junction
 * Anuppur Junction
 * Shahdol
 * Katni Murwara
 * Damoh
 * Saugor
 * Bina Junction
 * Vidisha
 * Sant Hirdaram Nagar
 * Shujalpur
 * Ujjain Junction
 * Nagda Junction
 * Ratlam Junction
 * Vadodara Junction
 * Anand Junction
 * Ahmedabad Junction
 * Dhrangadhra Junction
 * Samakhiali Junction
 * Bhachau
 * Gandhidham Junction
 * Adipur Junction
 * Bhuj

Direction reversal
Train reverses its direction one times at :


 * Gandhidham Junction
 * Gandhidham Junction

Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with;
 * 22825/22826 Shalimar–Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Express
 * 18009/18010 Santragachi–Ajmer Weekly Express
 * 22851/22852 Santragachi–Mangalore Central Vivek Express.

Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Santragachi Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Shalimar to Bhuj and vice versa.