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Medium; Side View; Small TB; 3 AC; Outside of Train; Standing at Station; Standing;
Entry# 3665252-0
Medium; Side View; Small TB; UnReserved; Outside of Train; Standing at Station; Standing;
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12743⇒20816/Visakhapatnam - Tatanagar SF Express
विशाखपट्टणम - टाटानगर सुपरफ़ास्ट एक्सप्रेस

KDJR/Kendujhargarh --> DPS/Dangoaposi

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▪️ Departure from Vishakapatnam on 17.12.23 & 24.12.23 Will be diverted via Cuttack - Dhenkanal - Angul - Sambalpur City - Jharsuguda - Rajkharswan
Thu Dec 14, 2023 (03:05PM)
News History
▪️One 3E will be added from 05.11.23
Fri Oct 13, 2023 (07:37PM)
▪️ Departure from Vishakapatnam on 20.08.23 & 27.08.23 is cancelled
Tue Aug 15, 2023 (10:24PM)
¶ Permanent Augmentation of one extra AC 2 Tier Coach W.E.F 18/12/2022 Ex. VSKP ¶ Revised COACH COMPOSITION : EOG – 1, LSLRD – 1, 2A – 2, 3A – 6, SL – 7 & Unreserved – 4. Total = 21 Coaches
Fri Dec 16, 2022 (12:11PM)
➡️ To run with LHB Rakes WEF 14-08-2022 Ex VSKP ➡️ Revised COACH COMPOSITION : EOG – 1, LSLRD – 1, 2A – 1, 3A – 3, SL – 11 & Unreserved – 4.
Mon Aug 01, 2022 (08:45PM)
Restoration of Unreserved Booking in this Train will start W.E.F 11/07/2022
Sun Jun 12, 2022 (05:53PM)
Temporary Augmentation of One Extra Sleeper Coach W.E.F 08/05/22 to 29/05/22 Ex. VSKP
Tue May 03, 2022 (11:13PM)
📢⚟ JCO 26/09/2021 Cancelled Due To Cyclone Gulab. ▪CC:- 2A–1, 3A–2, SL–12, 2S–6, SLR/D–2▪
Sat Sep 25, 2021 (09:32PM)
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Local Vendors Sell Food. E-Catering at VSKP, VZM, BAM, KUR, BBS,...
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Yesterday (21:56)   20816/Visakhapatnam - Tatanagar SF Express
Gyanendra~
Gyanendra~   375 blog posts
Entry# 6098481            Tags  
All General Coaches of this train have been moved to the last side of this train when traveling from Visakhapatnam to Tatanagar. This has caused a lot of confusion among passengers traveling by General Coaches. When this train is about to arrive, passengers are unable to know whether General Coaches will be in the front side or at the last side. Even the station staff are unable to provide accurate information regarding this matter on the spot. There are several stoppages of this train, where the platform length is short and unable to accommodate the full train. In such cases, all General Coaches remain out of platform. So, those passengers who know the placement of General Coaches are also unable to climb into them. Hence all passengers taking General tickets are compelled to travel in the Sleeper Coaches. General coaches should be at both ends of the trains and their number...
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should be equally distributed between both ends of the trains like before. This solves both the confusion of their placement in the train and also the problem of short platform of stations. God knows whose idea has been implemented of shifting all General Coaches to one side of the train and why.

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May 28 (01:49)   20815/Tatanagar - Visakhapatnam SF Express
fanof12801~
fanof12801~   244 blog posts
Entry# 6077626            Tags  
Yesterday this train was having 200+ berths vacant in 3AC class. And as usual delayed by +3 hrs. This train demand is decreasing due to delay, and day time scheduled run. Why no one is accountable, and not taking any action.
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Jun 03 (00:53)
fanof12801~
fanof12801~   244 blog posts
Re# 6077626-18              
You mean to say that this train should be taken by SER. You are absolutely right, but for current situation this TT is fine I think, simply if departing it with extra time can help this train to recover some delays. Well I am also planning a TT of 20816 as well. I will share its link on this post.
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Jun 03 (01:36)
fanof12801~
fanof12801~   244 blog posts
Re# 6077626-19               Past Edits
Here are the links:
Hope you like it.
/train/229047

/train/229106
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Jun 03 (01:51)
venkat_vskp~
venkat_vskp~   6464 blog posts
Re# 6077626-20              
Ya good idea
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Jun 03 (10:36)
Gyanendra~
Gyanendra~   375 blog posts
Re# 6077626-21              
VSKP - TATA Express is running behind BBN - TATA Passenger and TATA - VSKP Express is running behind TATA - GUA MEMU Passenger. At least TATA - VSKP Express should leave TATA before TATA - GUA MEMU Passenger, if it cannot reach TATA before BBN - TATA Passenger.
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Jun 03 (21:39)
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RFIR~   6887 blog posts
Re# 6077626-26              
In the return direction 13352-Allp-Dhn and 18190 ERS-Tata almost run one behind the other right from ERS till ROU with just 2 hrs difference....I think they can try the same in onward direction as well. Old TT of Tata-Allp, it used to reach Rourkela at 18:15. DHN-Allp is reaching around 7:45pm. There is a diff of 1.5 hrs. No harm in trying this option.
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Jun 03 (01:35)   20815/Tatanagar - Visakhapatnam SF Express
fanof12801~
fanof12801~   244 blog posts
Entry# 6083733            Tags  
Very important train, but poor run. It is important on social levels but not commercially. Is it a loss making train?( Please don't think I am disgracing this train, I am just simply asking questions)
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Jun 03 (01:49)
venkat_vskp~
venkat_vskp~   6464 blog posts
Re# 6083733-1              
Who travel on day time? Change it to over night
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Jun 03 (01:51)
venkat_vskp~
venkat_vskp~   6464 blog posts
Re# 6083733-2              
Last week reached 6 hrs late to VSKP. Just waste of time. It's always 3-4 hrs delayed. How you expect such train to get filled?
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Jun 03 (01:51)
fanof12801~
fanof12801~   244 blog posts
Re# 6083733-3              
Well do check my imaginary trains of vskp tata with improved TT.
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Jun 03 (01:56)
venkat_vskp~
venkat_vskp~   6464 blog posts
Re# 6083733-4              
Earlier there is such TT. But ECoR spoiled by allowing at day time. Hope they change it back. Today's trains also from vskp delayed 3 hrs.
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Jan 15 2017 (20:14)   20816/Visakhapatnam - Tatanagar SF Express | VSKP/Visakhapatnam Junction (8 PFs)
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18516 Visakhapatnam - Tatanagar Weekly Express
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NO vote
it should be made daily train till tata
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it should be extend till bsb as daily train
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it should be extend till bsb as weekly train
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let it be till tata
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General Travel
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May 02 (11:00)   20815/Tatanagar - Visakhapatnam SF Express
Gyanendra~
Gyanendra~   375 blog posts
Entry# 6050678            Tags  
No one is updating the photos. All photos are of the old ICF Coaches. This train has been running with modern LHB coaches since 14 August 2022. Please post recent photos.
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May 02 (15:06)
Gyanendra~
Gyanendra~   375 blog posts
Re# 6050678-4              
This may not be preferred train for people from TATA to RKSN and then from CTC to VSKP, because they have many other options. But for people from RKSN - CBSA - DPS - BSPX - KDJR - HCNR - JKPR - CTC belt have no other options. This train is the only option these people have. So, for these people, travelling by this train is compulsion.

Today, Booking Status for date - 05/05/2024 in this train from VSKP to TATA are - SL - WL54, 3E - WL9, 3A - WL27,
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2A - WL2, whereas earlier, 50% seats always remained available in this train. What does this mean? Nowadays people are preferring this train more than before and this train is now running to its full capacity.

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May 02 (16:41)
fanof12801~
fanof12801~   244 blog posts
Re# 6050678-5              
No problem regarding demand. But What about punctuality? From more than an year this train is facing the problem of timing and people will not prefer to travel end to end, first of all day time travel, second delay, due to which odd time arrivals happen.
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May 02 (16:42)
fanof12801~
fanof12801~   244 blog posts
Re# 6050678-6              
Rescheduled trains generally go vacant upto some extent, just have to check on the day of departure
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May 02 (16:47)
deepak.yerr~
deepak.yerr~   6301 blog posts
Re# 6050678-7              
We railfans or members of this forum need to understand that we form a very small community in numbers to travelling public members ratio and members may not be travelling in all trains from the region.
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May 02 (20:10)
Gyanendra~
Gyanendra~   375 blog posts
Re# 6050678-8               Past Edits
Delay occurs with this train because it's time table is wrong. Many sections are there where trains have maximum speed limits. But in order to make it qualify as superfast train and in order to levy superfast surcharge, speed of this train has forcibly been kept more than the maximum speed limits in those sections. So delay has to occur. Remove superfast tag and let this train arrive Tata around 9:30 am with same departure time of 3:30 pm from VSKP. Then see how timely it will run. I had told earlier also that this train used to run timely before getting converted into superfast, because at that time the time table was made correctly.
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