The 22851/52 Santragachi–Mangalore Central Vivek Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways South Eastern Zone that runs between and in India.
It operates as train number 22851 from Santragachi to Mangalore Central and as train number 22852 in the reverse direction, serving the states of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Karnataka.
Coaches
The 22851/52 Santragachi–Mangalore Central Vivek Express has One AC 1-tier, Three AC 2-tier, Four AC 3-tier, 12 sleeper class, Two General Unreserved and Two End on Generation (EOG) Coaches. It does not carry a pantry car.
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 22851 Santragachi–Mangalore Central Vivek Express covers the distance of in 41 hours 55 mins (59 km/h) and in 42 hours 15 mins as the 22852 Mangalore Central–Santragachi Vivek Express (59 km/h).
As the average speed of the train is above , as per railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge. This would be the only Vivek Express with Superfast tag hence the fastest Vivek Express.
Routing
The 22851 / 52 Santragachi–Mangalore Central Vivek Express important stops are:-
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Traction
As the entire route is electrified, a -based WAP-7 electric locomotive pulls the train up to , then a Erode or Lallaguda-based WAP-7 electric locomotive takes reverse direction and pulls the train up to .