Bapu Dham Superfast Express

{{ Infobox rail service | name= Bapu Dham Superfast Express | image= | caption= Bapu Dham Express being hauled by a WAP-4 loco. | type= Superfast | State= Bihar, Uttar Pradesh | first= | last= Operating | operator= North Eastern Railway | start= Manduadih/Muzaffarpur | stops= 11 | end= Muzaffarpur/Manduadih | distance= | journeytime= 09 hours 50 minutes | frequency = Tri-Weekly |Operating Days= 12537 from Manduadih{MON, WED FRI}, 12538 from Muzaffarpur{MON, WED, FRI} | class= AC-III, Sleeper, General | seating= Yes | sleeping= Yes | catering= Not Available | gauge= | trainnumber = 12537 / 12538 | speed= Maximum Average= (inuding halts), (excluding halts) }} Bapu Dham Superfast Express is an Indian Railways train of North Eastern Railway Zone Varanasi Division. It was introduced in 2008's Railway Budget and hence initiated its journey from July 2008. It operates Tri-Weekly and covers a distance of from Manduadih to Muzaffarpur. Bapu Dham Superfast Express consist of 14 coaches which includes one AC-III coach, Three Sleeper Class coaches, 8 General (Un-Reserved) coaches and 2 SLR overall 14 coaches.

Time Table for Important Stations


'''From Manduadih{MON, WED, FRI} to Muzaffarpur it starts with Number 12538 and time table is as:
{| class="wikitable" |- ! S.No. !! Station !! Arrival !! Departure !! Halt (Min.) !! Day |- | 1 || Manduadih || Starting Station || 07:50 || - || 1 |- | 2 || Varanasi Junction || 08:00 || 08:05|| 5 || 1 |- | 3 || Mau Junction || 09:20 || 09:25 || 5 || 1 |- | 4 || Gorakhpur Junction || 11:455 || 12:00 || 15 || 1 |- | 5 || Motihari || 16:13 || 16:18 || 5 || 1 |- | 6 || Muzaffarpur || 17:40 || Destination || - || 1 |}

'''From Muzaffarpur{MON, WED, FRI} to Manduadih it starts with Number 12537 and time table is as:
{| class="wikitable" |- ! S.No. !! Station !! Arrival !! Departure !! Halt (Min.) !! Day |- | 1 || Muzaffarpur || Starting Station || 20:10 || - || 1 |- | 2 || Motihari || 21:41 || 21:43 || 2 || 1 |- | 3 || Gorakhpur Junction || 01:25 || 01:40 || 15 || 2 |- | 4 || Mau Junction || 03:45 || 03:50 || 5 || 2 |- | 5 || Varanasi Junction || 05:42 || 05:47 || 5 || 2 |- | 6 || Manduadih || 06:00 || Destination || -|| 2 |-

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Reservation

People have to take an advanced reservation ticket to travel in the train except for the General class. Tatkal Ticket facility also available in this train.

Coach Composition

The coach composition of the 12537 train is:

Loco

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

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SLR

GEN

GEN

GEN

GEN

B1

S1

S2

S3

|GEN

GEN

GEN

GEN

SLR

Therefore, for 12538 is:

Loco

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

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SLR

GEN

GEN

GEN

GEN

S3

S2

S1

B1

|GEN

GEN

GEN

GEN

SLR

Journey

It takes around 10 hours to cover its journey of with an average speed of .