Surat Bhagalpur (Tapti Ganga) SF Express 22947 train schedule

Surat Bhagalpur (Tapti Ganga) SF Express (22947) runs from Surat to Bhagalpur. It departs from Surat station (ST) at 09:55 from platform 4 and arrives at Bhagalpur station (BGP) at 19:00 on platform 6. Surat Bhagalpur (Tapti Ganga) SF Express takes 33 hrs 5 mints to cover the distance of 1823 km between Surat and Bhagalpur. It is a superfast train. The average speed of this train is 55 kmph. It has classes Third AC (3A) and Sleeper (SL). This train runs on Tuesday and Saturday. Final chart for Surat Bhagalpur (Tapti Ganga) SF Express is prepared at Surat usually 3-4 hours before train departure time.

Surat Bhagalpur (Tapti Ganga) SF Express starts from Surat (ST) at 09:55, reaches Udhna Jn (UDN) at 10:04, Bhusaval Jn (BSL) at 15:45, Itarsi Jn (ET) at 20:15, Jabalpur (JBP) at 23:40, Danapur (DNR) at 12:18, Patna Jn (PNBE) at 12:50 and Jamalpur Jn (JMP) at 17:45. It arrives at Bhagalpur on second day at 19:00. It stops at 35 stations in its route between Surat and Bhagalpur. Passengers use 22947 Surat Bhagalpur (Tapti Ganga) SF Express to travel mostly from Surat to Bhagalpur, Surat to Kiul Jn, Surat to Patna, Surat to Jamalpur Jn and Itarsi to Patna.

Surat, famously know as the silk city or diamond city, is the economic capital of Gujarat. Surat is world famous for its textile and diamond businesses. Almost 90 percent of the world's rough diamonds are polished in Surat. Surat is selected as the first smart IT city in India which is being constituted by the Microsoft CityNext Initiative tied up with IT services majors Tata Consultancy Services and Wipro. Surat is the richest city in India ahead of Bangalore and Madras having highest per capita income in the country. The average income of a household in the city 450,000 per year. It was the first Indian city to install CCTV cameras on roads to monitor the traffic movements and also increase security. The Surat Railway station is also awarded as the cleanest railway station in 2016 and a major upgrade is underway to develop it so that it could match the international standards. Surat airport is 17 km away from its railway station. When visiting Surat you must go to some famous attractions like Mughal Sarai, Clock Tower, Dutch Cementry, Tomb of Khudawand Khan, Heritage Square and many more. When it comes to food Locho (steamed snack made of gram flour and lenties, steamed to be eaten immediately) is very popular. Locho is only available in Surat. Other are perennial favourites such as ghari, petis, undhiyu, rasaawala khaman, Surati Khaman, Sarasiya Khaja, Khavsa, are quite popular in Surat. Ponk is a roasted cereal that is available only in this part of the world. Three major festivals which are celebrated in Surat are Navratri, Diwali and Ganesh Chaturthi.

Bhagalpur is a city of historical importance on the southern banks of the river Ganges in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the 3rd largest city of Bihar and is among the oldest cities in Bihar and is famous for housing the 1st lady doctor in South Asia, Kadambini. It derives its name from 'Bhagduttpuram', which translates as 'City of Good Luck'. Bhagalpur is one of the prime Buddhist destinations in India. Known as Silk City, and famous all over India for its Tussar Silk & Bhagalpuri Saree. Tourist attractions in Bhagalpur, which are great places to visit, are Ancient. Vikramsila University, Ghuran Peer Baba, Vaasupujya Bhagwan Mahavir Jain Mandir, Mandar Hills. Bhagalpur can be visited in summer, monsoon or winter. One of the major tourist attraction is Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary which is famous for Gangetic dolphins, locally called as sonse. The Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary was established to protect the endangered Gangetic dolphins. The nearest airport from Bhagalpur is Patna airport (PAT) which is 183 km away.