Kamakhya–SMVT Bengaluru AC Superfast Express

The 12552/12551 Kamakhya Junction–SMVT Bangalore AC Express has 1 AC 1st Class, 4 AC 2 tier, 11 AC 3 tier & 2 End-on Generator Coaches. In addition, it carries 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 12552 Kamakhya Junction–SMVT Bangalore AC Express covers the distance of in 52 hours 25 mins averaging and in 53 hours 30 mins as 12551 SMVT Bangalore–Kamakhya Junction AC Express averaging . As the average speed of the train is above , as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge. ==Routing==

Note: Bold type indicates major stations and cities. Reversal The train reverses direction of travel twice during its run at and . ==Traction==

As the entire route is fully electrified. A Howrah base WAP-4 hauls the train from Kamakhya Junction up to handing over to a Howrah-based WAP-5 until after which a Lallaguda or Vijayawada-based WAP-5 and WAP-7 locomotive powers the train all the way up to Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal. ==Operation==

• 12552 Kamakhya Junction–Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal AC Express runs from Kamakhya Junction every Wednesday reaching SMVT Bangalore on the third day i.e. Friday. • 12551 Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Junction–Kamakhya Junction AC Express runs from SMVT Bangalore every Saturday reaching Kamakhya Junction on the third day i.e. Monday. == Accidents ==

On 8 October 2022, A 31-year-old lady travelling with her 3-year-old child and elderly mother slipped and fell between platform no. 1 and the adjoining tracks while hurriedly boarding a moving 12551 SMVT Bengaluru–Kamakhya AC Superfast Express with a manually operated door at SMVT Bengaluru. The lady was initially saved by an officer of the Government Railway Police, who pulled her out onto the platform. She had a fractured arm but unfortunately died while en route to the Bowring & Lady Curzon Hospitals in Shivajinagara, Bengaluru. On 30 March 2025, 11 coaches of the train was derailed near Nergundi Junction railway station in Cuttack district at 11:45 am, one person have been killed in this accident with 25 persons hospitalized. this is the second train of SMVT bengaluru being involved in a train accident in odisha, last time was on 2 June when Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru Superfast Express collided with Coromandel Express near Bahanaga Bazar railway station which is now known as the 2023 Odisha train collision. ==See also==