BANARAS SF EXP 12945 train route

BANARAS SF EXP (12945) runs from Surat to Bhavnagar. It departs from Surat station (ST) at 05:30 from platform 4 and arrives at Bhavnagar Terminus station (BVC) at 18:00. BANARAS SF EXP takes 0 minute to cover the distance of 528 km between Surat and Bhavnagar. It is a superfast train. The average speed of this train is kmph. It has classes First AC (1A), Second AC (2A), Third AC (3A) and Sleeper (SL). This train runs on Monday. Final chart for BANARAS SF EXP is prepared at Surat usually 3-4 hours before train departure time.

BANARAS SF EXP starts from Surat (ST) at 05:30, reaches Ahmedabad Jn (ADI) at 13:30, Anand Jn (ANND) at 14:55, Ratlam Jn (RTM) at 19:03, Kota Jn (KOTA) at 23:35, Agra Fort (AF) at 04:45, Etawah (ETW) at 07:10 and Prayagraj Allahabad Junction (PRYJ) at 11:40. It arrives at Bhavnagar Terminus on same day at 18:00. It stops at 15 stations in its route between Surat and Bhavnagar Terminus. Passengers use 12945 BANARAS SF EXP to travel mostly from Vadodara to Ahmedabad and Surat to Botad Jn.

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.