KGP VM SF EXP 22603 train route

KGP VM SF EXP (22603) runs from Kharagpur to Villupuram Jn. It departs from Kharagpur Jn station (KGP) at 14:05 from platform 2,4 and arrives at Villupuram Jn station (VM) at 19:05 on platform 1. KGP VM SF EXP takes 24 hrs to cover the distance of 1832 km between Kharagpur and Villupuram Jn. It is a superfast train. The average speed of this train is 76.33333333333333 kmph. It has classes Second AC (2A), Third AC (3A) and Sleeper (SL). This train runs on Thursday. Final chart for KGP VM SF EXP is prepared at Kharagpur usually 3-4 hours before train departure time.

Kharagpur is located in the Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal. It is best known for housing the most prestigious technical university that is the Indian Institute of technology. IIT Kharagpur is one of the highest calibre universities of India. The city gets its name from the deity of Khargeswar temple. People say that this was the place where Hidimba demon of the Mahabharatha had lived. It was part of the Hijli Kingdom which was situated on the banks of Rasulpur River. You can visit Kahler Bonpatna, this is a very old temple of Lord Ram. As per local legend, earlier there was a Gold idol of Sri Ram was worshipped. But its idols were stolen twice, now local people put metal Brigraha(idol) inside the temple. You can reach Kharagpur by road and railways. It is a major railway junction in the South Eastern Railway Zone. The station is connected to all major cities of India. The nearest airport is Netaji Subhash Chandra airport in Kolkata (CCU) which is 111 km away.