VM KGP SF EXP 22604 train route

VM KGP SF EXP (22604) runs from Villupuram Jn to Kharagpur. It departs from Villupuram Jn station (VM) at 11:05 from platform 3 and arrives at Kharagpur Jn station (KGP) at 18:10 on platform 5. VM KGP SF EXP takes 24 hrs to cover the distance of 1778 km between Villupuram Jn and Kharagpur. It is a superfast train. The average speed of this train is 74.08333333333333 kmph. It has classes Second AC (2A), Third AC (3A) and Sleeper (SL). This train runs on Tuesday. Final chart for VM KGP SF EXP is prepared at Villupuram Jn 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.