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Prayagraj–Anand Vihar Terminal Humsafar Express

Train route in India

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionOct 9, 2025
Entity authorityQ55391312 ↗
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The 22437 / 22438 Prayagraj - Anand Vihar Terminal Humsafar Express is a superfast express train of the Indian Railways connecting Prayagraj Junction in Uttar Pradesh and Anand Vihar Terminal in Delhi. It is currently being operated with 22437/22438 train numbers on a tri-weekly basis.

Coach composition

The train comprises 14 3-tier AC, 4 Sleeper LHB coach along with two generator cars at each end. It has two screens in each coach displaying information about upcoming stations and passenger awareness. It is also equipped with CCTV cameras in each coach to ensure passenger safety.

Coach composition for 22437 :

Coach composition for 22438 :

It is having a rake sharing arrangement with 12275/76 Prayagraj New Delhi Humsafar Express.

Service

It averages 79 km/h as 22437 Humsafar Express starts from Prayagraj Junction covering 622 km in 7 hrs 55 mins & 79 km/h as 22438 Humsafar Express starts from Anand Vihar Terminal covering 622 km in 7 hrs 50 min. It has a maximum speed of 130 km/h and it covers almost the entire journey at this speed.

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a WAP 7 of Ghaziabad Electric Locomotive Shed on its entire journey.

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The public source identifies “Prayagraj–Anand Vihar Terminal Humsafar Express” as train route in India. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Prayagraj, Anand and Vihar.

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