As announced in the last Railway Budget, Ministry of Railways has decided to introduce one new weekly Super Fast express train between Santragachi and Tirupati. In the inaugural run this train will leave on 17th May 2011 from Santragachi and on 18th May 2011 from Tirupati.
The regular run of this train will commence from 22nd May 2011 from Santragachi and w.e.f. 23rd May 2011 from Tirupati. 22855 Santragachi-Tirupati Weekly Super Fast Express will leave Santragachi on every Sunday at 16.05hrs and will arrive at Tirupati at 18.00hrs on the next day. In the return direction, 22856 Tirupati-Santragachi Weekly Super Fast Express will leave Tirupati on every Monday at 19.55hrs and will arrive Santragachi at 22.10hrs on the following day.
This train has One AC-2tier, One AC-3tier, Seven Sleeper Class, Three General Second Class and Two Guard cum Luggage Van Coaches in its composition having stoppages at Kharagpur, Jaleswar, Balasore, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road, Brahmapur, Vizianagaram, Duvada, Rajahmundry, Elluru, Vijaywada, Guddur and Renigunta between Santragachi and Tirupati.