| Anga Weekly Express | |
| Type: | Superfast |
| Operator: | South Western Railways |
| Start: | (SMVB) |
| Stops: | 27 |
| End: | (BGP) |
| Distance: | 2476km (1,539miles) |
| Journeytime: | 43h 35m |
| Frequency: | Weekly |
| Class: | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved |
| Seating: | Yes |
| Sleeping: | Yes |
| Catering: | Available |
| Observation: | Large windows |
| Stock: | LHB coach |
| Trainnumber: | 12253 / 12254 |
| Speed: | 110km/h Maximum, 58km/h average including halts |
The 12253 / 12254 Anga Weekly Express is a train connecting Bhagalpur (BGP), the second largest city of Bihar, to Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru (SMVB) in Bangalore, via Munger's, Kolkata's Dankuni Junction, Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada. In February 2017, the train was provided with the new LHB coach.[1]
The Anga Express was introduced because of the growing demand for the train service from the Anga region to Bangalore. Many of the software professionals working in Bangalore were from the districts of Munger and Bhagalpur. Prior to the Anga Express, they used to travel to Bangalore on the Sanghamithra Superfast Express or the Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express.
The train reverses its direction thrice at:
It is hauled by a Howrah-based WAP-4 / WAP-7 locomotive from BGP till VSKP. From VSKP till YPR it is hauled by a Lallaguda-based WAP-7 locomotive and vice versa.