Howrah–Rampurhat Express
Overview | |
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Service type | Express |
First service | 4 July 2010; 14 years ago (2010-07-04) |
Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway zone |
Route | |
Termini | Howrah Junction (HWH) Rampurhat Junction (RPH) |
Stops | 7 |
Distance travelled | 207 km (129 mi) |
Average journey time | 3 hours 35 minutes |
Service frequency | Daily[a] |
Train number(s) | 12347/12348 |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | Chair Car, General Unreserved |
Seating arrangements | Yes |
Sleeping arrangements | No |
Catering facilities | No |
Entertainment facilities | No |
Baggage facilities | Below the seats |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | 2 |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Operating speed | Average 58 km/h (36 mph) |
Howrah - Rampurhat Sahid Superfast Express is an Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Howrah Junction in West Bengal and Rampurhat Junction of West Bengal. It is currently being operated with train numbers 12347/12348 on a daily basis.[1][2]
Service
The 12347/Howrah - Rampurhat (Shahid) SF Express has an average speed of 56 km/h and covers 207 km in 3 hrs 40 mins. 12348/Rampurhat - Howrah (Shahid) Express has an average speed of 56 km/h and covers 207 km in 3 hrs 40 mins.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
- Howrah Junction
- Kamarkundu
- Barddhaman Junction
- Guskara
- Bolpur Shantiniketan
- Prantik railway station
- Ahmadpur Junction
- Sainthia Junction
- Rampurhat Junction
Coach composite
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 13 coaches :
- 1 AC Chair Car (CC Coach)
- 3 Second-seating chair car (2S Coach)
- 7 General (GN Coach)
- 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
Schedule
The schedule of this 12347/12348 Howrah–Rampurhat (Shahid) Express is given below:-
HWH - RPH - HWH Shahid Express | ||||
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12347 | Stations | 12348 | ||
Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | |
-NIL- | 11:55 | Howrah Junction | 20:15 | -NIL- |
12:24 | 12:25 | Kamarkundu | 19:20 | 19:21 |
13:07 | 13:09 | Barddhaman Junction | 18:30 | 18:32 |
13:45 | 13:46 | Guskara | 17:53 | 17:54 |
14:03 | 14:05 | Bolpur Shantiniketan | 17:36 | 17:38 |
14:14 | 14:15 | Prantik | 17:30 | 17:31 |
14:31 | 14:32 | Ahmedpur Junction | 17:16 | 17:17 |
14:44 | 14:46 | Sainthia Junction | 17:02 | 17:03 |
15:30 | -NIL- | Rampurhat Junction | -NIL- | 16:40 |
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed based WAP 4 / WAP 7 electric locomotive from Howrah to Rampurhat and vice versa.
Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 13053/13054 Howrah - Siuri Intercity Express
See also
- Howrah Junction railway station
- Rampurhat Junction railway station
- Agniveena Express
- Howrah - Siuri Intercity Express
- Shantiniketan Express
Notes
- ^ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.
External links
- 12347/Howrah - Rampurhat (Shahid) SF Express
- 12348/Rampurhat - Howrah (Shahid) Express
References
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