Howrah–Rampurhat Express

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Howrah - Rampurhat Superfast Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
First service4 July 2010; 13 years ago (2010-07-04)
Current operator(s)Eastern Railway zone
Route
StartHowrah Junction (HWH)
Stops7
EndRampurhat Junction (RPH)
Distance travelled207 km (129 mi)
Average journey time3 hours 40 minutes
Service frequencyDaily[lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)12347/12348
On-board services
Class(es)Chair Car, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesNo
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stock2
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed56 km/h (35 mph)

Howrah - Rampurhat Express is a Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Howrah Junction in West Bengal and Rampurhat Junction of West Bengal. It is currently being operated with 12347/12348 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2]

Service[edit]

The 12347/Howrah - Rampurhat (Shahid) SF Express has an average speed of 56 km/hr and covers 207 km in 3 hrs 40 mins. 12348/Rampurhat - Howrah (Shahid) Express has an average speed of 56 km/hr and covers 207 km in 3 hrs 40 mins.

Route and halts[edit]

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composite[edit]

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

Traction[edit]

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[edit]

Train shares its rake with 13053/13054 Howrah - Siuri Intercity Express

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

External links[edit]

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