New Jalpaiguri Howrah Shatabdi Express

Howrah - New Jalpaiguri Shatabdi Express
Shatabdi Express Blasting Through Pakur
Overview
Service type	Shatabdi Express
Status	Operating
Locale	West Bengal,Though it touches Neighboring States of Jharkhand and Bihar on its Journey
First service	12 July 2012
Current operator(s)	North East Frontier Railway
Route
Start	Howrah (HWH)
Stops	4
End	New Jalpaiguri (NJP)
Distance travelled	561 km (349 mi)
Service frequency	All Days Except Sunday
On-board services
Class(es)	Executive Chair Car, AC Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Available
Catering facilities	Available (included in the ticket
Observation facilities	LHB Coaches
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Track gauge	Broad Gauge
Operating speed	140 km/h (87 mph) maximum 69.76 km/h (43 mph) average, including halts

Howrah New Jalpaiguri Shatabdi Express Trainboard

The Howrah – New Jalpaiguri Shatabdi Express is a superfast express fully airconditioned train connecting Kolkata and Siliguri. It is the fastest train in the Howrah - New Jalpaiguri section covering a distance of 566 km in a span of 8 hours.^[1]^[2] The train runs at an average speed of 72 km per hour (excluding halts). It is the 2nd fastest fully diesel hauled train in India after Pune - Secunderabad Shatabdi, with a top speed of 135 kilometers per hour. The train is hauled by a matching WDP-4/WDP-4B/WDP-4D of Siliguri diesel locomotive shed as the Barddhaman - New Jalpaiguri section has not yet been electrified completely. It always gets LHB Coaches. The train comprises 7 AC Chair Cars, 1 AC First Class coach & 2 End-On-Generation Cars.

Interior of AC Executive Chair Car

Inaugural

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and the then railway minister Mukul Roy flag it off from Cooch Behar on 12 July 2012 . Though this train was passed in Railway Budget 2012 - 13 by the then Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi. ^[3]

Amenities

This Train Has State-Of-The Art UltraModern LHB Coaches, providing unmatched comfort even on speeds such as 130kph,Large Windows Provide Extraordinary Views Of Landscape, Ultra Soft Reclining Seats (2x2 in EC/3x2 in CC) Provide Excellent Comfort, Delicious On Board Meals are available and its charge is included on the ticket fare, Passengers Have option of choosing from Veg/Non Veg.

Locomotive

This Train Is Hauled by Highly Powerful GM-EMD/DLW Made 4500HP WDP4D Class,4500HP IGBT Equipped WDP4B, and the Ultra Modern and Futuristic Dual Cabbed 4500HP IGBT Equipped WDP4D Class (40089-91,40096,40108) locos. All Of These Are capable to Take The Train to 130kph If Section Permits

References

↑ "India Rail Info". Retrieved 28 August 2012.
↑ "Special train between New Jalpaiguri & Kolkata". Times Of India. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
↑ "First Shatabdi". The Telegraph India. Retrieved 2011-07-11.

Railways in the North-east and Eastern India

National network/ trunk lines	Howrah–Delhi main line Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Howrah-Chennai main line Sahibganj Loop Grand Chord Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line Barauni-Guwahati line Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line

Branch lines/ sections	Andal-Sainthia branch line Asansol-Gaya section Asansol–Patna section Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Bairabi Sairang Railway Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line Bankura-Masagram line Bardhaman-Asansol section Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barauni-Samastipur-Muzaffarpur-Hajipur line Barauni-Samastipur section Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Fatuha–Tilaiya line Gaya–Kiul line Gaya–Mughalsarai section Guwahati–Lumding section Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat railway line Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line Jharia Coalfield rail network Katihar–Siliguri line Kharagpur–Puri line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Lalgola and Gede branch lines Lumding Agartala Rail Line Lumding–Dibrugarh section Madhupur Giridih Rail Line Mokama–Barauni section Muzaffarpur- Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Muzaffarpur-Gorakhpur main line Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi section Muzaffarpur-Hajipur section Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section New Bongaigaon–Guwahati section Patna–Gaya line Patna–Mughalsarai section Samastipur-Muzaffarpur section Tatanagar–Bilaspur section

Lines around Kolkata	Howrah–Bardhaman main line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line Sealdah–Ranaghat line Sealdah–Hasnabad–Bangaon–Ranaghat line Sealdah South lines Barasat Basirhat Railway Howrah–Kharagpur line

Monorail	Aizawl Monorail Kolkata Monorail Patna Monorail

Defunct lines revived//under revival	Ahmedpur Katwa Railway Bankura Damodar Railway Burdwan Katwa Railway Bukhtiarpur Bihar Light Railway Futwah-Islampur Light Railway

Defunct lines	Kalighat Falta Railway Bengal Provincial Railway Mayurbhanj State Railway The Cherra Companyganj State Railways East Coast State Railway

Production units/ workshops	Chittaranjan Locomotive Works Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam Braithwaite & Co. Ltd. Burn Standard Company Bharat Wagon and Engineering Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company

Named trains	Amritsar Mail Ananya Express Anand Vihar Muzaffarpur Garib Rath Express Anga Express Aranyak Express Arunachal Express Assam Mail Azad Hind Express Bagh Express Bandra – Patna Express Barisal Express Bhagalpur – Anand Vihar Terminal Garib Rath Express Bhagirati Express Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express Bhubaneswar Duronto Express Black Diamond Express Brahmaputra Mail Cachar Express Chambal Express Chennai Mail Coalfield Express Coromandel Express Darbhanga–Bangalore Express Darjeeling Mail Dhauli Express Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express Doon Express East Bengal Express East Bengal Mail Falaknuma Express Farakka Express Ganadevata Express Ganga Kaveri Express Ganga Sagar Express Gour Express Guwahati Bangalore Express (Kaziranga Express) Hazarduari Express Hirakud Express Howrah – Dhanbad Double Decker Express Howrah-Delhi Yuva Express Howrah-Kanyakumari Express Howrah – New Delhi Duronto Express Howrah – New Jalpaiguri Shatabdi Howrah Rajdhani Express Indore – Patna Express Indore – Rajendra Nagar Via. Faizabad Express Ispat Express (train) Jnaneshwari Express Kalinga Utkal Express Kalka Mail Kamrup Express Kanchenjunga Express Magadh Express Maithili Express Mithila Express Maitree Express Manikarnika Express Muzaffarpur Anand Vihar Garib Rath Express North East Express Patna Duronto Express Patna – Kota Express Pratham Swatrantata Sangrm Express Poorva Express Purushottam Express Rajdhani Express – Rajendranagar Rajendranagar Express Ranchi Rajdhani Express Sampoorna Kranti Express Sanghamithra Express Sapt Kranti Express Sealdah – New Delhi Duronto Express Sealdah Rajdhani Express Shaktipunj Express Shramjeevi express Shipra Express Surat Bhagalpur Express Surat–Muzaffarpur Express Tiruchirappalli Express Tirhut Express Utsarg Express Vikramshila Express West Bengal Sampark Kranti

Transit points with Bangladesh	Singhabad–Rohanpur Gede–Darshana Petrapole–Benapole

Defunct transit points with Bangladesh	Mahisasan-Shahbajpur Radhikapur–Biral Changrabandha–Burimari Haldibari–Chilahati Gitaldaha–Mogalhat

Indian railheads near India-Nepal border	Raxaul Bairgania Jainagar Jogbani Laukaha Bazar Thakurganj

Railway companies	East Indian Railway Company Bengal Nagpur Railway Eastern Bengal Railway Assam Bengal Railway Bengal Dooars Railway Cooch Behar State Railway Indian Branch Railway Company Martin's Light Railways Eastern Railway East Central Railway South Eastern Railway East Coast Railway Northeast Frontier Railway North Eastern Railway

See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) Suburban rail in India Kolkata Suburban Railway Northeast Indian Railways during World War II Trains of East Coast Railway (India)

New Jalpaiguri Howrah Shatabdi Express

Inaugural

Amenities

Locomotive

See also

References