Poorva Express

Poorva Express
Poorva Express
Overview
Service type	Superfast Express
Locale	Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railways
Route
Start	Howrah Junction (HWH)
Stops	22
End	New Delhi (NDLS)
Distance travelled	1,531 km (951 mi)
Average journey time	23 hours 10 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
On-board services
Class(es)	First AC, Second AC, Third AC, Sleeper, Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Available
Sleeping arrangements	Available
Auto-rack arrangements	Available
Catering facilities	Available (paid)
Observation facilities	LHB coaches
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	63 km/h (39 mph) average with halts; 130 km/h (Max. speed)

The Poorva Express (Bengali: পূর্ব এক্সপ্রেস, Hindi: पूर्व एक्स्प्रेस) is a daily superfast express train of Indian Railways, running between Howrah, West Bengal, and New Delhi, the capital city of India.

The name Poorva signifies the eastern part of India. It is a very good train after Rajdhani for travellers of Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal.

The Train has been allotted a 22 coach rake of LHB Coaches, which started running from 30 April 2013 on allotment basis The Allotment of LHB Rake for first 1 month is like this. Now the maximum permissible speed of this train is 130.00 km/h.

Coach composition

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
	EOG	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	S8	S9	S10	S11	PC	B3	B2	B1	A1	A2	HA1	GS	GS	EOG

Loco

12303/04 Poorva Express is hauled by a single WAP-4/WAP 7 electric locomotive of Howrah shed in its entire plight on Howrah-Delhi main line section (via Patna).

12381/82 Poorva Express is hauled from Howrah to Mughalsarai (via Grand Chord) by a WAP-4/WAP 7 locomotive, Mughalsarai to Allahabad via Varanasi by a WAP 5 locomotive & then Allahabad to New Delhi by a WAP 7 locomotive.

Train Detail

**Detail of Poorva Express**
Pair	Train No.	Sector	Departure	Arrival	Frequency	Average Speed	Stops	Distance
1	12303^[1]	Howrah – New Delhi Via Patna	08:05	07:20	Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat	66 km	BWN, DGR, ASN, CRJ, MDP, JSME, JAJ, JMU, KIUL, MKA, BARH, BKP, PNBE, DNR, ARA, BXR, MGS, ALD, CNB, ETW, TDL,ALGN	1531 km
1	12304^[2]	New Delhi – Howrah Via Patna	16:20	16:55	Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun	62 km		1531 km
2	12381^[3]	Howrah – New Delhi Via Gaya	08:15	07:20	Sun, Wed, Thu	62 km	ALGN, TDL, ETW, CNB, ALD, BSB, MGS, BBU, DOS, ABUR, RFG, GAYA, KQR, PNME, DHN, ASN, DGR, BWN	1449 km
2	12382^[4]	New Delhi – Howrah Via Gaya	16:20	16:45	Mon, Tue, Fri	59 km		1449 km

Trivia

The train underwent change in its livery from creamy brown to official blue in the early 2000s. Earlier it used to carry a full First AC coach as well. When this train was introduced this train used to receive the highest pririty during its run. After Rajdhani Express was introduced it does not receives much priority then when the train was first introduced.

Accidents and Incidents

On 14 December 2014 the 12381 UP Howrah - New Delhi Poorva Express derailed at 8.27 am after leaving Howrah at 8.15 am.^[5] 11 sleeper coaches and a pantry car (AC Hot Buffer Car) of the New Delhi-bound Poorva Express derailed at Liluah shortly after leaving Howrah station. There was no casualty or injury to any passenger, railway officials said. The train was moving at a slow speed when it derailed, the officials said, adding that the reasons for the mishap was being examined. What saved the passengers was the speed of the train. "The Poorva Express was moving at 10 to 15kmph when the accident occurred. The average speed of the train is 63kmph, though it can travel at 130kmph. Derailment at higher speeds would have been catastrophic," an official said.

References

External links

Indian Railways

Authority

Ministry of Railways
Railway Board

Zones

Production Units

Engine sheds

Diesel	Golden Rock Pune Samastipur

MEMU	Kollam

Subsidiaries

Bharat Wagon and Engineering
Container Corporation of India
Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India
High Speed Rail Corporation of India
Indian Railway Finance Corporation
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)
Ircon International
Konkan Railway Corporation
Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
Railtel Corporation of India
RITES

Autonomous
Organizations

Central Organization for Railway Electrification
Central Organization For Modernization of Workshops
Research Design and Standards Organization
Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS)
Railway Recruitment Control Board
Rail Land Development Authority

Training Institutes

Indian Railway Institute of Civil Engineering
Indian Railway Institute of Electrical Engineering
Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications
Indian Railway Institute of Transportation Management
RPF Academy
Railway Staff College

Network

Services

Special Trains

Lifeline Express
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Sanskriti Express
Science Express

Tourist trains

Employees

All India Station Masters' Association (AISMA)
All India Railway Employees' Confederation (AIREC)

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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

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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)

Railways in Northern India

National network/ trunk lines	Howrah-Delhi main line Delhi–Chennai line Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line Delhi–Jaipur line Jaipur–Ahmedabad line

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Narrow gauge railways	Kalka-Shimla Railway Kangra Valley Railway

Abanoned lines	Jammu–Sialkot Line

Monorails	Patiala State Monorail Trainways (abandoned)

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Manufacturing units and workshops	Diesel Locomotive Works Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala Rail Coach Factory, Raebareli

Railway companies	Northern Railway North Eastern Railway North Central Railway North Western Railway East Indian Railway Company Rajputana-Malwa Railway Oudh and Tirhut Railway Indian Branch Railway Company Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Delhi Metro Rail Corporation National Capital Region Transport Corporation

See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) 1974 railway strike in India