Saraighat Express

Saraighat SF Express

WDP-4 hauling Saraighat Express
Overview
Service type Superfast
Status Operating
Current operator(s) Eastern Railway
Route
Start Howrah Junction (HWH)
Stops 9
End Guwahati Junction (GHY)
Distance travelled 1000km
Service frequency Daily
Train number(s) 12345 / 12346
On-board services
Class(es) First AC, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved
Seating arrangements Available
Sleeping arrangements Available
Catering facilities Available (Paid)
Baggage facilities Available
Technical
Track gauge Broad Gauge
Operating speed Average - 61km/hr

The Saraighat Express is a daily superfast train which runs between Howrah (Kolkata) and Guwahati (Assam). The train is named after the famous Battle of Saraighat fought between Mughals and Ahom rulers of Assam (Ahom Kingdom) in which Mughals were defeated by the Ahoms under the great leadership of Mahavir Lachit Borphukan Commander-in-Chief. The train belongs to Eastern Railways zone of Indian Railway headquartered at Howrah.

The train numbered as 12345/12346 and being under superfast category is into the 2xxx number range.

The train is composed of all the available class of travel in Indian Railways - 1st AC(1A),2nd AC(2A),3rd AC(3A),Sleeper(SL),General Unreserved Class.The coach composition for the train is 1A/2A COMPOSITE- 1(HA-1); 2A- 1(A-1), 3A- 3(B-1,B-2,B-3), SL- 12(S-1 # S-12), PC- 1; GENL- 2; SLR- 2.Total number of coaches being 22.Tatkal scheme is available in this train. The train is usually hauled by WDP-4B from Siliguri loco shed. Its one of the best train to travel from Assam to Kolkata

Halts

  1. Howrah Junction
  2. Barddhaman Junction
  3. Bolpur Shantiniketan
  4. Rampurhat
  5. New Farakka
  6. Malda Town
  7. Kishanganj
  8. New Jalpaiguri
  9. New Cooch Behar
  10. New Alipurduar
  11. New Bongaigaon Junction
  12. Kamakhya
  13. Guwahati Junction

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