Howrah - Jaisalmer Superfast Express
Overview | |||||
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Service type | Superfast | ||||
First service | March 3, 2012 | ||||
Current operator(s) | North Western Railway zone | ||||
Route | |||||
Start | Howrah Junction (HWH) | ||||
Stops | 12 | ||||
End | Jaisalmer (JSM) | ||||
Distance travelled | 2,249 km (1,397 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 39 hours 10 minutes | ||||
Service frequency | Weekly[lower-alpha 1] | ||||
Train number(s) | 12371/12372 | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
Seating arrangements | No | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
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 | 58 km/h (36 mph) | ||||
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Howrah - Jaisalmer Superfast Express is an superfast train of the Indian Railways connecting Howrah Junction in West Bengal and Jaisalmer of Rajasthan. It is currently being operated with 12371/12372 train numbers on weekly basis.[1][2][3]
Service
The 12371/Howrah - Jaisalmer SF Express has averages speed of 57 km/hr and covers 2249 km in 39 hrs 25 mins. 12372/Jaisalmer - Howrah SF Express has averages speed of 57 km/hr and covers 2249 km in 39 hrs 25 mins.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
- Howrah Junction
- Durgapur
- Asansol Junction
- Dhanbad Junction
- Gaya Junction
- Mughalsarai Junction
- Varanasi Junction
- Pratapgarh Junction
- Amethi
- Rae Bareli Junction
- Lucknow Charbagh
- Bareilly Junction
- Moradabad Junction
- Ghaziabad Junction
- Delhi Junction
- Delhi Cantonment
- Gurgaon
- Rewari Junction
- Sadulpur Junction
- Churu Junction
- Ratangarh Junction
- Bikaner Junction
- Phalodi Junction
- Jaisalmer
Coach composite
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consist of 24 coaches :
- 3 AC II Tier
- 4 AC III Tier
- 8 Sleeper Coaches
- 6 General
- 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
- 1 High capacity parcel van
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed or Mughalsarai Loco Shed based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Howrah to Mughalsarai and from Mughalsarai it is hauled by a Mughalsarai Loco Shed based WDM-3A diesel locomotive up til Jaisalmer and vice versa.
See also
Notes
- ↑ Runs one day in a week for every direction.