Howrah - Amritsar Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway zone |
| Route | |
| Start | Howrah Junction (HWH) |
| Stops | 12 |
| End | Amritsar Junction (ASR) |
| Distance travelled | 1,818 km (1,130 mi) |
| Average journey time | 29 hours 10 minutes |
| Service frequency | Daily[lower-alpha 1] |
| Train number(s) | 13049/13050 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | No |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | On-board Catering & E-Catering |
| Observation facilities | ICF Coaches |
| Entertainment facilities | No |
| Baggage facilities | Below the seats |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 43 km/h (27 mph) |
Howrah - Amritsar Express is an Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Howrah in West Bengal and Amritsar Junction of Punjab. It is currently being operated with 13049/13050 train numbers on daily basis.[1][2][3]
Service
The 13049/Howrah - Amritsar Express has averages speed of 43 km/hr and covers 1924 km in 44h 30m. 13050/Amritsar - Howrah Express has averages speed of 42 km/hr and 1924 km in 45h 35m.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
- Howrah Junction
- Shrirampur
- Bandel Junction
- Barddhaman Junction
- Durgapur
- Andal Junction
- Asansol Junction
- Sitarampur Junction
- Chittaranjan
- Madhupur Junction
- Jasidih Junction
- Dhanbad Junction
- Chittaranjan
- Madhupur Junction
- Jasidih Junction
- Jhajha
- Jamui
- Kiul Junction
- Mokama
- Barh
- Bakhtiyarpur Junction
- Patna Sahib
- Patna Junction
- Danapur
- Ara Junction
- Raghunathpur
- Buxar
- Dildarnagar Junction
- Mughalsarai Junction
- Vyasnagar
- Kashi
- Varanasi Junction
- Birapatti
- Babatpur
- Pindra Road
- Zafarabad Junction
- Jaunpur City
- Sri Krishna Nagar
- Sultanpur Junction
- Nihalgarh
- Akbarganj
- Haidergarh
- Lucknow Charbagh
- Alamnagar
- Hardoi
- Shahjahanpur
- Aonla
- Chandausi Junction
- Moradabad Junction
- Najibabad Junction
- Laksar Junction
- Roorkee
- Saharanpur Junction
- Ambala Cantonment Junction
- Ambala City
- Ludhiana Junction
- Phillaur Junction
- Jalandhar Cantonment Junction
- Jalandhar City Junction
- Kartarpur
- Beas Junction
- Amritsar Junction
Coach composite
The train has standard LCF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consist of 15 coaches :
- 2 AC III Tier
- 4 Sleeper Coaches
- 5 General
- 1 Military
- 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Howrah to Lucknow. Form Lucknow trains are hauled by a LucknowLoco Shed based WDM 3A diesel locomotive to Amritsar and vice versa.
See also
Notes
- ↑ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.
External links
References
- ↑ "Amritsar-Nagpur train starts to deal with rush". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- ↑ "Rail traffic limping back to normalcy in region". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- ↑ "Two special trains to Saharsa in Bihar to clear Holi rush". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2017-07-14.