New Jalpaiguri Howrah Shatabdi Express
Shatabdi Express Blasting Through Pakur | |||||
Overview | |||||
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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 | ||||
End | New Jalpaiguri | ||||
Distance travelled | 566 km (352 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 | |||||
Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railway coaches | ||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Operating speed |
130 km/h (81 mph) maximum 73 km/h (45 mph) average, including halts | ||||
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The Howrah – New Jalpaiguri Shatabdi Express is a superfast express fully airconditioned train connecting Kolkata and New Jalpaiguri. 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 70 km per hour (excluding halts). The train is hauled by a matching WDP-4//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 8 AC Chair Cars, 1 Executive Class coach & 2 End-On-Generation Cars.Recently The train is modified to Swarna standards with advanced features.
Inaugural
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and the then railway minister Mukul Roy flagged 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 ultra modern LHB coaches, providing unmatched comfort even on speeds such as 130 km/h,large windows provide extraordinary views of landscape, ultra soft reclining seats (2x2 in EC/3x2 in CC) provide excellent comfort, on-board meals are available and its charge is included in the ticket fare, passengers have option of choosing from Veg/Non Veg.
Loco link
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 130 km/h if section permits.
See also
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 11 July 2011.