Padatik Express

Padatik SF Express
12378 Padatik Express at Baruipara, West Bengal hauled by WDM-3A baldie - 14020(BWN)
Overview
Service type Superfast
Status Operating
First service October 4, 2009 (2009-10-04)
Current operator(s) Eastern Railways
Route
Start Sealdah (SDAH)
Stops 8
End New Alipurduar (NOQ)
Distance travelled 720 km (450 mi)
Service frequency Daily[lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s) 12377/12378
On-board services
Class(es) First AC, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved
Seating arrangements Available
Sleeping arrangements Available
Catering facilities Ecatering Available at sealdah,Malda Town,New Jalpaiguri & New Alipurduar
Technical
Track gauge Broad Gauge
Operating speed Average - 60 km/h (37 mph)
Route map

Padatik Express is a daily superfast Full LHB (One rake is ICF other one is Full LHB) train which runs between Sealdah in West Bengal and New Alipurduar of West Bengal.

The train covers a distance of 719 kilometres (447 mi). The train belongs to Eastern Railways and travel time over the whole route is just over 12 hours.[1] This train is named after renowned Bengali poet Subhash Mukhopadhyay's book Padatik.[2]

The train is numbered as 12377/12378 and offers all the available classes of travel on Indian Railways – 1st AC(H1)- 1,1st AC cum 2nd AC(HA1) - 1, 2nd AC - 2(A1), 3rd AC - 6(B1 - B6), Sleeper - 6(S1 - S6), General Unreserved Class - 3(GS 1 - 3), SLR - 2. The train is composed of 21 coaches and is usually hauled by WDM-3A from Bardhaman diesel loco shed. Since some months, it is being hauled by HWH DLS WDP-4D or EMDs from SGUJ shed [3]

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

  • Sealdah(SDAH)
  • Bardhaman Junction(BWN)
  • Bolpur Shantiniketan(BHP)
  • Rampurhat Junction(RPH)
  • Malda Town(MLDT)
  • Kishanganj(KNE)
  • New Jalpaiguri Junction(NJP)
  • Mathabhanga(MHBA)
  • New Cooch Behar(NCB)
  • New Alipurduar(NOQ)

Incidents

  1. "Villagers terrorise train passengers". The Statesman. 29 September 2011.
  2. "Signal sabotaged to rob passengers on Padatik Express". Times of India. 17 June 2012.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

References

  1. ↑ "India Rail Info". Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "Tracks & trains for 'backward' region". Telegraph Calcutta. 5 October 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "India Rail Info". Retrieved 2 February 2013.
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