The 12317 / 12318 Akal Takht Express is an

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train connecting eastern Indian city of

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with northern Indian city of

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Background

Originally starting from Sealdah, its terminus got changed to Kolkata in 2014. It is a Express-class train travelling at an average speed of . It has sleeper, third AC, second AC, first AC, and unreserved types of coaches along with 2

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for power. This train has modern

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, however,

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facility is not available with this train but on-board catering and e-catering is available.

Route & halts

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches: * 1 AC I cum AC II Tier * 1 AC II Tier * 6 AC III Tier * 10 Sleeper coaches * 2 General * 2 EOG

Traction

As the route is fully electrified, train is hauled by an

Howrah Howrah (, , alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River opposite its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively it lies within Howrah district, and is th ...

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-based

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electric locomotive from Kolkata to Amritsar, and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train sharing its rake with 12315/12316

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References

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