The 12371 / 12372 Howrah–Jaisalmer Superfast Express is a
Superfast Express train of the Indian Railways connecting in
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...
and of
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...
. It is currently being operated with 12371/12372 train numbers on a weekly basis.
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Service
The 12371/Howrah–Jaisalmer Superfast Express has an average speed of 57 km/h and covers 2249 km in 39 hrs 25 mins. 12372/Jaisalmer–Howrah Superfast Express has an average speed of 57 km/hr and covers 2249 km in 39 hrs 25 mins.
Route & halts
The important halts of the train are:
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Coach composition
The train has got LHB rakes from 26 August 2019, with max speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 24 coaches:
* 1 First AC
* 1 AC II Tier
* 4 AC III Tier
* 11 Sleeper coaches
* 3 General
* 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
* 1 High capacity parcel van
* 1 Pantry car
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a 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 ...
-based WAP-4
The Indian locomotive class WAP-4 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1993 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) ...
electric locomotive from Howrah to and from Mughalsarai Junction it is hauled by a Mughalsarai
Mughalsarai (; English: '' Mughal Tavern''), officially known as Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar, is a city and a municipal board in the Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh. Located around from Varanasi, it is an important railway junction ...
-based WDM-3A
The Indian locomotive class WDM-3A is a class of diesel–electric locomotive that was developed in 1993 by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Diesel (D), Mixed traffic (M) ...
diesel locomotive up til Jaisalmer and vice versa.
See also
* Howrah Junction railway station
Howrah railway station, also known as Howrah Junction, is a railway station located in the city of Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is also the oldest and largest existing railway complex in India. It is one of the busiest train stations in the w ...
* Jaisalmer railway station
Jaisalmer railway station is a major railway station located in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The railway station is under the administrative control of North Western Railway of Indian Railways. The station has three platforms and a total of five tra ...
Timetable
*12371 – Starts from Howrah every Monday at 8:15 AM and reaches Jaisalmer next day at night 11:50 PM IST
*12372 – Starts from Jaisalmer every Thursday at afternoon 1:25 AM IST and reaches Howrah next day evening 4:55 PM
Notes
References
External links
12371/Howrah - Jaisalmer SF Express
India Rail Info
12372/Jaisalmer - Howrah SF Express
India Rail Info
Train info
Rail transport in Howrah
Transport in Jaisalmer
Express trains in India
Rail transport in West Bengal
Rail transport in Jharkhand
Rail transport in Bihar
Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh
Rail transport in Delhi
Rail transport in Haryana
Rail transport in Rajasthan
Railway services introduced in 2012
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