The 12379 / 12380 Jallianwalla Bagh Express is an
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 fou ...
and of
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising a ...
. It is currently being operated with 12379/12380 train numbers on Friday of a week.
Service
The 12379 Jallianwala Bagh Express has an average speed of 62 km/h and covers 1901 km in 30 hrs 35 mins. 12380 Jallianwala Bagh Express has an average speed of 62 km/h and covers 1901 km in 30 hrs 35 mins.
Route & Halts
Coach composition
The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 120 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches:
* 1 AC First-class
* 1 AC II Tier
* 3 AC III Tier
* 11 Sleeper coaches
*1 Pantry car
* 3 General
* 2 EOGs
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a
Howrah or
Sealdah
Sealdah is a neighbourhood of Central Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Etymology
Jackals (''sheal'' in Bengali) howled around Sealdah. Antiquarians identify it as Shrigaldwipa (Jackal Island). Nearby Beliaghata w ...
-based
WAP-7
The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic ...
electric locomotive from Sealdah to Amritsar and vice versa.
Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 12329/12330
West Bengal Sampark Kranti
See also
*
Sealdah railway station
*
Amritsar Junction railway station
Amritsar Central railway station (station code: ASR) is a railway located in Amritsar district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Amritsar. It is the largest and busiest railway station of Punjab.
History
The Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Rail ...
*
West Bengal Sampark Kranti
*
Tatanagar–Amritsar Jallianwalla Bagh Express
The 18103 / 18104 Tatanagar -Amritsar Jallianwalla Bagh Express is an Express train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 18103/18104 train numbers on bi-weekly basis.
S ...
Notes
External links
12379/Jallianwalabagh Express12380/Jallianwalabagh Express
References
Transport in Amritsar
Transport in Kolkata
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 Punjab, India
Railway services introduced in 2009
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