The 12495 / 12496 Pratap Superfast Express is a
Express
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train belonging to
Indian Railways
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North Western Railway zone
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that runs between and
Kolkata Chitpur in India. It often is delayed nearly by four hours late. The train received its
LHB coach
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.
It operates as train number 12495 from Bikaner Junction to Kolkata and as train number 12496 in the reverse direction, serving the states 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 ...
,
Uttar Pradesh
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,
Bihar
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,
Jharkhand
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and
West Bengal
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.
Coaches
The 12495/12496 Pratap Express has one
AC 2 tier, five
AC 3 tier, eight
Sleeper class
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The first such cars s ...
, six
Unreserved/General and two
EOG
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coaches. It does not carry a
pantry car
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Service
The 12495 Pratap Express covers the distance of in 31 hours 55 mins (59.06 km/h) and in 31 hours 05 mins as 12496 Pratap Express (60.64 km/h).
As the average speed of the train is above , as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
Time table
Operation
* 12495 Pratap Express runs from Bikaner Junction every Thursday reaching Kolkata on Frida
* 12496 Pratap Express runs from Kolkata every Friday reaching Bikaner Junction on Sunday.
Traction
Since the entire route is yet to be full electrified, a
Diesel Loco Shed, Bhagat Ki Kothi, Bhagat Ki Kothi shed WDP-4B
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hauls the train from Bikaner Junction till handing over to
Howrah
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-based
WAP-7
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for the remaining part of the journey till Kolkata.
Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 22473/22474
Bandra Terminus–Bikaner Superfast Express
22473/22474 Bandra Terminus–Bikaner Superfast Express is a Superfast train belonging to North Western Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 22473/22474 train numbers on a weekly basis.
Service
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References
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External links
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Transport in Kolkata
Transport in Bikaner
Named passenger trains of India
Rail transport in Rajasthan
Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh
Rail transport in Bihar
Rail transport in Jharkhand
Rail transport in West Bengal
Express trains in India