The 22323 / 22324 Shabd Bhedi Superfast Express is a
Superfast Express train belonging to
Eastern Railway zone
The Eastern Railway (abbreviated ER) is among the 19 zones of the Indian Railways. Its headquarters is at Fairley Place, Kolkata and comprises four divisions: , , , and . Each division is headed by a Divisional Railway Manager (DRM). The name o ...
that runs between
Ghazipur City and
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
in India. It is currently being operated with 22324/22323 train numbers on a weekly basis.
Service
The 22324/Shabd Bhedi Superfast Express has an average speed of 56 km/h and covers 761 km in 13h 30m. The 22323/Shabd Bhedi Superfast Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers 761 km in 13h 45m.
Route & halts
The important halts of the train are:
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Coach composition
The train has standard LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 18 coaches:
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* Premium Class
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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-7
The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 Volt, kV Alternating current, AC Electric locomotive, electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for 5 ft 6 ...
(HOG)-equipped locomotive from Ghazipur City to Kolkata and vice versa.
Direction reversal
The train reverses its direction 1 times:
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Rake sharing arrangement
The trains shares its rake with 13122 / 13121
Kolkata–Ghazipur City Weekly Express
The 13121 / 13122 Ghazipur City–Kolkata Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Ghazipur City and Kolkata in India. It is currently being operated with 13122/13121 train numbers on a weekly basis. ...
See also
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Kolkata railway station
Kolkata railway station (formerly known as Chitpur station) is the newest of the five intercity railway stations serving Howrah and Kolkata, India; the others are Sealdah station in Kolkata and Howrah station, Shalimar station and in Howrah. ...
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Ghazipur City railway station
Ghazipur City Railway Station (GCT) is located in Ghazipur City of Uttar Pradesh. It lies in the Malgodam Road. It comes under North Eastern Railway Zone (NER), Gorakhpur under Varanasi division. The station is directly connected to Major Cit ...
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Kolkata–Ghazipur City Weekly Express
The 13121 / 13122 Ghazipur City–Kolkata Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Ghazipur City and Kolkata in India. It is currently being operated with 13122/13121 train numbers on a weekly basis. ...
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Suhaildev Superfast Express
The 22419/22420 Suhaildev Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Northern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 22419/22420 train numbers on four days in a week basis.
The train ...
References
External links
22324/Shabd Bhedi Superfast ExpressIndia Rail Info
22323/Shabd Bhedi Superfast ExpressIndia Rail Info
Transport in Kolkata
Transport in Ghazipur
Express trains in India
Rail transport in West Bengal
Rail transport in Jharkhand
Rail transport in Bihar
Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh
Railway services introduced in 2016
Named passenger trains of India
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