The Howrah–Ranchi Junction Shatabdi Express is a Shatabdi category train of

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that connects the capital of

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with that of the capital of

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. The train belongs to the Howrah Division of Eastern Railways and runs on all the days, except that on Sundays. The train was announced in the railway budget for the fiscal year 1995-96 and subsequently commenced its maiden journey from

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on 4 July 1995. On 28 October 2001, the 2019 UP / 2020 DN (number of that time) Howrah – Bokaro Steel City Shatabdi Express had its route extended to

.28 Oct 2001Howrah-Bokaro Shatabdi Express extended up to RANCHI by Hon?ble MR
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Service

The current 12019 / 12020 Howrah – Ranchi Shatabdi Express departs from Howrah Junction at 06:05 hrs and arrives in Ranchi Junction at 13:15 hrs.. On its return trip, the Howrah bound Shatabdi Express departs from Ranchi Junction at 13:45 hrs and arrives in Howrah Junction at 21:30 hrs. The maximum permissible speed of the train in both the direction is 130 km / hr.

Coach composition, route and stoppages

The train is equipped with LHB coaches and consists of two AC Executive Class (E1 and E2), seven AC Chair Car (C1 to C7) and two End on Generation / Power Cars. The train takes the Howrah - Delhi route till Dhanbad and then takes the Dhanbad - Chandrapura route to reach Ranchi. En-route between Howrah and Ranchi, the train stops at the following stations; *

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* Raniganj Junction * Asansol Junction * Dhanbad Junction * Chandrapura Junction * Bokaro Steel City Junction * Muri Junction

Coach positioning

Coach positioning for 12019 Howarh Ranchi Shatabdi Express is: LOCO-EOG-C1-C2-C3-C4-C5-C6-C7-E1-E2-EOG Vice versa Coach positioning at Ranchi Junction.

Loco link

As the route is fully electrified, a

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-based

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powers the train for its entire journey.

Notes

References

External links

* * https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20131206/2297991.html * http://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Previous%20Budget%20Speeches/1995-96.pdf * https://www.irfca.org/docs/ministers-trains.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Howrah-Ranchi Shatabdi Express Shatabdi Express trains Rail transport in West Bengal Rail transport in Jharkhand Trains from Howrah railway station Transport in Ranchi