The 12373 / 12374 Sealdah-Rampurhat Intercity Express is a
superfast train of the Indian Railways connecting
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 ...
in
West Bengal
West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...
and
Rampurhat Junction of
West Bengal
West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...
. It is currently being operated with 12373/12374 train numbers on three days a week basis.
TRAIN SERVICES TO BE MODIFIED FOR FEW DAYS FOR OF 3RD LINE BETWEEN SAINTHIA & RAMPURHAT
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Service
The 12373/Sealdah - Rampurhat Intercity Express has an average speed of 58 km/h and covers 214.8 km in 3 hrs 40 mins. 12374/Rampurhat - Sealdah Intercity Express has an average speed of 58 km/h and covers 214.8 km in 3 hrs 40 mins.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
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Coach composite
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 10 coaches :
* 1 Chair Car
* 6 General
* 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed 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) l ...
/ WAP-5
The Indian locomotive class WAP-5 is a class of electric locomotives used by Indian Railways. The first ten locomotives were imported from Adtranz in Switzerland in 1995 and later manufactured by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works in India. On 3 Jul ...
/ 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 Rampurhat and vice versa.
Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 13013/13014 Barddhaman - Rampurhat Express
See also
* Sealdah railway station
Sealdah railway station (station code: SDAH) is an NSG–1 category Indian railway station in Sealdah railway division of Eastern Railway zone. It is one of the five terminal railway stations serving the Kolkata metropolitan area, the o ...
* Rampurhat railway station
* Barddhaman - Rampurhat Express
* Maa Tara Express
Notes
External links
12373/Sealdah - Rampurhat Intercity Express
12374/Rampurhat - Sealdah Intercity Express
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sealdah - Rampurhat Intercity Express
Transport in Kolkata
Transport in Rampurhat
Intercity Express (Indian Railways) trains
Rail transport in West Bengal
Railway services introduced in 2011