Howrah–Jaisalmer Superfast Express
The 12371 / 12372 Howrah–Jaisalmer Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Howrah Junction in West Bengal and Jaisalmer of Rajasthan. It is currently being operated with 12371/12372 train numbers on a weekly basis.[1][2][3]
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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Superfast Express | ||||
| First service | 12 March 2012 | ||||
| Current operator | Eastern Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Howrah Junction (HWH) Jaisalmer (JSM) | ||||
| Stops | 12 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 2,249 km (1,397 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 39 hours 10 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Weekly[a] | ||||
| Train number | 12371 / 12372 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Classes | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Below the seats | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 58 km/h (36 mph) average including halts | ||||
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Service
editAlthough named as "superfast express", the 12371 (Howrah–Jaisalmer Superfast Express) and 12372 (Jaisalmer–Howrah Superfast Express) trains have an average speed of only 57 km/h and take 39 hrs 25 mins to cover 2249 km.
Route & halts
editThe important halts of the train are:
- Howrah
- Durgapur
- Asansol Junction
- Dhanbad Junction
- Gaya Junction
- Mughalsarai Junction
- Varanasi Junction
- Pratapgarh Junction
- Amethi
- Rae Bareli Junction
- Lucknow Charbagh
- Bareilly Junction
- Moradabad Junction
- Ghaziabad Junction
- Delhi Junction
- Delhi Cantonment
- Gurgaon
- Rewari Junction
- Sultanpur Jn
- Churu Junction
- Ratangarh Junction
- Bikaner Junction
- Phalodi Junction
- Ramdevra
- Jaisalmer
Coach composition
editThe train has got LHB rakes from 26 August 2019, with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 24 coaches:
- 1 First AC
- 1 AC II Tier
- 4 AC III Tier
- 11 Sleeper coaches
- 3 General
- 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
- 1 High capacity parcel van
- 1 Pantry car
Traction
editBoth trains are hauled by a Howrah-based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Howrah to Mughalsarai Junction and from Mughalsarai Junction it is hauled by a Mughalsarai-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive up til Jaisalmer and vice versa.
See also
editTimetable
edit- 12371 – Starts from Howrah every Monday at 8:15 AM and reaches Jaisalmer next day at night 11:50 PM IST
- 12372 – Starts from Jaisalmer every Thursday at afternoon 1:25 AM IST and reaches Howrah next day evening 4:55 PM
Notes
edit- ↑ Runs one day in a week for every direction.
References
editExternal links
edit- 12371/Howrah - Jaisalmer SF Express India Rail Info
- 12372/Jaisalmer - Howrah SF Express India Rail Info
- Train info
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