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Howrah–Jodhpur Express
12307 Howrah Jodhpur Express.JPG
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
LocaleWest Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan
First service3 July 1995
Current operator(s)Eastern Railways
Route
StartHowrah (HWH)
Stops26
EndJodhpur (JU)
Distance travelled1,814 km (1,127 mi)
Average journey time30 hours 55 mins
Service frequencyDaily
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesSlip coaches of 22307/22308 Bikaner–Howrah Link Express attached
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph) maximum,
58.11 km/h (36 mph) average including halts
Route map
(Jodhpur - Howrah) Express Route map.jpg

The 12307 / 12308 Howrah–Jodhpur Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Howrah Junction and Jodhpur in India. It operates as train number 12307 from Howrah Junction to Jodhpur and as train number 12308 in the reverse direction.

Coaches

The 12307/12308 Howrah–Jodhpur Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 4 AC 3 tier, 12 Sleeper class, 3 General Unreserved coaches & 1 pantry car.

2 AC 3 tier, 4 Sleeper class & 2 General unreserved coaches form part of the slip Howrah–Bikaner Express are detached/attached from the Howrah–Jodhpur Express at Merta Road Junction.

As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 12307 Howrah–Jodhpur Express covers the distance of 1813 kilometres in 30 hours 55 mins (58.64 km/hr) & in 31 hours 30 mins as 12308 Jodhpur–Howrah Express (57.59 km/hr).

As the average speed of the train is more than 55 km/hr, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Route and halts

The train runs from Jodhpur via Merta Road Junction, Degana Junction, Kuchaman City, Jaipur Junction, Bharatpur Junction, Agra Fort, Tundla, Kanpur Central, Allahabad, Mirzapur, Mughalsarai Junction, Sasaram, Gaya Junction, Koderma, Dhanbad, Asansol, Bardhaman to Howrah.

Traction

A WAP-7 locomotive from the Howrah shed hauls the train from Howrah to Agra Fort after which a Bhagat Ki Kothi-based WDP-4 / WDP-4B / WDP-4D locomotive hauls the train for the remainder of the journey until Jodhpur and vice versa.

Mail operation

This train has operational RMS section b/w Jodhpur Jaipur, Jaipur Agra Fort, Agra Fort Kanpur, Kanpur Mughal Sarai, Mughal Sarai Gaya & Gaya Howrah. Between Jodhpur Jaipur mostly intra circle Mail Bags are handled. However Jaipur RMS gives forwarding Mail Bags for NSH Agra, NSH Kanpur, NSH Lucknow, NSH Allahabad, NSH Varanasi, NSH Patna, NSH Gorakhpur, NSH Muzaffarpur, NSH Barauni, NSH Gaya, NSH Jabalpur, NSH Dhanbad, NSH Burdwan









Timetable

Train Number Train Name Departure Station Arrival Station
02385 HWH JU SPL HOWRAH JN JODHPUR JN
S.N. Station Code Station Name Route Number Arrival Time Departure Time Halt Time(In minutes) Distance Day
1 HWH HOWRAH JN 1 -- 23:25 -- 0 1
2 BWN BARDDHAMAN JN 1 00:32 00:34 02:00 95 2
3 ASN ASANSOL JN 1 02:04 02:09 05:00 200 2
4 DHN DHANBAD JN 1 03:20 03:25 05:00 259 2
5 GAYA GAYA JN 1 06:28 06:33 05:00 458 2
6 AUBR ANUGRAHA N ROAD 1 07:17 07:19 02:00 526 2
7 DOS DEHRI ON SONE 1 07:35 07:37 02:00 543 2
8 SSM SASARAM 1 07:49 07:51 02:00 561 2
9 BBU BHABUA ROAD 1 08:22 08:24 02:00 608 2
10 DDU DD UPADHYAYA JN 1 09:40 09:55 15:00 661 2
11 MZP MIRZAPUR 1 11:00 11:02 02:00 724 2
12 PRYJ PRAYAGRAJ JN. 1 12:25 12:30 05:00 813 2
13 FTP FATEHPUR 1 13:44 13:46 02:00 930 2
14 CNB KANPUR CENTRAL 1 15:05 15:15 10:00 1008 2
15 ETW ETAWAH JN 1 16:48 16:50 02:00 1146 2
16 TDL TUNDLA JN 1 18:55 19:00 05:00 1237 2
17 AF AGRA FORT 1 19:45 20:10 25:00 1260 2
18 AH ACHHNERA JN 1 20:43 20:45 02:00 1286 2
19 BTE BHARATPUR JN 1 21:13 21:15 02:00 1314 2
20 JP JAIPUR 1 00:35 00:45 10:00 1501 3
21 NAC NAWA CITY 1 02:19 02:20 01:00 1591 3
22 KMNC KUCHAMAN CITY 1 02:39 02:41 02:00 1607 3
23 MKN MAKRANA JN 1 02:57 03:00 03:00 1620 3
24 DNA DEGANA JN 1 03:33 03:36 03:00 1664 3
25 MTD MERTA ROAD JN 1 04:15 04:20 05:00 1709 3
26 JU JODHPUR JN 1 06:00 -- -- 1813 3
Train Number Train Name Departure Station Arrival Station
02386 HWH JU SPL JODHPUR JN HOWRAH JN
S.N. Station Code Station Name Route Number Arrival Time Departure Time Halt Time(In minutes) Distance Day
1 JU JODHPUR JN 1 -- 23:10 -- 0 1
2 MTD MERTA ROAD JN 1 00:28 00:33 05:00 105 2
3 DNA DEGANA JN 1 01:24 01:27 03:00 149 2
4 MKN MAKRANA JN 1 02:20 02:23 03:00 193 2
5 KMNC KUCHAMAN CITY 1 02:36 02:38 02:00 207 2
6 NAC NAWA CITY 1 02:55 02:57 02:00 223 2
7 JP JAIPUR 1 04:50 05:00 10:00 313 2
8 BTE BHARATPUR JN 1 07:28 07:30 02:00 500 2
9 AH ACHHNERA JN 1 07:44 07:46 02:00 528 2
10 AF AGRA FORT 1 08:30 08:40 10:00 554 2
11 TDL TUNDLA JN 1 10:05 10:10 05:00 576 2
12 ETW ETAWAH JN 1 11:03 11:05 02:00 668 2
13 CNB KANPUR CENTRAL 1 13:05 13:15 10:00 806 2
14 FTP FATEHPUR 1 14:10 14:12 02:00 884 2
15 PRYJ PRAYAGRAJ JN. 1 15:35 15:45 10:00 1001 2
16 MZP MIRZAPUR 1 16:45 16:47 02:00 1090 2
17 DDU DD UPADHYAYA JN 1 18:18 18:28 10:00 1153 2
18 BBU BHABUA ROAD 1 19:04 19:06 02:00 1206 2
19 SSM SASARAM 1 19:33 19:35 02:00 1253 2
20 DOS DEHRI ON SONE 1 19:49 19:51 02:00 1271 2
21 AUBR ANUGRAHA N ROAD 1 20:01 20:03 02:00 1287 2
22 GAYA GAYA JN 1 21:10 21:15 05:00 1356 2
23 DHN DHANBAD JN 1 00:10 00:15 05:00 1555 3
24 ASN ASANSOL JN 1 01:39 01:44 05:00 1614 3
25 BWN BARDDHAMAN JN 1 03:13 03:15 02:00 1719 3
26 HWH HOWRAH JN 1 04:55 -- -- 1813 3

External links

  • www.indianrail.gov.in

References