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Kolkata Agra Cantonment Superfast Express
Overview
Service type	Superfast Express
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railways
Route
Start	Kolkata Chitpur
Stops	9
End	Agra Cantonment
Distance travelled	1,576 km (979 mi)
Service frequency	Once a week: 12319 Kolkata Chitpur Agra Cantonment Superfast Express–Wednesday, 12320 Agra Cantonment Kolkata Chitpur Superfast Express – Thursday
Train number(s)	12319/12320
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Not available (no pantry car)
Observation facilities	LHB coaches
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railways coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum, 59.58 km/h (37 mph), including halts.

The 12319 / 20 Kolkata Chitpur–Agra Cantonment Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Eastern Railway zone that runs between Kolkata Chitpur and Agra Cantonment in India.

It operates as train number 12319 from Kolkata Chitpur to Agra Cantonment^[1] and as train number 12320^[2] in the reverse direction, serving the states of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

Coaches[edit]

The 12319 / 20 Kolkata Chitpur–Agra Cantonment Superfast Express has 1 AC 2 tier, 4 AC 3 tier, 8 sleeper class, 3 general unreserved and 2 EoG (generator van) coaches. It does not carry a pantry car.

Now the full rake is using LHB coaches.

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

Service[edit]

The 12319 Kolkata Chitpur–Agra Cantonment Superfast Express covers the distance of 1,405 km (873 mi) in 22 hours 50 mins (61.53 km/hr)^[1] and in 24 hours 20 mins as 12320 Agra Cantonment–Kolkata Chitpur Superfast Express (57.74 km/hr).^[2]

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routeing[edit]

The 12319 / 20 Kolkata Chitpur–Agra Cantonment Superfast Express runs from Kolkata Chitpur via Asansol Junction, Dhanbad Junction, Gaya Junction, Mughalsarai Junction, Kanpur Central, Mathura Junction to Agra Cantonment.^[1]^[2]

Traction[edit]

As sections of the route are yet to be fully electrified, a Howrah-based WAP-4^[3]^[4]^[5] hauls the locomotive from Kolkata Chitpur until Mughalsarai Junction handing over to a Lucknow or Gonda-based WDM-3A which powers the train for the remainder of its journey.

Rake sharing[edit]

This train shares its rake with:

12357/12358 Durgiana Express
13135/13136 Kolkata–Jaynagar Weekly Express

Operation[edit]

12319 Kolkata Agra Cantonment Express runs from Kolkata Chitpur every Wednesday reaching Agra Cantonment on the next day.^[1]

12320 Agra Cantonment Kolkata Express runs from Agra Cantonment every Thursday reaching Kolkata Chitpur on the next day.^[2]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 [1]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 [2]
↑ [3]
↑ [4]
↑ [5]

External links[edit]

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Other lines/sections

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Inactive	Bengal Provincial Railway East Coast State Railway Kalighat Falta Railway Mayurbhanj State Railway Patna–Digha Ghat line

Zones & Divisions

Eastern	Asansol Howrah Malda Sealdah
East Central	Danapur Dhanbad Mughalsarai Samastipur Sonpur
East Coast	Sambalpur Khurda Road Waltair
North Eastern	Varanasi
Northeast Frontier	Katihar Alipurduar
South Eastern	Adra Chakradharpur Kharagpur Ranchi

Production units/
workshops

Transit points
with Bangladesh

Active	Singhabad–Rohanpur Radhikapur–Biral Gede–Darshana Petrapole–Benapole
Defunct	Mahisasan–Shahbajpur Changrabandha–Burimari Haldibari–Chilahati Gitaldaha–Mogalhat

Indian railheads
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Railway companies

@@ Line 19: / Line 19: @@
 | journey time = 22 hours 50 mins as 12319 [[Kolkata railway station|Kolkata Chitpur]] {{stnlnk|Agra Cantonment}} Superfast Express, 24 hours 20 mins as 12320 Agra Cantonment Kolkata Chitpur Superfast Express
 | frequency = Once a week: 12319 Kolkata Chitpur Agra Cantonment Superfast Express–Wednesday, 12320 Agra Cantonment Kolkata Chitpur Superfast Express – Thursday
-| class =  AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
+| class =  AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
 | seating = Yes
 | sleeping = Yes
@@ Line 79: / Line 79: @@
 ==External links==
 {{Railways in Northern India}}
-|{{Railways in Eastern India}}
+{{Railways in Eastern India}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Kolkata-Agra Cantonment Superfast Express}}

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