Kulik Intercity Express
The Kulik Intercity Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Howrah Junction and Radhikapur in India. It is currently being operated with 13053/13054 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2]
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| First service | 22 January 2011 |
| Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway zone |
| Route | |
| Start | Howrah Junction (HWH) |
| Stops | 12 |
| End | Radhikapur (RDP) |
| Distance travelled | 487 km (303 mi) |
| Average journey time | 11 hours 17 minutes |
| Service frequency | Daily [lower-alpha 1] |
| Train number(s) | 13053/13054 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC Chair Car, General Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | No |
| Catering facilities | No |
| Observation facilities | ICF coaches |
| Entertainment facilities | No |
| Baggage facilities | Below the seats |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 41 km/h (25 mph), including halts |
Till 30 June 2019, it was run as Siuri Intercity Express up to Siuri.[3] After 1 July 2019, it was extended to Radhikapur and named as Howrah–Radhikapur Express.[4] And after some time on 25 April 2020, it was renamed as Kulik Express.[5]
SpeedEdit
This train has an average speed of 43 km/h and covers 487 km in 5h 30m on both directions. The maximum permissible speed of this train is 100 km/h between Howrah Junction and Sainthia Junction
Route and haltsEdit
Between Howrah Junction and Radhikapur this train stops at -
Coach compositionEdit
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 13 coaches:
- 1 AC Chair Car
- 10 Unreserved Chair Car
- 2 Generators cum Luggage/parcel van
TractionEdit
Both trains are hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed- based WAP-4 or WAP-7 electric locomotive from Howrah to Radhikapur and vice versa.
Rake sharingEdit
Train shares its rake with 13015/13016 Howrah–Bhagalpur Kavi Guru Express
Direction reversalEdit
The train reverses its direction 1 times:
See alsoEdit
NotesEdit
- ↑ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.
External linksEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ List of Cancelled Trains Today (25 February 2016)
- ↑ SERVICE TO PASSENGERS AND CLEANLINESS BEING GIVEN SPECIAL ATTENTION: RAJIV VISHNOI
- ↑ jagran.com, Retrieved 04 July 2020
- ↑ jagran.com, Retrieved 04 July 2020
- ↑ Renamed as Kulik Express, Retrieved 04 July 2020