| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast |
| First service | 16 March 2010 |
| Current operator(s) | Eastern Railways |
| Route | |
| Start | Kolkata (KOAA) |
| Stops | 15 |
| End | Amritsar (ASR) |
| Distance travelled | 1,818 km (1,130 mi) |
| Average journey time | 29 hours 10 minutes |
| Service frequency | Bi–weekly |
| Train number(s) | 12357 / 12358 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | No |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | On-board catering E-catering |
| Baggage facilities | Below the seats |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | LHB coaches |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 62 km/h (39 mph) average including halts |
The 12357 / 12358 Durgiana Express is a Superfast train of the Indian Railways connecting Kolkata in West Bengal and Amritsar Junction of Punjab. It is currently being operated with 12357/12358 train numbers on a twice a week basis.[1][2][3]
Service
The 12357/Durgiana Express has an average speed of 62 km/hr and covers 1818 km in 29 hrs 10 mins. 12358/Durgiana Express has an average speed of 61 km/hr and covers 1818 km in 29 hrs 40 mins. Earlier it ran non-stop between lucknow nr till moradabad. Maximum permissible speed till ddu is 130 and from ddu to asr its speed ranges between 110 and 120 depend upon track conditions.
Route & Halts
The important halts of the train are:
- Kolkata
- Asansol Junction
- Dhanbad Junction
- Parasnath
- Gaya Junction
- Sasaram Junction
- Mughalsarai Junction
- Varanasi Junction
- Lucknow Charbagh
- Bareilly Junction
- Moradabad Junction
- Saharanpur Junction
- Ambala Cantt Junction
- Ludhiana Junction
- Jalandhar City Junction
- Beas Junction
- Amritsar Junction
Coach composition
The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 120 kmph. The train consists of 20 coaches:
- 1 AC II Tier
- 5 AC III Tier
- 9 sleeper coaches
- 3 general
- 2 EOGs
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Howrah(HWH)-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Kolkata to Amritsar and vice versa.
Rake sharing
This train shares its rake with:
- 12319/12320 Kolkata–Agra Cantonment Superfast Express
- 13135/13136 Kolkata–Jaynagar Weekly Express
See also
- Kolkata railway station
- Amritsar Junction railway station
- Kolkata–Agra Cantonment Superfast Express
- Kolkata–Jaynagar Weekly Express
- Howrah–Amritsar Express
Notes
External links
References
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- Transport in Kolkata
- Transport in Amritsar
- Express trains in India
- Rail transport in West Bengal
- Rail transport in Jharkhand
- Rail transport in Bihar
- Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh
- Rail transport in Haryana
- Rail transport in Punjab, India
- Railway services introduced in 2010
- Named passenger trains of India
- Indian express train stubs