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Kulik Intercity Express
| 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 |
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]
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]
Speed[edit]
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 halts[edit]
Between Howrah Junction and Radhikapur this train stops at -
- Barddhaman Junction
- Bolpur Shantiniketan
- Prantik
- Sainthia Junction
- Rampurhat Junction
- New Farakka Junction
- Malda Town
- Barsoi Junction
- Raiganj
Coach composition[edit]
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
Traction[edit]
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 sharing[edit]
Train shares its rake with 13015/13016 Howrah–Bhagalpur Kavi Guru Express
Direction reversal[edit]
The train reverses its direction 1 times:
See also[edit]
- Howrah Junction railway station
- Radhikapur railway station
- Howrah–Rampurhat Express
- Howrah–Balurghat Bi-Weekly Express
- Kolkata–Radhikapur Express
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 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