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Maa Tara Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| First service | 6 September 2009 |
| Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway zone |
| Route | |
| Start | Sealdah (SDAH) |
| Stops | 8 |
| End | Rampurhat Junction (RPH) |
| Distance travelled | 214 km (133 mi) |
| Average journey time | 3 hours 40 minutes |
| Service frequency | Daily [lower-alpha 1] |
| Train number(s) | 13187/13188 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Chair Car, General Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | No |
| Catering facilities | No |
| Entertainment facilities | No |
| Baggage facilities | Below the seats |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 65 km/h (40 mph) |
Maa Tara Superfast Express is a Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Sealdah in West Bengal and Rampurhat Junction of West Bengal. It is currently being operated with 13187/13188 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2][3]
Service[edit]
The 13187/Maa Tara Express has an average speed of 46 km/hr and covers 226 km in 4h 55m . The 13188/Maa Tara Express has an average speed of 48 km/hr and covers 226 km in 4h 40m.
Route and halts[edit]
The important halts of the train are:
- Sealdah
- Naihati Junction
- Bandel Junction
- Barddhaman Junction
- Guskara
- Bolpur Shantiniketan
- Prantik railway station
- Sainthia Junction
- Tarapith Road
- Rampurhat Junction
Coach composite[edit]
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 14 coaches :
- 1 AC III Chair Car
- 5 Chair Car
- 6 General
- 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
Traction[edit]
Both trains are hauled by an Asansol Loco Shed based WAG-5A WAP7, WAP4 electric locomotive from Sealdah to Rampurhat and vice versa.
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Train coach derails at Sealdah, long-distance services delayed
- ↑ "Mamata language gift at iftar". The Telegraph. India. 6 September 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ↑ REGULATION OF TRAIN SERVICES FOR NI WORK AT HOOGHLY GHAT STATION FOR CONNECTING NEW JUBILEE BRIDGE