Howrah–Jodhpur Express

The 12307 / 12308 Howrah - Jodhpur Express is a Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Howrah Junction and Jodhpur in India. It operates as train number 12307 from Howrah Junction to Jodhpur and as train number 12308 in the reverse direction.

Howrah - Jodhpur Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast
Locale	West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan
First service	3 July 1995
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railways
Route
Start	Howrah (HWH)
Stops	26
End	Jodhpur (JU)
Distance travelled	1,814 km (1,127 mi)
Average journey time	30 hours 55 mins
Service frequency	Daily
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Slip Coaches of 22307/22308 Bikaner - Howrah Link Express attached
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF Coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum, 58.11 km/h (36 mph) average including halts
Route map

Coaches

The 12307/12308 Howrah Jodhpur Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 4 AC 3 tier, 12 Sleeper Class, 3 General Unreserved coaches & 1 Pantry Car.

2 AC 3 tier, 4 Sleeper Class & 2 General unreserved coaches form part of the slip Howrah – Bikaner Express are detached/attached from the Howrah Jodhpur Express at Merta Road Junction.

As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

12307 Howrah Jodhpur Express - Sleeper Class

Service

The 12307 Howrah Jodhpur Express covers the distance of 1813 kilometres in 30 hours 55 mins (58.64 km/hr) & in 31 hours 30 mins as 12308 Jodhpur Howrah Express (57.59 km/hr).

As the average speed of the train is more than 55 km/hr, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Route and halts

The train runs from Jodhpur via Merta Road Junction, Degana Junction, Kuchaman City, Jaipur Junction, Bharatpur Junction, Agra Fort, Tundla, Kanpur Central, Allahabad, Mirzapur, Mughalsarai Junction, Sasaram, Gaya Junction, Koderma, Dhanbad, Asansol, Bardhaman to Howrah.

Traction

A WAP 7 locomotive from the Howrah shed hauls the train from Howrah to Agra Fort after which a Bhagat Ki Kothi based WDP 4 / WDP 4B / WDP 4D locomotive hauls the train for the remainder of the journey until Jodhpur and vice versa.

Mail operation

This train has operational RMS section b/w Jodhpur Jaipur, Jaipur Agra Fort, Agra Fort Kanpur, Kanpur Mughal Sarai, Mughal Sarai Gaya & Gaya Howrah. Between Jodhpur Jaipur mostly intra circle Mail Bags are handled. However Jaipur RMS gives forwarding Mail Bags for NSH Agra, NSH Kanpur, NSH Lucknow, NSH Allahabad, NSH Varanasi, NSH Patna, NSH Gorakhpur, NSH Muzaffarpur, NSH Barauni, NSH Gaya, NSH Jabalpur, NSH Dhanbad, NSH Burdwan

Timetable

• 12307 Howrah Jodhpur Express leaves Howrah every day at 23:30 hrs IST and reaches Jodhpur at 06:25 hrs IST the 3rd day..

• 12308 Jodhpur Howrah Express leaves Jodhpur every day at 20:30 hrs IST and reaches Howrah at 04:00 hrs IST the 3rd day.

Station Code	Station Name	12307 - Howrah Junction to Jodhpur[1]		Distance from Source in km	Day	12308 - Jodhpur to Howrah Junction[2]		Distance from Source in km	Day
		Arrival	Departure			Arrival	Departure
HWH	Howrah Junction	Source	23:30	0	1	04:00	Destination	1814	3
DHN	Dhanbad Junction	03:07	03:17	259	2	23:40	23:50	1555	2
GAYA	Gaya Junction	06:15	06:20	458	2	20:13	20:18	1356	2
DDU	PT. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction	09:35	09:50	661	2	16:50	17:05	1153	2
PRYJ	Prayagraj Junction	12:10	12:15	813	2	14:00	14:10	1000	2
CNB	Kanpur Central	14:45	15:00	1008	2	10:55	11:10	806	2
AF	Agra Fort	19:40	20:05	1260	2	05:50	06:15	554	2
JP	Jaipur	00:35	00:45	1501	3	01:50	02:10	313	2
MTD	Merta Road Junction	04:10	04:42	1709	3	21:58	22:20	105	1
JU	Jodhpur Junction	06:25	Destination	1813	3	Source	20:30	0	1

External links

• www.indianrail.gov.in

References

1. "Howrah Jodhpur Express-12307". Retrieved 3 September 2012.
2. "Jodhpur Howrah Express 12308". Retrieved 18 October 2012.