Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express
The 22309 / 10 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express was a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Eastern Railway zone that ran between Howrah Junction and New Jalpaiguri in India.
Overview | |
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Service type | Superfast |
First service | 30 July 2013 |
Last service | Discontinued on 19 May 2020 |
Current operator(s) | Eastern Railways |
Route | |
Start | Howrah Junction |
Stops | 6 |
End | New Jalpaiguri |
Distance travelled | 561 km (349 mi) |
Average journey time | 10 hours 15 mins in both directions |
Service frequency | Weekly. 22309 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express – Tuesday, 22310 New Jalpaiguri–Howrah AC Express – Wednesday. |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC Chair Car, AC 3 tier |
Seating arrangements | Yes |
Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
Catering facilities | No |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railways Yuva Express coaches |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum ,54.73 km/h (34 mph), including halts |
It operated as train number 22309 from Howrah to New Jalpaiguri and as train number 22310 in the reverse direction serving the states of West Bengal and Bihar.
Eastern Railway cancelled its operations permanently from 19 May 2020.
Coaches
The 22309 / 10 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express had 6 AC 3 tier, 11 AC Chair Car & 2 End-on Generator Coaches . It did not carry a pantry car .
Service
The 22309 / 10 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express covered the distance of 561 km (349 mi) in 10 hours 15 mins (54.73 km/hr) in both directions.
Despite the average speed of the train being below 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railways rules, its fare included a Superfast surcharge.
Routeing
The 22309 / 10 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express ran from Howrah Junction to New Jalpaiguri. The intermediate stations and stoppage time were as follows-
- Bardhaman (2 minutes)
- Rampurhat (2 minutes)
- Malda Town (10 minutes)
- Kishanganj (2 minutes)
Operation
- 22309 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express left Howrah Junction every Tuesday and reached New Jalpaiguri the next day.
- 22310 New Jalpaiguri–Howrah AC Express left New Jalpaiguri every Wednesday and reached Howrah Junction the same day.
Rake sharing
The 22309 / 10 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express shared its rake with the permanently discontinued 12249 / 50 Howrah–Anand Vihar Yuva Express.
See also
Other trains on the Kolkata–New Jalpaiguri sector
- 12041/42 New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express
- 12343/44 Darjeeling Mail
- 12377/78 Padatik Express
- 13149/50 Kanchan Kanya Express
- 15959/60 Kamrup Express
- 13175/76 Kanchenjunga Express
- 12345/46 Saraighat Express
- 15722/23 Paharia Express
- 12518/19 Kolkata–Guwahati Garib Rath Express
- 12526/27 Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express
- 13141/42 Teesta Torsha Express
- 13147/58 Uttar Banga Express
- 12503/04 Bangalore Cantonment–Agartala Humsafar Express
- 13182/83 Silghat Town–Kolkata Express
- 22511/12 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Kamakhya Karmabhoomi Express
- 12526/27 Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express
- 15644/45 Puri–Kamakhya Weekly Express (via Howrah)
- 12364/65 Kolkata–Haldibari Intercity Express
- 12509/10 Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express
- 12507/08 Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express
- 12514/15 Guwahati–Secunderabad Express
References
- "INAUGURAL SPECIAL RUN: HOWRAH – NEW JALPAIGURI WEEKLY AC EXPRESS – YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- "Indian Railways News: Train No 22309 / 22310 Howrah – New Jalpaiguri weekly AC Superfast express". railnewz.blogspot.in. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- "Western Railway augments six coaches in Howrah–Delhi Yuva Express : India, News – India Today". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- "HWH WDM3D 11204 hauling New Jalpaiguri-Howrah AC Express slowly departing New Jalpaiguri | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". flickr.com. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
External links
- "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 April 2014.