New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express

The Howrah – New Jalpaiguri Shatabdi Express is a superfast express fully airconditioned train connecting Kolkata and Siliguri, West Bengal's two most important cities. It is the fastest train in the Howrah - New Jalpaiguri section covering a distance of 566 km in a span of 8 hours.[1][2] The train runs at an average speed of 80 km per hour. The train is hauled by a matching WDP4 of New Jalpaiguri Diesel locomotive shed. It always gets LHB Coaches. The train comprises 8 AC Chair Cars, 1 Executive Class coach & 2 End-On-Generation Cars.Recently The train is modified to Swarna standards with advanced features.

Interior of AC Executive Chair Car

Howrah - New Jalpaiguri Shatabdi Express
HWH-NJP Shatabdi Express running through at Pakur
Overview
Service typeShatabdi Express
StatusOperating
LocaleWest Bengal, although it runs through Jharkhand and Bihar during its Journey
First service12 July 2012
Current operator(s)North East Frontier Railway
Route
StartHowrah(HWH)
Stops5
EndNew Jalpaiguri(NJP)
Distance travelled566 km (352 mi)
Average journey time8 hrs 5 mins
Service frequencyExcept Sunday
Train number(s)12041/12042
On-board services
Class(es)Executive Chair Car, AC Chair Car
Seating arrangementsAvailable
Catering facilitiesAvailable (included in the ticket)
Observation facilitiesLHB Coaches
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Technical
Rolling stockStandard Indian Railway coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph) maximum
71 km/h (44 mph) average, including halts
Route map

Inaugural

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and the then railway minister Mukul Roy flagged it off from Cooch Behar on 12 July 2012 though this train was passed in Railway Budget 2012 - 13 by the then Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi.[3]

Amenities

This train has state-of-the art LHB coaches, providing unmatched comfort even on speeds such as 140 km/h, large windows provide extraordinary views of landscape, reclining seats (2x2 in EC/3x2 in CC), on-board meals are available and are included in the ticket fare, passengers have option of choosing either Veg or Non Veg.

Route & Halts

The train starts at 5:30 am from Platform 1 of New Jalpaiguri and reaches Platform 11 of Howrah at 1:35 pm.

It departs from Platform 11 of Howrah at 2:15 pm and reaches Platform 1 of New Jalpaiguri at 10:30 pm. The intermediate stations and the stoppage time are as follows-

This train is Hauled by a Howrah WAP 7 which is capable of taking the train to 130 km/h according to section permissions,as the route between HWH and NJP is fully electrified.

See also

Howrah - New Jalpaiguri Line

References
  1. "India Rail Info". Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  2. "Special train between New Jalpaiguri & Kolkata". Times Of India. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  3. "First Shatabdi". The Telegraph India. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
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