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Overview | |
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Service type | Superfast Express |
Locale | West Bengal |
First service | 15 August 1976 |
Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway |
Route | |
Termini | Howrah (HWH) Asansol (ASN) |
Stops | 6 |
Distance travelled | 201 km (125 mi) |
Average journey time | 3 hours 10 minutes |
Service frequency | Daily [lower-alpha 1] |
Train number(s) | 12341 / 12342 |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC Chair Car, Second Seating, General Unreserved |
Seating arrangements | Yes |
Sleeping arrangements | No |
Catering facilities | E-catering only |
Observation facilities | Large windows |
Baggage facilities | Available |
Other facilities | Below the seats |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | LHB coach |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Operating speed | 63 km/h (39 mph) average including halts. |
The 12341 / 12342 Agnibina Express is a train belonging to the Eastern Railway zone in West Bengal. It runs between Howrah Junction and Asansol Junction as a daily super-fast train. [1]
Agninina Express runs 7 days a week in both directions.
Sl No. | Station code | Station name | Time (IST) | Distance (KM) | Day |
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1 | HWH | Howrah Junction | 6:20 P.M. | 0 (Source) | Day 1 |
2 | BWN | Barddhaman Junction | 7:25 P.M. | 93 | Day 1 |
3 | MNAE | Mankar | 8:02 P.M. | 131 | Day 1 |
4 | PAN | Panagarh | 8:07 P.M. | 141 | Day 1 |
5 | DGR | Durgapur | 8:21 P.M. | 157 | Day 1 |
6 | UDL | Andal Junction | 8:35 P.M. | 174 | Day 1 |
7 | RNG | Raniganj | 8:48 P.M. | 181 | Day 1 |
8 | ASN | Asansol Junction | 9:30 PM | 199 (Destination) | Day 1 |
Sl No. | Station code | Station name | Time (IST) | Distance (KM) | Day |
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1 | ASN | Asansol Junction | 5:30 A.M. | 0 (Source) | Day 1 |
2 | RNG | Raniganj | 5:43 A.M. | 18 | Day 1 |
3 | UDL | Andal Junction | 5:53 A.M. | 25 | Day 1 |
4 | DGR | Durgapur | 6:09 A.M. | 42 | Day 1 |
5 | PAN | Panagarh railway station | 6:23 A.M. | 58 | Day 1 |
6 | MNAE | Mankar | 6:36 A.M. | 68 | Day 1 |
7 | BWN | Barddhaman Junction | 7:09 A.M. | 105 | Day 1 |
9 | HWH | Howrah | 8:45 A.M. | 199 (Destination) | Day 1 |
The train consists of 19 coaches which includes 2 air conditioned chair cars, 3 second sitting chair cars, 11 general cars and 2 EOG cum luggage break van.The train has run with LHB rakes since 2018.
It is hauled by a Howrah-based WAP-7 locomotive throughout its entire journey.
It shares its rakes with the Shantiniketan Express and the Coalfield Express.
The train started as Chittaranjan–Howrah Bidhan Express, but was later temporarily terminated at Asansol for operational reasons during the 1970s.
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