Coalfield Express

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Coalfield Express
12340 (Dhanbad-Howrah) Coal Field Express 02.jpg
12340 Dhanbad - Howrah Coalfield Express (in its ICF avatar) skipping Chandanpur Railway Station with Howrah based WAP-4 electric locomotive
Overview
Service type Superfast
StatusActive
Locale West Bengal & Jharkhand
First service1 March 1955;69 years ago (1955-03-01)
Current operator(s) Eastern Railway
Route
Termini Howrah (HWH)
Dhanbad (DHN)
Stops11
Distance travelled259 km (161 mi)
Average journey time04 hours 35 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12339 / 12340
On-board services
Class(es) AC Chair Car, Non-AC Chair Car & General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering,
E-catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Technical
Rolling stock LHB coach
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed56 km/h (35 mph) avg 130 km/h (81 mph) max
Rake maintenanceHowrah Division, Eastern Railway

12339 / 12340 Howrah – Dhanbad Coalfield Express is a daily superfast train that connects the major coal and industrial city of Dhanbad, Jharkhand with the adjoining coal and industrial cities of Asansol, RaniGanj, Andal, Waria, and Durgapur with the capital city of West Bengal, Kolkata. This train is also known as the twin / sister train of the Howrah – Dhanbad Black Diamond Express. [1] Initially running as 3029/3030, the train was converted to superfast on 3 June 2006, since when it has been running as 12339/12340.

Contents

Schedule

Train board of Coalfield Express, indicating the rake sharing with Agnibina Express and Shantiniketan Express Coalfield Express.jpg
Train board of Coalfield Express, indicating the rake sharing with Agnibina Express and Shantiniketan Express

12339 (HWH – DHN) departs from Howrah at 17:20 and arrives at Dhanbad at 21:55, while 12340 (DHN – HWH) departs from Dhanbad at 05:50 and arrives at Howrah at 10:25, thereby covering a distance of 259 km in 4 hours and 35 minutes, with an average speed of 56 km/h (35 mph) and maximum permissible speed of 130 km/h (81 mph) throughout the journey.

HWH – DHN – HWH Coalfield Express
12339Stations12340
ArrivalDepartureArrivalDeparture
17:20 Howrah Junction 10:25
18:5718:58 Mankar 08:0408:05
19:0519:06 Panagarh 07:5307:54
19:2019:22 Durgapur 07:3907:41
19:3019:31 Waria 07:2907:30
19:3719:39 Andal Junction 07:1807:20
19:4719:49 Raniganj 07:0907:10
20:0420:07 Asansol Junction 06:5006:53
20:1820:19 Sitarampur Junction 06:3906:40
20:2520:26 Kulti 06:3306:34
20:3120:32 Barakar 06:2806:29
20:3620:37 Kumardubi 06:2306:24
21:55 Dhanbad Junction 05:50

Coach composition and rake sharing

A Second Class Sitting coach (2S) of Coalfield Express Coalfield Express - 2nd Class seating.jpg
A Second Class Sitting coach (2S) of Coalfield Express

The train consists of modern LHB coaches: two AC Chair Car coaches (C1 and C2), five Non-AC Chair Car coaches (D1 to D5), eight Unreserved General coaches (UR), one Ladies Unreserved General coach (LDS-UR) one Sitting cum Luggage Rake coach (SLR) and one End on Generation (EOG) / Power car. [2]

The train shares its rake with Shantiniketan Express and Agnibina Express.

Traction

12340 Dhanbad - Howrah Coalfield Express standing at Howrah Railway Station after arriving from Dhanbad 12340 (Dhanbad-Howrah) Coal Field Express.jpg
12340 Dhanbad - Howrah Coalfield Express standing at Howrah Railway Station after arriving from Dhanbad
12239 Coalfield Express bound to Dhanbad with Howrah based WAP-4 locomotive 12339 (HWH-DHN) Coal Field Express.jpg
12239 Coalfield Express bound to Dhanbad with Howrah based WAP-4 locomotive

It is hauled by a Howrah-based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.

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References

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