Hate Bazare Express (via Purnea)

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Hate Bazare Express (via Purnea)
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Hate Bazare Express is standing at Purnia
Overview
Service type Express
First service5 December 2017;8 years ago (2017-12-05) [1]
Current operator Eastern Railway
Route
Termini Sealdah
Saharsa Junction
Stops26
Distance travelled564 km (350 mi)
Average journey time14 hours 55 minutes
Service frequencyTuesaday & Thursday
Train number13169 / 13170
On-board services
Classes AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper, General
Seating arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesYes ( E - catering available at some stations)
Technical
Rolling stock ICF coach
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed38 km/h (24 mph)

Hate Bazare Express (via Purnea) is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways that run between Sealdah and Saharsa Junction in India. The name of the train is derived from the Bengali word Hate Bazare which means The Market place in English and also its a name of the novel wrote by Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay (Banaphool).

Contents

Coaches

13169/70 Hare Bazare Express (via Purnea) runs with 19 LHB Coaches in the following composition:

Hate Bazare Express (via Purnea) is run with two rake and is maintained at the Narkeldanga Coaching Yard, located at Sealdah.

As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 13169 Sealdah - Saharsa Junction Hate Bazare Express (via Purnea) covers the distance of 564 km (350 mi) in 14 hours 55 minutes (38 km/h) and in 14 hours 25 mins as the 13170 Saharsa Junction - Sealdah Hate Bazare Express (via Purnea) (39 km/h).

As the average speed of the train is lower than 55 km/h (34 mph), as per railway rules, its fare doesn't includes a Superfast surcharge.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Station CodeStation NameDistance (km)
SDAH Sealdah 0
NH Naihati Junction 41
BDC Bandel Junction 50
ABKA Ambika Kalna 92
NDAE Nabadwip Dham 116
KWAE Katwa Junction 155
SALE Salar 172
KGLE Khagraghat Road 213
AZ Azimganj Junction 228
JRLE Jangipur Road 310
NILE Nimtita 283
NFK New Farakka Junction 310
MLDT Malda Town 345
OMLF Old Malda Junction 351
EKI Eklakhi Junction 364
SM Samsi 380
BKRD Bhaluka Road 390
HCR Harischandrapur 400
KDPR Kumedpur Junction 406
KIR Katihar Junction 436
PRNA Purnea Junction 464
BNKI Banmankhi Junction 500
DMH Dauram Madhepura 542
SHC Saharsa Junction 564

Traction

As the entire route is fully electrified, a Sealdah,-based WAP-7 locomotive powers the train for its entire journey.

References

  1. "Introduction of Hate Bazare Express (via Purnea)" . Retrieved 22 January 2026.