Howrah–Raxaul Express

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Howrah - Raxaul Express
Overview
Service type Express
LocaleWest Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar
First service28 March 2014
Current operator(s) Eastern Railway zone
Route
Termini Howrah Junction (HWH)
Raxaul Junction (RXL)
Stops17
Distance travelled699 km (434 mi)
Average journey time16h 55m
Service frequencyTwice in a week [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)13043/13044
On-board services
Class(es) AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesE-Catering
Observation facilitiesLarge Windows
Baggage facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stock 2
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) (Broad Gauge)
Operating speed43 km/h (27 mph) (Average) n/a (Maximum)

The Howrah - Raxaul Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Howrah Junction and RaxaulJunction in India. It is currently being operated with 13043/13044 train numbers on twice in a week basis. [1] [2]

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Overview

It runs from Howrah Junction to Raxaul Junction on Wednesdays and Fridays of every week. In the reverse direction it runs on Thursdays and Saturdays of every week. It connects important stations like Asansol, Jhajha, Barauni, Samastipur, Darbhanga, Sitamarhi. The 13043/Howrah - Raxaul Express has an average speed of 41 km/h and covers 699 km in 16h 55m. The 13044/Raxaul - Howrah Express has an average speed of 44 km/h and covers 699 km in 15h 45m.

Timing and halts

The train departs from Platform #8 of Howrah Junction at 22:50 and arrives in Raxaul Junction at 15:45, the next day. From Raxaul Junction, the train departs at 20:30 and arrives in Howrah Junction at 12:15, the next day.

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composite

The train consists 15 standard ICF coaches. It does not carry any pantry car:

Traction

As the track between Muzaffarpur and Raxaul is not electrified so a Samastipur Diesel Loco Shed based WDM3D locomotive powers the train for its journey from Barauni Junction to Raxaul railway station. The rest part of the journey is covered by an Howrah Loco Shed based electric locomotive WAP 4 or WAM 4 and vice versa.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Runs two days in a week for every direction.

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