Padatik Express

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Padatik Express
First run of Sealdah - New Alipurduar Padatik Express with LHB coaches.jpg
First run of Padatik Express with LHB coaches.
Overview
Service type Superfast
Locale West Bengal
First service4 October 2009;15 years ago (2009-10-04)
Current operator(s) Indian Railways
Route
Termini Sealdah (SDAH)
New Alipurduar (NOQ)
Stops11
Distance travelled719 km (447 mi)
Average journey time13 hours 5 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12377 / 12378
On-board services
Class(es) Second Seating, Sleeper class, AC 2-tier, AC 3-tier, AC First Class, AC First-cum-Second class
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesE-catering only
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Other facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stock LHB coach
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Broad Gauge
Operating speed55 km/h (34 mph) average including halts.
Route map
Darjeeling Mail (Sealdah - New Jalpaiguri) route map.png

The 12377 / 12378 Padatik Express is a daily Superfast train which runs between Sealdah and New Alipurduar in West Bengal.

Contents

The train covers a distance of 719 kilometres (447 mi). The train belongs to the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways and travel time over the whole route is just over 12 hours. [1] This train is named after renowned Bengali poet Subhash Mukhopadhyay's book Padatik . [2]

The train is numbered as 12377 / 12378 and offers all the available classes of travel on Indian Railways-AC First Class (H1), AC First-cum-Second Class (HA1), AC 2-tier (A1-A2), AC 3-tier (B1–B6), Sleeper Class (S1–S5) and Unreserved Class. The train is composed of 21 coaches. [3]

Route & halts

The important halts of the train are: [4]

  1. Sealdah (Starts)
  2. Barddhaman Junction
  3. Bolpur Shantiniketan
  4. Rampurhat Junction
  5. Malda Town
  6. Samsi
  7. Dalkhola
  8. Kishanganj
  9. New Jalpaiguri Junction (Siliguri)
  10. Jalpaiguri Road
  11. Mathabhanga
  12. New Cooch Behar Junction
  13. New Alipurduar (Ends)

Coach composition

Legends
EOG/SLRPCMILHAHABABGKECSDGEN/UR
Generator cum luggage vanPantry car or Hot buffet carMilitary coachFirst AC (1A)Second AC (2A)First AC cum Second ACThird AC (3A)Third AC cum Second ACThird AC economy (3E)Anubhuti coach (K)Executive chair car (EC)AC Chair car (CC)Sleeper class (SL)Second seating (2S)General or Unreserved
 Loco and other service coach
 AC coach
 Non-AC coach

Sealdah to New Alipurduar [5]

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New Alipurduar to Sealdah [6]

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Traction

As the route is now fully electrified, it is hauled by a Sealdah based WAP 7 electric locomotive from end to end.

Other trains on the Kolkata–New Jalpaiguri sector

See also

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "India Rail Info" . Retrieved 18 February 2013.
    2. ↑ "Tracks & trains for 'backward' region". Telegraph Calcutta. 5 October 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
    3. ↑ "India Rail Info" . Retrieved 2 February 2013.
    4. ↑ Tiru, Somanko. "12378/Padatik Express (PT) - New Alipurduar to Sealdah ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
    5. ↑ PATRANABIS, SREERUP. "12377/Padatik Express (PT) - Sealdah to New Alipurduar ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
    6. ↑ Tiru, Somanko. "12378/Padatik Express (PT) - New Alipurduar to Sealdah ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 9 November 2019.


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