 Howrah bound 12346 Saraighat Superfast Express with HWH WAP-7 in Amrit Bharat Express livery standing beside a SGUJ WDP-4 at New Bongaigaon Junction. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast Express |
| Locale | West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal & Assam |
| First service | 6 July 1995 |
| Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway |
| Route | |
| Termini | Howrah (HWH) 16.05(D)/05.30(A) Guwahati (GHY) 09.50(A)/12.15(D) |
| Stops | 14 |
| Distance travelled | 1,000.3 km (622 mi) |
| Average journey time | 17 hours 30 mins |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 12345 / 12346 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC First, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | Pantry car, On-board catering, E-catering |
| Baggage facilities | Available |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | LHB coach |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 57.16 km/h (36 mph) average including halts |
The 12345 / 12346 Saraighat SF Express [1] is a daily Superfast Express train which runs between Howrah Junction, Kolkata (West Bengal) and Guwahati (Assam), via Barddhaman, Malda Town near Malda, New Jalpaiguri Junction near Siliguri & New Bongaigaon Junctionwith stops at Barddhaman, Bolpur(Shantiniketan), Sainthia, Rampurhat, Pakur, New Farakka Junction, Malda Town, Kishanganj, New Jalpaiguri Junction, Dhupguri, Falakata, New Cooch Behar, New Alipurduar, New Bongaigaon Junction & Kamakhya Junction(now Shri Mata Kamakhya Dham Junction). [2] Saraighat SF Express is one of the fastest trains that connects Kolkata to the North East, and gets high priority end to end. The train is named after Battle of Saraighat between Ahom & Mughal & after the Saraighat Bridge. Funnily & Shockingly from 2001 onwards Saraighat Express doesn't run via Saraighat Bridge but via Naranarayan Setu using New Bongaigaon Junction - Goalpara Town - Kamakhya Junction(now Shri Mata Kamakhya Dham Junction) line.
