Howrah–Rajendra Nagar Express

Howrah - Rajendra Nagar Express is an Indian Railways Superfast train which daily runs between Howrah Junction in West Bengal and Rajendra Nagar Terminal of Bihar. It covers the 529 km of distance in 9.33 hours. It is currently being operated with 12351/12352 train numbers on a daily basis. Modern LHB coach with a MPS of 160 kmph are more comfortable. The new coaches, based on a German technology Linke Hoffman Busch, are made of stainless steel which do not turn turtle during accidents; the light-weight coaches will improve the train's speed. Bigger windows, lamps at all AC seats and sound insulation are the other facilities of this train.Howrah - Rajendra Nagar Express runs with 1 AC 1 tier coach, 2 AC 2 tier coaches,7 AC 3 tier coaches, 6 Sleeper coaches, 5 General coaches along with 2 EOG coaches. Thus, having a total of 22 LHB coach; the normal locomotive of Howrah - Rajendra Nagar Express is a WAP-7 locomotive of Gomoh/Samastipur shed. Loco in-charge for this train is WAP-7 Gomoh/Samastipur Shed.Before that it was hauled by WAP-7 Howrah Shed.Earlier was hauled by a WAP-4 Howrah Shed. Earlier It was used to run till Danapur in Patna, but it had been then terminated at Rajendra Nagar Terminal in Patna.Punctual and clean also; this along with Howrah Janshatabdi,Shalimar Duronto,Patna Garib Rath are trains from/to Patna-Kolkata.[1][2]

Howrah - Rajendra Nagar Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
LocaleWest Bengal,Jharkhand & Bihar
First service1 April 1984 (1984-04-01)
Current operator(s)East Central Railways
Route
TerminiHowrah Junction (HWH)
Rajendra Nagar Terminal (RJPB)
Stops12
Distance travelled529 km (329 mi)
Average journey time9 hours 20 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12351/12352
On-board services
Class(es)AC 1st Class,AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class,Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesYes
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph) top operating speed 56 km/h (35 mph) avg

Service

The 12351/Howrah - Rajendra Nagar Patna Express has an average speed of 56 km/hr and covers 529 km in 9 hrs 25 mins. 12352/Rajendra Nagar Patna - Howrah Express has an average speed of 57 km/hr and 529 km in 9 hrs 15 mins.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Background

The train has two dedicated LHB rakes. Howrah - Rajendra Nagar Express ,Howrah–Patna Jan Shatabdi Express are two dedicated intercity trains between Howrah (HWH) and Patna. Other two trains are Patna–Kolkata Garib Rath Express and Patna–Shalimar AC Duronto Express between Kolkata (KOAA),Shalimar (SHM), Howrah(HWH) to Patna Jn(PNBE).

Development

On 14 October 2020, replacing the old ICF coaches, Howrah - Rajendra Nagar Express got new German LHB rakes. Modern LHB coach are more comfortable and at the same time faster than the conventional ICF coaches.

Coach composite

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches :

  • 1 AC First-class
  • 2 AC II Tier
  • 7 AC III Tier
  • 6 Sleeper Coaches
  • 4 General
  • 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van

Traction

It is regularly hauled by a Samastipur Loco Shed-based WAP-7,Gomoh-based WAP-7 locomotive from end to end.

Coach composition

Coach composition are as follows(for 12352)-

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
SLRGSGSGSGSS1S2S3S4S5S6B1B2B3B4B5B6B7A1A2H1EOG

And for 12351 it is the reverse.


See also

References

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