 First run of Padatik Express with LHB coaches. | |||||
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast | ||||
| Locale | West Bengal | ||||
| First service | 4 October 2009 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Indian Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Sealdah (SDAH) New Alipurduar (NOQ) | ||||
| Stops | 11 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 719 km (447 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 13 hours 5 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| 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 arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | E-catering only | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
| Other facilities | Below the seats | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad Gauge | ||||
| Operating speed | 55 km/h (34 mph) average including halts. | ||||
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The 12377 / 12378 Padatik Express is a daily Superfast train which runs between Sealdah and New Alipurduar in West Bengal.
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–S6) and Second Sitting (D1-D3). The train is composed of 23 coaches.[3]
- ^ "India Rail Info". Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ "Tracks & trains for 'backward' region". Telegraph Calcutta. 5 October 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ "India Rail Info". Retrieved 2 February 2013.