Akal Takht Express
Overview | |||||
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Service type | Superfast | ||||
First service | 14 April 2000; 24 years ago (2000-04-14) | ||||
Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||
Route | |||||
Termini | Kolkata (KOAA) Amritsar (ASR) | ||||
Stops | 21 | ||||
Distance travelled | 1,899 km (1,180 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 33 hours 40 minutes | ||||
Service frequency | Bi-Weekly | ||||
Train number(s) | 12317 / 12318 | ||||
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 | On board catering, E-catering | ||||
Observation facilities | Rake sharing with 12315/12316 Ananya Express | ||||
Baggage facilities | No | ||||
Other facilities | Below the seats | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Operating speed | 56 km/h (35 mph) average including halts. | ||||
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The 12317 / 12318 Akal Takht Express is an Indian Railways Express train connecting eastern Indian city of Kolkata with northern Indian city of Amritsar. It is named after the Akal Takht, a central Sikh shrine in Amritsar.
Background
Originally started from Asansol. In 2004 it was extended upto Sealdah, its terminus got changed to Kolkata in 2014. It is a Express-class train travelling 1,900 kilometres (1,200 mi) at an average speed of 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph). It has sleeper, third AC, second AC, first AC, and unreserved types of coaches along with 2 EOG for power. This train has modern LHB coach, however, pantry car facility is not available with this train but on-board catering and e-catering is available.[1][2]
Route & halts
Station Code | Station Name | Arrival | Departure |
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KOAA | Kolkata | --- | 07:40 |
ASN | Asansol Junction | 10:32 | 10:37 |
MDP | Madhupur Junction | 11:41 | 11:43 |
JSME | Jasidh Junction | 12:08 | 12:10 |
JAJ | Jhajha | 13:12 | 13:17 |
KIUL | Kiul Junction | 13:57 | 13:59 |
MKA | Mokama | 14:28 | 14:30 |
PNC | Patna Saheb | 15:17 | 15:22 |
PNBE | Patna Junction | 15:55 | 16:05 |
DDU | Pt DD Upadhyaya Junction | 19:35 | 19:45 |
BSB | Varanasi Junction | 20:30 | 20:40 |
SLN | Sultanpur Junction | 22:46 | 22:48 |
LKO | Lucknow Charbagh NR | 02:43 | 02:53 |
BE | Bareilly Junction | 06:13 | 06:15 |
MB | Moradabad Junction | 07:50 | 07:58 |
NBD | Najibabad Junction | 09:23 | 09:25 |
SRE | Saharanpur Junction | 11:30 | 11:40 |
UMB | Ambala Cantt Junction | 12:45 | 12:50 |
SIR | Sirhind Junction | 13:31 | 13:33 |
LDH | Ludhiana Junction | 14:28 | 14:38 |
JUC | Jalandhar City Junction | 15:35 | 15:40 |
BEAS | Beas Junction | 16:12 | 16:14 |
ASR | Amritsar Junction | 17:20 | --- |
Coach composition
The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches:
- 1 AC I cum AC II Tier
- 1 AC II Tier
- 6 AC III Tier
- 10 Sleeper coaches
- 2 General
- 2 EOG
Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | EOG | GEN | GEN | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | S11 | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | B5 | A1 | HA1 | EOG |
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Traction
As the route is fully electrified, train is hauled by an Howrah / Sealdah-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Kolkata to Amritsar, and vice versa.
Rake sharing
The train sharing its rake with 12315/12316 Ananya Express.
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trunk lines
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