Howrah–Ranchi Intercity Express

Howrah–Ranchi Intercity Express
Overview
Train Board of both Howrah Ranchi Intercities and its RSA partner (on COVID Special Numbers)
Service type	Intercity
Current operator(s)	South Eastern Railway zone
Route
Termini	Howrah Junction (HWH) Ranchi Junction (RNC)
Stops	12
Distance travelled	460 km (290 mi)
Average journey time	8h 5m
Service frequency	Tri-weekly
Train number(s)	22891/22892
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, Second Sitting
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No
Observation facilities	ICF Utkrisht Rakes
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Below and above the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	1
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	56 km/h (35 mph)

Howrah–Ranchi Intercity Express is an Intercity train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Howrah Junction and Ranchi Junction. It is currently being operated with 22891/22892 train numbers on tri-weekly basis.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Service

The 22891/Howrah–Ranchi Intercity Express has an average speed of 57 km/h (35 mph) and covers 460 km (290 mi) in 8h 5m.
The 22892/Ranchi–Howrah Intercity Express has an average speed of 56 km/h (35 mph) and covers 460 km (290 mi) in 8h 10m.

Route and halts

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 130 km/h (81 mph). The train consists of 14 coaches:

2 AC chair car
1 AC 3 tier
5 second sitting
5 general unreserved
2 second-class luggage/parcel van

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Santragachi Loco Shed-based WAP-4 or Santragachi Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Howrah to Ranchi, and vice versa.

Notes

Runs three days a week in both directions.

References

^ SER TRAIN SERVICES DISRUPTED DUE TO RAIL ROKO
^ ENHANCEMENT OF ADVANCE RESERVATION PERIOD FROM 10 DAYS TO 30 DAYS FOR SOME TRAINS
^ REGULATION OF SER TRAINS SERVICES ON 08.09.2016 DUE TO WATERLOGGING AT TIKIAPARA
^ Extra coaches for SER trains on permanent basis

External links

22891/Howrah–Ranchi Intercity Express (via Tatanagar) India Rail Info
22892/Ranchi–Howrah Intercity Express (via Tatanagar) India Rail Info

Railways in Eastern India

National network/
trunk lines

Other lines/sections

Interstate	Asansol–Gaya section Asansol–Patna section Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barkakana–Son Nagar line Barsoi–New Farakka section Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line Dumka–Bhagalpur line Gaya–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction section Hatia–Rourkela line Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line Katihar–Siliguri line Kharagpur–Puri line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Kothavalasa–Kirandul line New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section Tatanagar–Bilaspur section
Bihar	Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Samastipur section Fatuha–Tilaiya line Gaya–Kiul line Mokama–Barauni section Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line Neora–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line Patna–Gaya line Patna–Mughalsarai section Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Raxaul–Sagauli line Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section
Jharkhand	Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line Dhanbad–Chandrapura line Railways in Jharia Coalfield Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line
Odisha	Khurda Road–Bolangir line Cuttack–Sambalpur line
West Bengal	Ahmadpur–Katwa line Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line Andal–Sainthia branch line Andal–Sitarampur loop line Bandel–Katwa line Bankura–Masagram line Bardhaman–Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line Howrah–Barddhaman main line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line Santragachi–Amta branch line Sealdah Main and North section Calcutta Chord link line Kolkata Circular Railway Sealdah–Bangaon line Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line Sealdah South section Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

Suburban
rail transport

Monorail

Defunct lines

Revived/ Under revival	Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway Bankura–Damodar Railway Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway Burdwan–Katwa Railway Bakhtiarpur–Bihar Light Railway Futwah–Islampur Light Railway
Inactive	Bengal Provincial Railway East Coast State Railway Kalighat Falta Railway Mayurbhanj State Railway Dehri Rohtas Light Railway Patna–Digha Ghat line Parlakimedi Light Railway

Zones & Divisions

Eastern	Asansol Howrah Malda Sealdah
East Central	Danapur Dhanbad Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Samastipur Sonpur
East Coast	Sambalpur Khurda Road Waltair
North Eastern	Varanasi
Northeast Frontier	Katihar Alipurduar
South Eastern	Adra Chakradharpur Kharagpur Ranchi

Production units/
workshops

Transit points
with Bangladesh

Active	Haldibari–Chilahati Singhabad–Rohanpur Radhikapur–Biral Gede–Darshana Petrapole–Benapole
Defunct	Mahisasan–Shahbajpur Changrabandha–Burimari New Gitaldaha–Mogalhat