Shabd Bhedi Superfast Express

Train in India

Shabd Bhedi Superfast Express
Overview
Service type	Superfast Express
First service	17 November 2016; 7 years ago (2016-11-17)
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railway
Route
Termini	Ghazipur City (GCT) Kolkata (KOAA)
Stops	7
Distance travelled	761 km (473 mi)
Average journey time	13 hours 30 minutes
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	22323 / 22324
On-board services
Class(es)	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	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
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.

The 22323 / 22324 Shabd Bhedi Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Ghazipur City and Kolkata in India. It is currently being operated with 22324/22323 train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Service

The 22324/Shabd Bhedi Superfast Express has an average speed of 56 km/h and covers 761 km in 13h 30m. The 22323/Shabd Bhedi Superfast Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers 761 km in 13h 45m.

Route & halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 18 coaches:

Executive Class
Premium Class

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Ghazipur City to Kolkata and vice versa.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 1 times:

Varanasi Junction

Rake sharing

The trains shares its rake with 13122 / 13121 Kolkata–Ghazipur City Weekly Express.

References

^ Indian Railways name trains after personalities to woo voters in UP Elections
^ INTRODUCTION OF NEW WEEKLY SUPERFAST EXPRESS TRAIN NO. 22323/22324 SHABD BHEDI EXPRESS
^ ER TO RUN NEWLY INTRODUCED KOLKATA – GHAZIPUR CITY WEEKLY EXPRESS
^ Railways to flag off superfast train Suhaildev Express on Wednesday from Ghazipur
^ Sukanya, Sumi (1 May 2016). "Train names chug into age of politics". The Telegraph. India. Retrieved 30 November 2018.

External links

22324/Shabd Bhedi Superfast Express India Rail Info
22323/Shabd Bhedi Superfast Express 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