Overview | |||||
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Service type | Superfast | ||||
Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||
Route | |||||
Start | Howrah Junction | ||||
Stops | 26 | ||||
End | Jodhpur Junction | ||||
Distance travelled | 1,813 km (1,127 mi) as 12307 Howrah Jodhpur Express, 1,814 km (1,127 mi) as 12308 Jodhpur Howrah Express | ||||
Service frequency | Daily | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
Catering facilities | Pantry Car attached | ||||
Observation facilities | Slip Coaches of 22307/08 Howrah Bikaner Express attached | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railway coaches | ||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 58.11 km/h (36 mph), including halts |
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The 12307/12308 Howrah Jodhpur Express is a Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Howrah Junction and Jodhpur in India. It operates as train number 12307 from Howrah Junction to Jodhpur and as train number 12308 in the reverse direction.
Coaches[edit]
The 12307/12308 Howrah Jodhpur Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 1 AC 3 tier, 10 Sleeper Class, 2 General Unreserved coaches & 1 Pantry Car.
2 AC 3 tier, 4 Sleeper Class & 2 General unreserved coaches form part of the slip Howrah – Bikaner Express are detached/attached from the Howrah Jodhpur Express at Merta Road Junction.
As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service[edit]
The 12307 Howrah Jodhpur Express covers the distance of 1813 kilometres in 30 hours 55 mins (58.64 km/hr) & in 31 hours 30 mins as 12308 Jodhpur Howrah Express (57.59 km/hr).
As the average speed of the train is more than 55 km/hr, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
Traction[edit]
A WAP 4 locomotive from the Howrah shed hauls the train from Howrah Junction to Agra Fort after which a Bhagat Ki Kothi based WDP 4 hauls the train for the remainder of the journey until Jodhpur.
Mail Operation[edit]
This train has operational RMS section b/w Jodhpur Jaipur,Jaipur Agra Fort,Agra Fort Kanpur,Kanpur MughalSarai,Mughal Sarai Gaya & Gaya Howrah. Between Jodhpur Jaipur mostly intra circle Mail Bags are handled. However Jaipur RMS gives forwarding Mail Bags for NSH Agra,NSH Gwalior,NSH Kanpur,NSH Lucknow,NSH Allahabad,NSH Varanasi,NSH Patna,NSH Gorakhpur,NSH Muzaffarpur,NSH barauni,NSH Gaya,NSH Jabalpur,NSH Dhanbad,NSH Burdwan
Time Table[edit]
12307 Howrah Jodhpur Express leaves Howrah every day at 23:30 hrs IST and reaches Jodhpur at 06:25 hrs IST the 3rd day.
12308 Jodhpur Howrah Express leaves Jodhpur every day at 20:30 hrs IST and reaches Howrah at 04:00 hrs IST the 3rd day.
Station Code | Station Name |
12307 - Howrah Junction to Jodhpur[1] |
Distance from Source in km |
Day |
12308 - Jodhpur to Howrah Junction[2] |
Distance from Source in km |
Day | ||
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Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | ||||||
HWH | Howrah Junction | Source | 23:30 | 0 | 1 | 04:00 | Destination | 1814 | 3 |
DHN | Dhanbad Junction | 03:07 | 03:17 | 259 | 2 | 23:40 | 23:50 | 1555 | 2 |
GAYA | Gaya Junction | 06:15 | 06:20 | 458 | 2 | 20:13 | 20:18 | 1356 | 2 |
MGS | Mughalsarai Junction | 09:35 | 09:50 | 661 | 2 | 16:50 | 17:05 | 1153 | 2 |
ALD | Allahabad Junction | 12:10 | 12:15 | 813 | 2 | 14:00 | 14:10 | 1000 | 2 |
CNB | Kanpur Central | 14:45 | 15:00 | 1008 | 2 | 10:55 | 11:10 | 806 | 2 |
AF | Agra Fort | 19:40 | 20:05 | 1260 | 2 | 05:50 | 06:15 | 554 | 2 |
JP | Jaipur | 00:35 | 00:45 | 1501 | 3 | 01:50 | 02:10 | 313 | 2 |
MTD | Merta Road Junction | 04:10 | 04:42 | 1709 | 3 | 21:58 | 22:20 | 105 | 1 |
JU | Jodhpur Junction | 06:25 | Destination | 1813 | 3 | Source | 20:30 | 0 | 1 |
External links[edit]
- www.indianrail.gov.in
References[edit]
- ^ "Howrah Jodhpur Express-12307". Retrieved 3 Sep 2012.
- ^ Howrah-express-12308-ju-to-hwh/459/297/65 "Jodhpur Howrah Express 12308" Check
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