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Howrah–Amritsar Express

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Howrah - Amritsar Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
Current operator(s)Eastern Railway zone
Route
TerminiHowrah Junction (HWH)
Amritsar Junction (ASR)
Stops109
Distance travelled1,922 km (1,194 mi)
Average journey time45 hours 40 minutes
Service frequencyDaily[a]
Train number(s)13049/13050
On-board services
Class(es)AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved and a Military Reserved Compartment
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board Catering & E-Catering
Observation facilitiesICF Coaches
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stock2
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed43 km/h (27 mph)

Howrah - Amritsar Express was an Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Howrah in West Bengal and Amritsar Junction of Punjab. It operated with 13049/13050 train numbers on daily basis. Eastern Railway cancelled its operations permanently from 19 May 2020.

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Service

The 13049/Howrah - Amritsar Express had average speed of 43 km/hr and covered 1924 km in 44h 30m. 13050/Amritsar - Howrah Express had average speed of 42 km/hr and covered 1924 km in 45h 35m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train were:

Coach composite

The train had standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consisted of 18 coaches :

  • 3 AC III Tier
  • 7 Sleeper Coaches
  • 5 General
  • 1 Military
  • 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van

Traction

Both trains were hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Howrah to Lucknow. From Lucknow trains were hauled by a Lucknow Loco Shed based WDM 3A diesel locomotive to Saharanpur and Saharanpur To Amritsar WAP-5 or WAP-7 and vice versa.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

References

  1. ^ "Amritsar-Nagpur train starts to deal with rush". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Rail traffic limping back to normalcy in region". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Two special trains to Saharsa in Bihar to clear Holi rush". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 14 July 2017.