Maa Tara Express
Appearance
Overview | |
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Service type | Express |
First service | 6 September 2009 |
Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway zone |
Route | |
Termini | Sealdah (SDAH) Rampurhat Junction (RPH) |
Stops | 8 |
Distance travelled | 214 km (133 mi) |
Average journey time | 3 hours 40 minutes |
Service frequency | Daily [a] |
Train number(s) | 13187/13188 |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | Chair Car, General Unreserved |
Seating arrangements | Yes |
Sleeping arrangements | No |
Catering facilities | No |
Entertainment facilities | No |
Baggage facilities | Below the seats |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | 2 |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Operating speed | 65 km/h (40 mph) |
Maa Tara Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Sealdah in West Bengal and Rampurhat Junction of West Bengal. It is currently being operated with 13187/13188 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2][3]
Service
The 13187/Maa Tara Express has an average speed of 46 km/hr and covers 226 km in 4h 55m . The 13188/Maa Tara Express has an average speed of 48 km/hr and covers 226 km in 4h 40m.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
- Sealdah
- Naihati Junction
- Bandel Junction
- Barddhaman Junction
- Guskara
- Bolpur Shantiniketan
- Prantik railway station
- Sainthia Junction
- Tarapith Road
- Rampurhat Junction
Coach composite
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 14 coaches :
- 1 AC III Chair Car
- 5 Chair Car
- 6 General
- 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
Traction
Both trains are hauled by an Asansol Loco Shed based WAG-5A WAP7, WAP4 electric locomotive from Sealdah to Rampurhat and vice versa.
See also
Notes
- ^ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.
External links
References
- ^ Train coach derails at Sealdah, long-distance services delayed
- ^ "Mamata language gift at iftar". The Telegraph. India. 6 September 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ REGULATION OF TRAIN SERVICES FOR NI WORK AT HOOGHLY GHAT STATION FOR CONNECTING NEW JUBILEE BRIDGE