Howrah–Jodhpur Express

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Howrah–Jodhpur Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
LocaleWest Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan
First service3 July 1995
Current operator(s)Eastern Railways
Route
Termini{{|Howrah}} (HWH)
{{|Jodhpur}} (JU)
Stops27
Distance travelled1,810 km (1,125 mi)
Average journey time30 hours 20 mins
Service frequencyTuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday 4 days in a week.
Train number(s)12307 / 12308
On-board services
Class(es)AC 1 cum AC 2 tier, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, Second sitting
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesNo slip coaches
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed130–140 km/h (81–87 mph) maximum,
58.11 km/h (36 mph) average including halts
Route map

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. This train is regarded as one of the most high priority and a highly respected train in Howrah to Jodhpur route. This train is also the fastest train in Howrah to Jodhpur route with an 140kmph top speed.

Service[edit]

The 12307 Howrah–Jodhpur Express covers the distance of 1810 kilometres in 30 hours 20 mins (59.79 km/h) & in 29 hours 45 mins as 12308 Jodhpur–Howrah Express (60.00 km/h).

As the average speed of the train is more than 59 km/h, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Route and halts[edit]

Station Code Station name Arrival Departure
HWH Howrah Junction --- 23:25
BWN Barddhaman Junction 00:29 00:31
ASN Asansol Junction 02:05 02:09
DHN Dhanbad Junction 03:20 03:25
PNME Parasnath 04:00 04:02
KQR Koderma Junction 04:52 04:54
GAYA Gaya Junction 06:25 06:30
RFJ Rafiganj 06:58 07:00
AUBR Anugraha Narayan Road 07:18 07:20
DOS Dehri On Sone 07:38 07:40
SSM Sasaram Junction 07:56 07:58
BBU Bhabua Road 08:36 08:38
DDU Pt DD Upadhyaya Junction 09:45 09:55
MZP Mirzapur 10:53 10:55
PRYJ Prayagraj Junction 12:15 12:20
FTP Fatehpur 13:30 13:32
CNB Kanpur central 14:50 14:55
ETW Etawah Junction 16:25 16:27
TDL Tundla Junction 18:30 18:35
AF Agra fort 19:20 19:30
AH Achhnera Junction 20:12 20:14
BTE Bharatpur Junction 20:42 20:44
JP Jaipur Junction 23:55 00:05
NAC Nawa City 01:36 01:38
KMNC Kuchaman City 01:53 01:55
MKN Makrana Junction 02:00 02:03
DNA Degana Junction 02:34 02:37
MTD Merta Road Junction 03:10 03:15
JU Jodhpur Junction 05:25 ---

Traction[edit]

A WAP-7 locomotive from the Howrah shed hauls the train from Howrah to Jaipur Junction after which a Bhagat Ki Kothi-based WDP-4 / WDP-4B / WDP-4D locomotive hauls the train for the remainder of the journey until Jodhpur and vice versa.

External links[edit]

  • www.indianrail.gov.in

References[edit]