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Howrah Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast, Jan Shatabdi Express
Current operator(s)South Eastern Railways
Route
TerminiHowrah Junction
Barbil
Stops6
Distance travelled398 km (247 mi)
Average journey time6 hours 40 minutes as 12021 Howrah Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express, 7 hours 05 minutes as 12022 Barbil Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express.
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12021 / 12022
On-board services
Class(es)AC Chair Car, Second Class seating
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Auto-rack arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stockStandard Indian Railway Jan Shatabdi Coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationYes
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
,57.89 km/h (36 mph), including halts

The 12021 / 22 Howrah Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express is a Superfast express train of the Jan Shatabdi Express series belonging to Indian Railways - South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Howrah Junction and Barbil in India.

It operates as train number 12021 from Howrah Junction to Barbil and as train number 12022 in the reverse direction serving the states of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha due to the fact that Barbil cuts across the state line between Jharkhand and Odisha.

It is part of the Jan Shatabdi Express series launched by the former railway minister of India, Mr. Nitish Kumar in the 2002 / 03 Rail Budget [1] [2].

Coaches

The 12021 / 22 Howrah Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express has 4 AC Chair Car, 11 Second Class seating & 2 Second Jan Chair cum Guard Car Coaches. It does not carry a Pantry car coach.

As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 12021 Howrah Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express covers the distance of 398 km (247 mi) in 6 hours 40 mins (59.70 km/hr) & in 7 hours 05 mins as 12022 Barbil Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express (56.19 km/hr) [3].

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routeing

The 12021 / 22 Howrah Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express runs from Howrah Junction via Kharagpur Junction, Tatanagar Junction, Dangoaposi to Barbil [4].

Traction

As the entire route is fully electrified, a Howrah / Santragachi based WAP 4 [5] or Tatanagar based WAM 4 [6] locomotives powers the train for its entire journey.

Operation

12021 Howrah Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express runs from Howrah Junction on a daily basis arriving Barbil the same day [7].

12022 Barbil Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express runs from Barbil on a daily basis arriving Howrah Junction the same day [8].

Incidents

  • On 1 August 2009, a gang of armed men had looted the passengers of the AC Chair Car coaches [9]

References

  • "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  • "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
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