Howrah–Amritsar Express

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.

Howrah - Amritsar Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
Last serviceService Discontinued on 19 May 2020
Current operator(s)Eastern Railway zone
Route
StartHowrah Junction (HWH)
Stops109
EndAmritsar Junction (ASR)
Distance travelled1,922 km (1,194 mi)
Average journey time45 hours 40 minutes
Service frequencyDaily[lower-alpha 1]
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)

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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.


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