Akal Takht Express

Akal Takht Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
First service14 April 2000; 24 years ago (2000-04-14)
Current operator(s)Eastern Railway
Route
TerminiKolkata (KOAA)
Amritsar (ASR)
Stops21
Distance travelled1,899 km (1,180 mi)
Average journey time33 hours 40 minutes
Service frequencyBi-Weekly
Train number(s)12317 / 12318
On-board services
Class(es)AC first, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn board catering,
E-catering
Observation facilitiesRake sharing with 12315/12316 Ananya Express
Baggage facilitiesNo
Other facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed56 km/h (35 mph) average including halts.
Route map

The 12317 / 12318 Akal Takht Express is an Indian Railways Express train connecting eastern Indian city of Kolkata with northern Indian city of Amritsar. It is named after the Akal Takht, a central Sikh shrine in Amritsar.

Background

Originally started from Asansol. In 2004 it was extended up to Sealdah, its terminus got changed to Kolkata in 2014. It is a Express-class train travelling 1,900 kilometres (1,200 mi) at an average speed of 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph). It has sleeper, third AC, second AC, first AC, and unreserved types of coaches along with 2 EOG for power. This train has modern LHB coach, however, pantry car facility is not available with this train but on-board catering and e-catering is available.[1][2]

Route & halts

Station Code Station Name Arrival Departure
KOAA Kolkata --- 07:40
ASN Asansol Junction 10:32 10:37
MDP Madhupur Junction 11:41 11:43
JSME Jasidh Junction 12:08 12:10
JAJ Jhajha 13:12 13:17
KIUL Kiul Junction 13:57 13:59
MKA Mokama 14:28 14:30
PNC Patna Saheb 15:17 15:22
PNBE Patna Junction 15:55 16:05
DDU Pt DD Upadhyaya Junction 19:35 19:45
BSB Varanasi Junction 20:30 20:40
SLN Sultanpur Junction 22:46 22:48
LKO Lucknow Charbagh NR 02:43 02:53
BE Bareilly Junction 06:13 06:15
MB Moradabad Junction 07:50 07:58
NBD Najibabad Junction 09:23 09:25
SRE Saharanpur Junction 11:30 11:40
UMB Ambala Cantt Junction 12:45 12:50
SIR Sirhind Junction 13:31 13:33
LDH Ludhiana Junction 14:28 14:38
JUC Jalandhar City Junction 15:35 15:40
BEAS Beas Junction 16:12 16:14
ASR Amritsar Junction 17:20 ---

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches:

  • 1 AC I cum AC II Tier
  • 1 AC II Tier
  • 6 AC III Tier
  • 10 Sleeper coaches
  • 2 General
  • 2 EOG
Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 EOG GEN GEN S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 A1 HA1 EOG

Traction

As the route is fully electrified, train is hauled by an Howrah / Sealdah-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Kolkata to Amritsar, and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train sharing its rake with 12315/12316 Ananya Express.

References

  1. ^ "Akal Takht Express/12317 SuperFast Kolkata Sealdah/SDAH to Ambala Cantt./UMB". India Rail Info. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Akal Takht Express/12318 SuperFast Amritsar/ASR to Kolkata Sealdah/SDAH". India Rail Info. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.


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