Padatik Express

Padatik Express
Overview
Service type Superfast
Status Operating
Current operator(s) Eastern Railways
Route
Start Sealdah (SDAH)
Stops 8
End New Alipurduar (NOQ)
Distance travelled 719 km
Service frequency Daily
Train number(s) 12377 / 12378
On-board services
Class(es) First AC, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved
Seating arrangements Available
Sleeping arrangements Available
Catering facilities Not Available
Technical
Track gauge Broad Gauge
Operating speed Average - 60km/hr

Padatik Express is a daily superfast train which runs between Sealdah (Kolkata) and New Alipurduar , a distance of 719 kilometres (447 mi). The train belongs to Eastern Railways and travel time over the whole route is just over 12 hours.[1] This train is named after renowned Bengali poet Subhash Mukhopadhyay's book Padatik.[2]

The train is numbered as 12377/12378 and offers all the available classes of travel on Indian Railways – 1st AC(H1)- 1,1st AC cum 2nd AC(HA1) - 1, 2nd AC - 1(A1), 3rd AC - 6(B1 - B6), Sleeper - 6(S1 - S6), General Unreserved Class - 4(GS 1 - 4), SLR - 2. The train is composed of 19 coaches and is usually hauled by WDM-3A from Bardhaman diesel loco shed.[3]

Padatik Express - Sleeper Class coach
Padatik Express - AC 3 tier coach
Padatik Express at NJP Junction
Padatik Express - AC First Class cum AC 2 tier coach

Halts

  1. Sealdah
  2. Bardhaman
  3. Bolpur
  4. Rampurhat
  5. Malda Town
  6. Kishanganj
  7. New Jalpaiguri
  8. Mathabhanga
  9. New Coochbeher
  10. New Alipurduar

Incidents

  1. "Villagers terrorise train passengers". The Statesman. 29 September 2011. 
  2. "Signal sabotaged to rob passengers on Padatik Express". Times of India. 17 June 2012. 

See also

References

  1. ↑ "India Rail Info". Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "Tracks & trains for 'backward' region". Telegraph Calcutta. 5 October 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "India Rail Info". Retrieved 2 February 2013.
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