Howrah–Jodhpur Express

Howrah–Jodhpur Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast
Locale	West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan
First service	3 July 1995
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railways
Route
Termini	Howrah (HWH) Jodhpur (JU)
Stops	27
Distance travelled	1,815 km (1,128 mi)
Average journey time	29 hours
Service frequency	Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday; 4 days 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 arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	No slip coaches
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	130–140 km/h (81–87 mph) maximum, 63 km/h (39 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.

It gets a high priority on it's route regularly.

Service

The 12307 Howrah–Jodhpur Express covers the distance of 1810 kilometres in 30 hours 20 mins (59.79 km/h) and 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

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

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

• http://www.indianrail.gov.in

References