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The 12847 / 12848 Howrah–Digha Super AC Express was a train of the
shatabdi express
Shatabdi Express () are a series of fast passenger trains operated by Indian Railways. Shatabdi Express are day trains and mostly return to their origin station the same day. The trains run at a maximum permissible speed of depending on the ...
category belonging to Indian Railways
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– South Eastern Railway zone
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that used to run between and Digha Flag station in India.
It operated as train number 12847 from Howrah Junction to Digha Flag station and as train number 12848 in the reverse direction, serving the state of West Bengal
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.
The train is now permanently cancelled most probably in the year 2023 after facing losses during Covid-19.
Coaches
The 12847 / 48 Howrah–DighaAC Express had 1 Executive Class, 7 AC Chair Car and 2 End-on Generator cars. It didn't have apantry car
A dining car (American English) or a restaurant car (British English), also a diner, is a passenger railroad car that serves meals in the manner of a full-service, sit-down restaurant.
These cars provide the highest level of service of any rai ...
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Also earlier Howrah–Digha Super AC Express was running with 10 coaches which were ICF Duronto
Duronto Express, translating to "restless" in Bengali, is a class of long-distance rapid trains operated by Indian Railways. Initially conceived to operate non-stop between origin and destination stations, since January 2016, these trains have ...
liveried.
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 12847 / 48 Howrah–Digha AC Express covers the distance of 186 kilometres in 03 hours 00 mins (62.00 km/h) in both directions. As the average speed of the train is above , as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a superfast surcharge. The train was earlier running withICF coach
The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) coach is a conventional Passenger railroad car, passenger coach used on the majority of Indian Railways (IR) lines. Between 1955 and 2018, more than 54,000 were produced and some were exported to other countries ...
with maximum speed of 110 km/h as AC Express in early type.
Routeing & technical halts
The 12847 / 48 Howrah–Digha AC Express runs from Howrah directly to Digha Flag station. It has three halts.Traction
As the route is fully electrified, it is hauled end to end by a Santragachi-based WAP-4 or WAP-7.
Timings
*12847 Howrah–Digha AC Express leaves Howrah Junction on a daily basis at 11:10 hrs IST and reaches Digha Flag station at 14:20 hrs IST the same day. *12848 Digha–Howrah AC Express leaves Digha Flag station on a daily basis at 15:30 hrs IST and reaches Howrah Junction at 18:40 hrs IST the same day.References
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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Howrah-Digha AC Express Trains previously run from Howrah railway station Transport in Digha AC Express (Indian Railways) trains Rail transport in West Bengal Railway services introduced in 2010