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Howrah–Jaynagar Express
Howrah–Jaynagar Express is an express train belonging to the Eastern Railway zone that runs between and . It is operated with 53041/53042 train numbers on a daily basis. The train is also known as Dhuliyan Passenger. Average speed and frequency The 13031/Howrah–Jaynagar Express runs with an average speed of 29 km/h and completes 718 km in 25h. The 13032/Jaynagar–Howrah Express runs with an average speed of 27 km/h and completes 718 km in 26h 40m Route and halts The important halts of the train are: The Other halts are including , , , , , , . Coach composite The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 11 coaches: * 9 General Unreserved * 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake Traction Both trains are hauled by an Asansol Loco Shed-based WAG-5 or Santragachhi-based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Howrah to Jaynagar and vice versa. Rake sharing The train shares its rake with 13045/13046 Howrah–Deoghar Mayur ...
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Express Trains In India
India has a system of express trains, operated by Indian Railways which comes under the purview of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of Government of India. , it maintains over of tracks, spanning across in route length, and operates nearly 3,000 express trains daily. According to the Ministry of Railways, express trains travel faster and have limited stops than Slow and fast passenger trains in India, ordinary passenger trains. Any passenger train with an average speed higher than is considered super-fast. , India does not have any operational High-speed railway, high-speed trains. The maximum operational speed of is achieved by Gatimaan Express and Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj)–Hazrat Nizamuddin Vande Bharat Express on the Tughlakabad railway station, TughlakabadAgra Cantonment railway station, Agra section. Earlier steam locomotive operated trains largely operated below . With the introduction of electric locomotives in later 1920s and newer steam ...
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Eastern Railway Zone
The Eastern Railway (abbreviated ER) is among the 19 Indian Railways Zones and Divisions, zones of the Indian Railways. Its headquarters is at Fairley Place (Kolkata) and comprises four divisions: , , , and . Each division is headed by a Divisional Railway Manager (DRM). The name of the division denotes the name of the city where the divisional headquarters is located. Eastern Railway oversees the largest and second largest rail complexes in the country, Howrah Junction and Sealdah railway station, and also contains the highest number of A1 and A Category Stations like , , , , Kolkata railway station, Kolkata, , Barddhaman Junction railway station, Barddhaman, Rampurhat Junction, , , Jasidih Junction railway station, Jasidih, Bandel Junction railway station, Bandel and Naihati Junction railway station, Naihati. Eastern Railways operates India's oldest train, Kalka Mail. History The East Indian Railway (EIR) Company was incorporated in 1845 to connect eastern India with Delhi. ...
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ICF 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. History The design of the coach was developed by Integral Coach Factory, Perambur, Chennai, India in collaboration with the Schweizerische Wagons- und Aufzügefabrik AG Schlieren-Zürich, Swiss Car & Elevator Manufacturing Co, Schlieren, Switzerland. The bogies were also known as ''Schlieren bogies'' after the location of the Swiss company. An Indian delegation made initial contacts with the Swiss manufacturer at a railway congress in Lucerne in the summer of 1947, the contract for cooperation between the company and the Government of India was signed in Delhi in May 1949, and work on the Perambur factory began a year later. The plant was inaugurated by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1955. By 2018, it had manufactured more than 54,0 ...
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Electric Loco Shed, Asansol
Electric Loco Shed, Asansol is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Asansol of the Eastern Railway zone in West Bengal, India. It is one of the two electric locomotive sheds of the Eastern Railway, the others being at Howrah (HWH). As of November,2022, there are 142 locomotives in the shed. History Steam locomotive sheds used to exist at Asansol (Howrah) until the late 1970s. After Eastern Railway set a deadline to eliminate all steam locomotive operations by 1990, a push was given towards establishing electric locomotion as the primary motive power, and the Steam locomotive sheds was decommissioned. To meet the needs of exponentially increasing rail traffic on the new continuous broad-gauge lines from Kolkata to rest of India with the completion of gauge conversion, the Asansol was selected by Indian railways for a new electric locomotive shed. Asansol shed was started in May 195 ...
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WAG-5
The Indian locomotive class WAG-5 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1978 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), alternating current (A), goods traffic (G) engine, 5th generation (5). They entered service in 1980. A total of 1196 WAG-5 were built at CLW and BHEL between 1978 and 1998, which made them the most numerous class of mainline electric locomotive until the introduction of its successor, the WAG-7. The WAG-5 is one of the most successful locomotives of Indian Railways currently serving both freight and passenger trains for over 43 years. This class provided the basic design for a number of other locomotives, like WAG-7 and the WCM-6. However, with the advent of new 3-phase locomotives like WAG-9 and WAG-12, the WAG-5 locomotives were relegated to hauling smaller passenger trains and now the aging fleet the WAG-5 locomotives are rapidly being withdrawn from mainline duties and ...
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Indian Locomotive Class WAP-4
The Indian locomotive class WAP-4 is a class of 25 Volt, kV Alternating current, AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1993 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for 5 ft 6 in gauge railway, broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) locomotive, 4th generation (4). They entered service in late 1994. A total of 778 WAP-4 were built at CLW between 1993 and 2015, which made them the most numerous class of mainline electric passenger locomotive until the Indian locomotive class WAP-7, WAP-7. The WAP-4 is one of the most successful locomotives of Indian Railways serving passenger trains for over 29 years. This class provided the basic design for other locomotives like the Indian locomotive class WAP-6, WAP-6. Despite the introduction of more modern types of locomotives like WAP-7, a significant number are still in use, both in mainline duties. Production of this class was halted in December 2015 with locomotive number 25051 be ...
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Mayurakshi Express
Mayurakshi Express is a daily inter-city Express train operated by Eastern Railways in the Indian state of West Bengal. It runs between and Deoghar via and . It previously ran between Howrah and Rampurhat as a fast passenger train (53045/46), but later it was extended to run to Dumka and further Deoghar as an express train (13045/46). It operates as train number 13045 from Howrah to Deoghar and as train number 13046 in the reverse direction. Coach composition The train has standard ICF coaches with a maximum speed of . The rakes are maintained by Eastern Railways. The train consists of 13 coaches that includes: * 10 Unreserved Chair Cars * 1 Second Sitting * 2 Luggage cum Parcel Van Locomotive The train is hauled by a Howrah-based WAP-7 or WAP-5 locomotive. Operation Mayurakshi Express starts from Deoghar daily at 03:15 IST daily and reaches Howrah the same day at 11:35 IST. Mayurakshi Express starts from Howrah daily at 16:25 IST and reaches Deoghar next day at ...
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Jaynagar Railway Station
Jaynagar railway station is a main terminal railway station in Madhubani district, Bihar. Its code is JYG. It serves Jainagar and the surrounding areas. The station consists of 5 platforms. It maintained by Samastipur railway division of East Central Railways. History The Jayanagar–Janakpur–Bijalpura line a narrow-gauge railway was introduced during the Rana period. The Jayanagar–Janakpur–Bijalpura line was under conversion to with an extension to Bardibas. This was Nepal's last surviving railway. Crossborder train service was inaugurated in Jaynagar — Kurtha section on 4 April 2022. As of 2025, Train service is available upto Bhangaha (Bijalpura). Sections The Jaynagar railway station is split into two sections. One section is used by Indian Railways, the other being used by Nepal Railways. The latter operates three DEMU trains per day. Services The following train services are available from this station: Nepal Railways also operates three services ...
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Howrah Junction Railway Station
Howrah railway station (also known as Howrah Junction) is a railway station located in the city of Howrah, of Kolkata Metropolitan Area, West Bengal, India. It is the largest and busiest railway complex in India, as well as one of the busiest and largest train stations in the world. It is also the oldest surviving railway complex in India. Howrah is one of the five large intercity railway stations serving the Kolkata metropolitan area, the others being , , and Kolkata railway station. The first public train from the station was on 15 August 1854, on what is now the Howrah – Hooghly Main Line. At present, about 600 passenger trains pass through the station, serving more than 1 million passengers a day. Utilising its 22 operational platforms, the station handles a total of 252 Mail/Express trains and 500 suburban EMU trains daily; ten of the platforms are long enough to cater to trains with more than 24 coaches. Goods and parcel trains also originate and terminate here. ...
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Howrah–Rajgir Fast Passenger
Howrah–Rajgir Fast Passenger was a passenger train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that ran between and . It was being operated with 53043/53044 train numbers on a daily basis. Average speed and frequency The 53043/Howrah–Rajgir Fast Passenger runs with an average speed of 28 km/h and completes 656 km in 23h 45m. The 53044/Rajgir–Howrah Fast Passenger runs with an average speed of 28 km/h and completes 656 km in 23h 45m. Route and halts The important halts of the train are: Coach composite The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 11 coaches: * 9 General Unreserved * 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake Traction Both trains are hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive from Howrah to Rajgir and vice versa. Rake sharing The train shares its rake with 53041/53042 Howrah–Jaynagar Passenger. Direction reversal Train reverses its direction 1 times: * Timing 53044 – Starts d ...
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Rail Transport In Howrah
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Transport In Jainagar
Transport (in British English) or transportation (in American English) is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipelines, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations. Transport enables human trade, which is essential for the development of civilizations. Transport infrastructure consists of both fixed installations, including roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals, and pipelines, and terminals such as airports, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots (including fuel docks and fuel stations), and seaports. Terminals may be used both for the interchange of passengers and cargo and for maintenance. Means of transport are any of the different kinds of transport facilities used to carry people or cargo. They may include vehicles, riding animals, and pack animals. Vehicles may includ ...
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