The 12347 / 12348 Howrah-Rampurhat Sahid Superfast Express is an

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train of the Indian Railways connecting

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and Rampurhat Junction of

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Service

The 12347/Howrah - Rampurhat (Shahid) SF Express has an average speed of 56 km/h and covers 207 km in 3 hrs 40 mins. 12348/Rampurhat - Howrah (Shahid) Express has an average speed of 56 km/h and covers 207 km in 3 hrs 40 mins.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are: * * * * * *

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Coach composite

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 13 coaches : * 1 AC Chair Car (CC Coach) * 3 Second-seating chair car (2S Coach) * 7 General (GN Coach) * 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van

Schedule

The schedule of this 12347/12348 Howrah–Rampurhat (Shahid) Express is given below:-

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed based

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electric locomotive from Howrah to Rampurhat and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 13017/18

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and 13015/16 Howrah–Jamalpur Kavi Guru Express.

Notes

External links

12347/Howrah - Rampurhat (Shahid) SF Express

12348/Rampurhat - Howrah (Shahid) Express

References

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