The Kulik Express is an
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train belonging to
Eastern Railway zone
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that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 13053/13054 train numbers on a daily basis.
Till 30 June 2019, it was run as Siuri Intercity Express up to . After 1 July 2019, it was extended to Radhikapur and named as Howrah–Radhikapur Express. And after some time on 25 April 2020, it was renamed as Kulik Express after the Kulik Bird Sanctuary of Raiganj.
Renamed as Kulik Express
Retrieved 04 July 2020
Speed
This train has an average speed of 46 km/h and covers 487 km in 10 Hours 40 Minutes. The maximum permissible speed of this train is 110 km/h
Route and halts
Between Howrah Junction and Radhikapur this train stops at -
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Coach composition
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with max speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 13 coaches:
* 1 AC Chair Car
* 5 Unreserved Chair Car
* 4 Reserved Chair Car
* 2 Deen dayalu coaches
* 2 Generators cum Luggage/parcel van
Schedule
The schedule of this 13053/13054 Howrah–Radhikapur Kulik Express is given below:-
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed- based WDM-3D
The Indian locomotive class WDM-3D is a class of diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in 2003 by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Diesel (D), Mixed traffic (M) engi ...
diesel locomotive from Malda to Radhikapur and by a WAP-5 from Malda to Howrah .
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See also
* Howrah Junction railway station
Howrah railway station, also known as Howrah Junction, is a railway station located in the city of Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is also the oldest and largest existing railway complex in India. It is one of the busiest train stations in the w ...
* Radhikapur railway station
* Howrah–Rampurhat Express
* Howrah–Balurghat Bi-Weekly Express
* Kolkata–Radhikapur Express
The Kolkata–Radhikapur Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Kolkata (KOAA) and Radhikapur (RDP) in India. It is currently being operated with 13145/13146 train numbers on a daily basis.
Service
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Notes
External links
13053/Kulik Intercity Express
13054/Kulik Intercity Express
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kulik Intercity Express
Rail transport in Howrah
Intercity Express (Indian Railways) trains
Rail transport in West Bengal
Railway services introduced in 2011