The Howrah–Katihar Weekly Express is an
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train belonging to
Northeast Frontier Railway zone
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that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 15711/15712 train numbers on a four days in a week basis.
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Service
The 15711/Howrah–Katihar Weekly Express has an average speed of 48 km/h and covers 424 km in 8h 50m. The 15712/Katihar–Howrah Weekly Express has an average speed of 48 km/h and covers 424 km in 8h 50m.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
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Coach composition
The train has standard LHB rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 15 coaches:
* 1 AC II Tier
* 3 AC III Tier
* 5 Sleeper coaches
* 4 General Unreserved
* 1 Second Seating Luggage and Brake Van
* 1 Generator Luggage and Brake Van
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Electric Loco Shed, Howrah
Electric Loco Shed, Howrah is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Howrah of the Eastern Railway zone in West Bengal, India. It is one of the tw ...
-based WAP-7
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electric locomotive from Howrah to Katihar, and vice versa.
See also
* 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 busie ...
* Katihar Junction railway station
Katihar Junction railway station serves Katihar city in Katihar district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is an A1 Category railway station of Division. The Katihar Junction railway station is connected to most of the major cities in India by t ...
Notes
References
External links
15711/Howrah–Katihar Weekly Express
India Rail Info
15712/Katihar–Howrah Weekly Express
India Rail Info
Rail transport in Howrah
Transport in Katihar
Express trains in India
Rail transport in Bihar
Railway services introduced in 2014
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