The 22897 / 22898 Kandari Express is an
superfast express train belonging to
Indian Railways
Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise that is organised as a departmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. , it manages the fou ...
South Eastern Railway zone
The South Eastern Railway (abbreviated SER) is one of the 19 Indian Railways, railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Garden Reach, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It comprises Adra railway division, Chakradharpur railway division, Kharagpu ...
that runs between and in India.
''South Eastern Railway'', 27 September 2016
It operates as train number 22897 from Howrah Junction to Digha and as train number 22898 in the reverse direction, serving the states of West Bengal
West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...
.
Coaches
The 22897 / 98 Kandari Express has 1 AC chair car, 6 Chair car, seven general unreserved & two SLR (seating with luggage rake) coaches. It carries a pantry 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 ...
.
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 22897 Howrah Junction–Digha Kandari Express covers the distance of in 3 hours 22 mins (55 km/h) and in 3 hours 22 mins as the 22898 Digha–Howrah Junction Kandari Express (55 km/h).
As the average speed of the train is equal to , as per railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
Routing
The 22897 / 98 Kandari Express runs from Howrah Junction via , Tamluk
Tamluk (), is a town and a municipality in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. It is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities of the world and the headquarter ...
, Contai
Contai is a coastal and subdivisional city and a municipality in East Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Contai subdivision.
Etymology
In the 5th century, during the visit of Faxian, Fa-Hien, Contai was uninh ...
, Ramnagar to Digha.
Traction
As the route is electrified, a Santragachi Loco Shed-based WAP-4
The Indian locomotive class WAP-4 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1993 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) l ...
/ WAP-7
The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic ...
electric locomotive pulls the train to its destination.
References
External links
22897 Kandari Express
at India Rail Info
22898 Kandari Express
at India Rail Info
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kandari Superfast Express
Rail transport in Howrah
Transport in Digha
Railway services introduced in 2009
Express trains in India
Named passenger trains of India