The 15233 / 15234 Maithili Express is

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type train of

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connecting

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with

Darbhanga Darbhanga is the fifth-largest city and municipal corporation in the Indian state of Bihar situated centrally in Mithila region. Darbhanga is the headquarters of the Darbhanga district and the Darbhanga division. It was the seat of the erst ...

. It covers a distance of 539 kilometers at an average speed of 49 kmph. It has general, AC two tier, AC three tier, and sleeper classes. All classes except general require reservations. There is no

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, although

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is available. It is hauled by

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and

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classes of locomotives.

Route and halts

The train runs from via , , , , , , , to .

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a

Howrah Howrah (, , alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River opposite its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively it lies within Howrah district, and is t ...

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-based

locomotive from Kolkata to , handing over to a

Samastipur Samastipur is a city and a municipal corporation ( nagar nigam) in Bihar, India. It is the headquarter of Samastipur district and comes under Darbhanga division. The Budhi Gandak river flows through the town. It is one of the five railway ...

-based

locomotive from Barauni Junction to Darbhanga, and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 15235/15236

Howrah–Darbhanga Express The 15235 / 15236 Howrah–Darbhanga Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to East Central Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 15235/15236 train numbers on a weekly basis. Service The 15 ...

Timings

* 15233 Maithili Express departs Kolkata station at 10:40 on Monday, Thursday and reaches Darbhanga at 22:15 same day. * 15234 Maithili Express departs Darbhanga at 16:10 on Sunday, Wednesday and reaches Kolkata station at 3:10 next day.

Timetable

15233 - Chitpur (Kolkata) to Darbhanga 15234 - Darbhanga to Chitpur (Kolkata)

References

*http://indiarailinfo.com/train/8920?kkk=1315119719141 Transport in Kolkata Transport in Darbhanga Named passenger trains of India Rail transport in West Bengal Rail transport in Jharkhand Rail transport in Bihar Express trains in India {{India-express-train-stub