The 12377 / 12378 Padatik Express is a daily
Superfast train which runs between
Sealdah and in
West Bengal
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The train covers a distance of . The train belongs to the
Eastern Railway zone
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of
Indian Railways
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and travel time over the whole route is just over 12 hours. This train is named after renowned Bengali poet
Subhash Mukhopadhyay's book ''
Padatik''.
The train is numbered as 12377 / 12378 and offers all the available classes of travel on Indian Railways-AC First Class (H1), AC First-cum-Second Class (HA1), AC 2-tier (A1-A2), AC 3-tier (B1–B6), Sleeper Class (S1–S5) and Unreserved Class. The train is composed of 21 coaches.
Route & halts
The important halts of the train are:
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New Jalpaiguri Junction (Siliguri)
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Mathabhanga
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Coach composition
Sealdah to New Alipurduar
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Traction
As the route is now fully electrified, it is hauled by a based
WAP 7 electric locomotive from end to end.
Gallery
File:Padatik Express - Sleeper Class coach.jpg, Padatik Express – Sleeper Class coach
File:Padatik Express - AC 3 tier coach.jpg, Padatik Express – AC 3 tier coach
File:Padatik Express at NJP Junction.jpg, Padatik Express at NJP Junction
File:Padatik Express - AC First Class cum AC 2 tier coach.jpg, Padatik Express – AC First Class cum AC 2 tier coach
Other trains on the Kolkata–New Jalpaiguri sector
* 22301/02
Howrah–New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express
* 12041/42
New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express
* 12343/44
Sealdah-New Jalpaiguri Darjeeling Mail
* 13149/50
Kanchan Kanya Express
* 15959/60
Kamrup Express
* 13175/76
Kanchenjunga Express
* 12345/46
Saraighat Express
* 15721/22
New Jalpaiguri-Digha Express
* 13141/42
Teesta Torsha Express
* 13147/58
Uttar Banga Express
* 12503/04
Bangalore Humsafar Express
* 13181/82
Kolkata–Silghat Town Kaziranga Express
* 22511/12
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Kamakhya Karmabhoomi Express
* 15643/44
Puri–Kamakhya Weekly Express (via Howrah)
* 12363/64
Kolkata–Haldibari Intercity Express
* 12509/10
Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express
* 12507/08
Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express
* 12513/14
Silchar–Secunderabad Express
See also
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Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
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Darjeeling Mail
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New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express
Notes
References
Transport in Kolkata
Express trains in India
Rail transport in West Bengal
Railway services introduced in 2009
Named passenger trains of India
Transport in Siliguri
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