The 23345 / 46 Varanasi Junction–Shaktinagar Terminal Intercity Express is an

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train belonging to

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that runs between and in

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. It operates as train number 23345 from to and as train number 23346 in the reverse direction serving the states of

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Coaches

The 23345 / 46 Varanasi Junction–Shaktinagar Terminal Intercity Express has five general unreserved & two SLR (seating with luggage rake) coaches . It does not carry a pantry car coach. 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 23345 – Intercity Express covers the distance of in 7 hours 50 mins (29 km/h) and in 8 hours 00 mins as the 23346 – Intercity Express (29 km/h). As the average speed of the train is less than , as per railway rules, its fare doesn't includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routing

The 23345 / 46 Varanasi Junction–Shaktinagar Terminal Intercity Express runs from via ,

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to .

Traction

As the route is going to be electrified, a

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based

WDM-3A The Indian locomotive class WDM-3A is a class of diesel–electric locomotive that was developed in 1993 by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Diesel (D), Mixed traffic (M) ...

diesel locomotive pulls the train to its destination.

References

External links

23345 Intercity Express
at India Rail Info
23346 Intercity Express
at India Rail Info Intercity Express (Indian Railways) trains Passenger trains originating from Varanasi Railway services introduced in 2013 {{India-express-train-stub