Capital Express (India)
The 13247/48 Kamakhya - Rajendra Nagar Capital Express and 13245/46 New Jalpaiguri - Rajendra Nagar Capital Express are the Express trains belonging to East Central Railway zone that runs between Kamakhya Junction, New Jalpaiguri and Rajendra Nagar Terminal in India. It is currently being operated with 13247/48 and 13245/46 train numbers on four days and three days respectively in a week basis.[1][2][3]
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Express | ||||
| Status | Operating | ||||
| Locale | Bihar, West Bengal, Assam | ||||
| Current operator(s) | East Central Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Rajendra Nagar (RJPB) | ||||
| End | Kamakhya Junction (KYQ), New Jalpaiguri (NJP) | ||||
| Distance travelled | 942 km, 490 km | ||||
| Average journey time | 24 hours, 14 hours | ||||
| Service frequency | 4 and 3 days a week | ||||
| Train number(s) | 13247/48, 13245/46 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 2 Tier (2A), AC 3 Tier (3A), Sleeper (SL) | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Available | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB Coaches | ||||
| Track gauge | Broad Gauge | ||||
| Operating speed | 39 km/h average | ||||
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Service
The 13245/46 Capital Express has average speed of 35 km/hr and covers 490 km in 14h. The 13247/48 Capital Express has average speed of 39 km/hr and covers 942 km in 24h.
Route & Halts
The important halts of the train are:
- Kamakhya Junction
- Goalpara Town
- New Bongaigaon
- Alipurduar Junction
- New Mal Junction
- Siliguri Junction
- New Jalpaiguri Junction
- Kishanganj
- Dalkhola
- Barsoi
- Katihar Junction
- Naugachia
- Mansi Junction
- Khagaria Junction
- Begusarai
- Barauni Junction
- Barh
- Bakhtiyarpur Junction
- Fatuha Junction
- Banka Ghat
- Patna Sahib
- Rajendra Nagar Terminal
Coach composite
The train has standard ICF rakes and the third rake of 13247/48 has been converted to LHB from 20/12/2019. The train consists of 22 coaches :
- 1 AC First Cum 2 Ac-class
- 4 AC II Tier
- 4 AC III Tier
- 8 Sleeper Coaches
- 3 General
- 2 EOG Rake
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Siliguri diesel Loco Shed based WDP 4 / WDO 4B / WDP 4D locomotive from KYQ / NJP to KIR. From KIR to RJPB it is hauled by a Gomoh based WAP 7 locomotive and vice versa.
Rake Sharing
- 13245 / 13246 shares its rake with 13247 / 13248 [Kamakhya Junction - Rajendra Nagar Terminal Capital Express].
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