Padatik Express
The 12377 / 12378 Padatik Superfast Express is a daily Superfast train which runs between Sealdah in West Bengal and New Alipurduar in West Bengal via New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal.
 First run of Sealdah–New Alipurduar Padatik Express with LHB coaches | |||||
| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Superfast | ||||
| First service | October 4, 2009 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Eastern Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Sealdah (SDAH) | ||||
| Stops | 8 | ||||
| End | New Alipurduar (NOQ) | ||||
| Distance travelled | 717 km (446 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 12 hour 15 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 12377 / 12378 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | First AC, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | E-catering available | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coaches | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge | ||||
| Operating speed | Average speed :- 57 km/h (35 mph) | ||||
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The train covers a distance of 719 kilometres (447 mi). The train belongs to Eastern Railways and travel time over the whole route is just over 12 hours.[1] This train is named after renowned Bengali poet Subhash Mukhopadhyay's book Padatik.[2]
The train is numbered as 12377 / 12378 and offers all the available classes of travel on Indian Railways – 1st AC(H1)- 1,1st AC cum 2nd AC(HA1) – 1, 2nd AC – 2(A1–A2), 3rd AC – 6(B1–B6), Sleeper – 6(S1–S6), General Unreserved Class – 3(GS 1–3), EOG – 2. The train is composed of 21 coaches.[3]
Route & halts
The important halts of the train are:[4]
Coach composition
| EOG/SLR | PC | MIL | H | A | HA | B | AB | G | K | E | C | S | D | GEN/UR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generator cum luggage van | Pantry car or Hot buffet car | Military coach | First AC (1A) | Second AC (2A) | First AC cum Second AC | Third AC (3A) | Third AC cum Second AC | Third AC economy (3E) | Anubhuti coach (K) | Executive chair car (EC) | AC Chair car (CC) | Sleeper class (SL) | Second seating (2S) | General or Unreserved |
| Loco and other service coach | ||||||||||||||
| AC coach | ||||||||||||||
| Non-AC coach | ||||||||||||||
Sealdah to New Alipurduar[5]
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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EOG | GS | GS | GS | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | B5 | B6 | A1 | A2 | HA1 | H1 | EOG |
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
EOG | H1 | HA1 | A2 | A1 | B6 | B5 | B4 | B3 | B2 | B1 | S6 | S5 | S4 | S3 | S2 | S1 | GS | GS | GS | EOG |
Traction
It is hauled by a Howrah-based WAP-7 locomotive from SDAH to NJP. From NJP to NOQ it is hauled by a Siliguri-based WDP-4D locomotive and vice versa.
Gallery
Padatik Express – Sleeper Class coach
Padatik Express – AC 3 tier coach
Padatik Express at NJP Junction
Padatik Express – AC First Class cum AC 2 tier coach
Other trains on the Kolkata–New Jalpaiguri sector
- 12041/42 New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express
- 22309/40 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express
- 12343/44 Darjeeling Mail
- 13149/50 Kanchan Kanya Express
- 15959/60 Kamrup Express
- 13175/76 Kanchenjunga Express
- 12345/46 Saraighat Express
- 15722/23 New Jalpaiguri-Digha Express
- 12518/19 Kolkata Garib Rath Express
- 12526/27 Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express
- 13141/42 Teesta Torsha Express
- 13147/58 Uttar Banga Express
- 12503/04 Bangalore Humsafar Express
- 13182/83 Silghat Town–Kolkata Express
- 22511/12 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Kamakhya Karmabhoomi Express
- 12526/27 Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express
- 15644/45 Puri–Kamakhya Weekly Express (via Howrah)
- 12364/65 Kolkata–Haldibari Intercity Express
- 12509/10 Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express
- 12507/08 Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express
- 12514/15 Guwahati–Secunderabad Express
Notes
References
- "India Rail Info". Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- "Tracks & trains for 'backward' region". Telegraph Calcutta. 5 October 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- "India Rail Info". Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- Tiru, Somanko. "12378/Padatik Express (PT) - New Alipurduar to Sealdah ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- PATRANABIS, SREERUP. "12377/Padatik Express (PT) - Sealdah to New Alipurduar ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- Tiru, Somanko. "12378/Padatik Express (PT) - New Alipurduar to Sealdah ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 9 November 2019.