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Howrah–Malda Town Intercity Express

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Howrah Malda Town Intercity Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
Current operator(s)Eastern Railways
Route
TerminiHowrah Junction
Malda Town
Stops16 in both directions
Distance travelled340 km (211 mi)
Average journey time07 hours 25 minutes as 13011 Howrah Malda Town Intercity Express, 06 hours 55 minutes as 13012 Malda Town Howrah Intercity Express
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)13011 / 13012
On-board services
Class(es)AC Chair Car , 2nd Class seating, Unreserved/General
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesNo Pantry car coach attached
Observation facilitiesRake Sharing with 03047 / 48 Viswabharati Fast Passenger
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
47.44 km/h (29 mph) including halts

The 13011 / 12 Howrah Malda Town Intercity Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways - Eastern Railway zone that runs between Howrah Junction & Malda Town via Rampurhat in India.

It operates as train number 13011 from Howrah Junction to Malda Town and as train number 13012 in the reverse direction serving the states of West Bengal & Jharkhand.

Coaches

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The 13011 / 12 Howrah Malda Town Intercity Express presently has 2 AC Chair Car, 2 2nd Class seating, 14 Unreserved/General & 2 End on Generator 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

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The 13011 Howrah Malda Town Intercity Express covers the distance of 340 kilometres in 07 hours 25 mins 45.84 km/h (28 mph) & in 06 hours 55 mins as 13012 Malda Town Howrah Intercity Express 49.16 km/h (31 mph).

Routeing

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The 13011 / 12 Howrah Malda Town Intercity Express runs from Howrah Junction via Bardhaman Junction, Bolpur Shantiniketan, Rampurhat Junction, New Farakka Junction to Malda Town.

Howrah Malda Town Intercity Express - AC Chair Car
Howrah Malda Town Intercity Express at Howrah Junction

Traction

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Previously, a Howrah based WDM 3A / WDM 3D / WDP 4 powered the train for its entire journey.

As the route is now fully electrified, a Howrah based Indian locomotive class WAP-4 or WAP-7 powers the train for its entire journey.

Timings

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13011 Howrah Malda Town Intercity Express leaves Howrah Junction on a daily basis at 15:25 hrs IST and reaches Malda Town at 22:55 hrs IST the same day.

13012 Malda Town Howrah Intercity Express leaves Malda Town on a daily basis at 04:30 hrs IST and reaches Howrah Junction at 11:25 hrs IST the same day.

References

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  • "Howrah Malda Town Intercity Express crosses Rampurhat Howrah Intercity Express - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  • "Howrah Malda Town Intercity via Rampurhat at Burdwan | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". flickr.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  • "Kolkata: List of trains affected due Bharat bandh | NDTV.com". ndtv.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  • "MSR inaugurates 12 projects and services in West Bengal". news.webindia123.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  • "Several trains cancelled following waterlogging on tracks - News Oneindia". news.oneindia.in. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
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