Mayurakshi Fast Passenger
 13046 DN Mayurakshi Express waiting at platform 2 of Siuri railway station | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express train |
| Status | Active |
| First service | 26 January 1984 |
| Current operator(s) | Eastern Railways |
| Route | |
| Termini | Howrah Deoghar Junction |
| Stops | 25 |
| Distance travelled | 418 km (260 mi) |
| Average journey time |
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| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) |
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| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | General Unreserved, Second Sitting |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | No |
| Catering facilities | No |
| Baggage facilities | Overhead racks, Below the seats |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | ICF coach |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed |
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Mayurakshi Express is a daily inter-city Express train operated by Eastern Railways in the Indian state of West Bengal. It runs between Howrah and Deoghar via Andal Junction and Rampurhat Junction.[1][2][3]
It previously ran between Howrah and Rampurhat as a fast passenger train (53045/46), but later it was extended to run to Dumka and further Deoghar as an express train (13045/46).
It operates as train number 13045 from Howrah to Deoghar and as train number 13046 in the reverse direction.[4]
Coach composition
[edit]The train has standard ICF coaches with a maximum speed of 110 km/h (68 mph). The rakes are maintained by Eastern Railways.[5] The train consists of 13 coaches that includes:
- 10 Unreserved Chair Cars
- 1 Second Sitting
- 2 Luggage cum Parcel Van
Locomotive
[edit]The train is hauled by a Howrah-based WAP-7 or WAP-5 locomotive.
Operation
[edit]Mayurakshi Express starts from Deoghar daily at 03:15 IST daily and reaches Howrah the same day at 11:35 IST.[6][7]
Mayurakshi Express starts from Howrah daily at 16:25 IST and reaches Deoghar next day at 00:30 IST.[8][9]
Speed
[edit]Mayurakshi Express has an average speed of 52 kmph and covers 418 km in 8 hours 5 minutes. 13046 has an average speed of 50 kmph and covers 418 km in 8 hours 20 minutes. The maximum permissible speed of this train is 110 kmph between Bandel Junction and Andal Junction.
Route and halts
[edit]Between Howrah and Deoghar, this train halts at:
- Bandel Junction
- Barddhaman Junction
- Mankar
- Panagarh
- Durgapur
- Waria
- Andal Junction
- Kajoragram
- Ukhra
- Pandabeswar
- Bhimgara Junction
- Panchra
- Dubrajpur
- Chinpai
- Kachujor
- Siuri
- Sainthia Junction
- Gadadharpur
- Mallarpur
- Rampurhat Junction
- Pinargaria
- Ambajora Shikaripara
- Dumka
- Basukinath
- Ghormara.[10]
See also
[edit]- Howrah railway station
- Rampurhat Junction railway station
- Andal Junction railway station
- Sainthia Junction railway station
- Siuri railway station
- Dumka railway station
- Deoghar junction railway station
References
[edit]- ^ "SIURI (SURI) Railway Station". NDTV.
- ^ নিজস্ব সংবাদদাতা. "ট্রেনের সময় নিয়ে হতাশ জেলা সদর". www.anandabazar.com. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ Supratim Das (23 February 2020). "পাওয়ার ব্লকে কাজ চলার জন্য সিউড়ীতে ট্রেন চলাচলে বিঘ্ন". www.bengali.news18.com. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ Mohammad Asif (18 February 2017). "Railway man spots crack, tragedy on tracks averted". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "ER ARRANGED MORE COACH FOR MAYURAKSHI FAST PASSENGER". www.er.indianrailways.gov.in.
- ^ "Spot Your Train". www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in.
- ^ "53046/Mayurakshi Fast Passenger (unreserved)". www.indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "Spot Your Train". www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in.
- ^ "53045/Mayurakshi Fast Passenger (unreserved)". www.indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "Spot Your Train". www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in.
External links
[edit]- "National Train Enquiry System". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- "53045 Mayurakshi Fast Passenger (unreserved)". Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- "53046 Mayurakshi Fast Passenger (unreserved)". Retrieved 10 December 2019.