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The 12341 / 12342 Agnibina Express is a train belonging to Eastern Railway in West Bengal. It runs between Howrah Junction and Asansol Junction as a Daily Superfast train, very important train for Daily passengers.[1]

Agnibina Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast Express
First service	15 August 1976; 46 years ago (1976-08-15)
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railways
Route
Termini	Howrah (HWH) Asansol (ASN)
Stops	6
Distance travelled	199 km (124 mi)
Average journey time	3 hours 10 minutes as 12341, 3 hours 15 minutes as 12342
Service frequency	Daily[lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)	12341 / 12342
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, Second Sitting(reserved) & General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph)

Route & halts

• Howrah Junction
• Barddhaman Junction
• Mankar
• Panagarh
• Durgapur
• Andal Junction
• Raniganj
• Asansol Junction

Schedule

• Runs daily

12341

Sl No.	Station code	Station name	Time (IST)	Distance (KM)	Day
1	HWH	Howrah Junction	6:20 P.M.	0 (Source)	Day 1
2	BWN	Barddhaman Junction	7:25 P.M.	93	Day 1
3	MNAE	Mankar	8:02 P.M.	131	Day 1
4	PAN	Panagarh	8:07 P.M.	141	Day 1
5	DGR	Durgapur	8:21 P.M.	157	Day 1
6	UDL	Andal Junction	8:35 P.M.	174	Day 1
7	RNG	Raniganj	8:48 P.M.	181	Day 1
8	ASN	Asansol Junction	9:30 PM	199 (Destination)	Day 1

12342

• Runs daily

Sl No.	Station code	Station name	Time (IST)	Distance (KM)	Day
1	ASN	Asansol Junction	5:30 A.M.	0 (Source)	Day 1
2	RNG	Raniganj	5:43 A.M.	18	Day 1
3	UDL	Andal Junction	5:53 A.M.	25	Day 1
4	DGR	Durgapur	6:09 A.M.	42	Day 1
5	PAN	Panagarh railway station	6:23 A.M.	58	Day 1
6	MNAE	Mankar	6:36 A.M.	68	Day 1
7	BWN	Barddhaman Junction	7:09 A.M.	105	Day 1
9	HWH	Howrah	8:45 A.M.	199 (Destination)	Day 1

Coach composition

The train currently runs with LHB rakes, since 2018. The train consists of 19 coaches:

• 2 air conditioned chair cars
• 3 second sitting chair cars
• 11 general
• 2 EOG cum luggage break van.

Traction

It is hauled by a Howrah-based WAP-7 locomotive on its entire journey.

Rake sharing

It shares it rake with the Shantiniketan Express and the Coalfield Express.

Notes

It was started as Chittaranjan–Howrah Bidhan Express but later was short terminated at Asansol for operational reasons during the 1970s.

This train runs 7 days a week in both the directions. It is the best train between Howrah and Asansol after Black Diamond Express.

See also

• Howrah Junction railway station
• Asansol Junction railway station
• Shantiniketan Express
• Coalfield Express

External links

• 12341/Agnibina (Bidhan) Express India Rail Info
• 12342/Agnibina (Bidhan) Express India Rail Info

Notes

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