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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 in India.

Howrah Malda Town Intercity Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railways
Route
Termini	Howrah Junction Malda Town
Stops	16 in both directions
Distance travelled	340 km (211 mi)
Average journey time	07 hours 25 minutes as 13011 Howrah Malda Town Intercity Express, 06 hours 55 minutes as 13012 Malda Town Howrah Intercity Express
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	13011 / 13012
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car , 2nd Class seating, Unreserved/General
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	No Pantry car coach attached
Observation facilities	Rake Sharing with 53047 / 48 Viswabharati Fast Passenger
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 47.44 km/h (29 mph) including halts

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

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

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

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.

Traction

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

13011 Howrah Malda Town Intercity Express leaves Howrah Junction on a daily basis and reaches Malda Town the same day.

13012 Malda Town Howrah Intercity Express leaves Malda Town on a daily basis and reaches Howrah Junction the same day.

References

• "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. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "Several trains cancelled following waterlogging on tracks - News Oneindia". news.oneindia.in. Retrieved 30 May 2014.

External links

• "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
• "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
• "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014.

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