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Howrah - Lalkuan Express is a Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Howrah Junction in West Bengal and Lalkuan Junction of Uttarakhand. It is currently being operated with 12353/12354 train numbers on a weekly basis.[1][2]

Howrah - Lalkuan Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	30 June 2012; 10 years ago (2012-06-30)
Current operator(s)	East Central Railway zone
Route
Termini	Howrah Junction (HWH) Lalkuan Junction (LKU)
Stops	14
Distance travelled	1,348 km (838 mi)
Average journey time	24 hours 25 minutes
Service frequency	Weekly[lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)	12351/12352
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	56 km/h (35 mph)

Service

The 12353/Howrah - Lal Kuan Weekly SF Express has an average speed of 55 km/hr and covers 1348 km in 24 hrs 25 mins. The 12354/Lal Kuan - Howrah Weekly SF Express has an average speed of 55 km/hr and covers 1348 km in 24 hrs 25 mins.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Howrah Junction
• Barddhaman Junction
• Asansol Junction
• Dhanbad Junction
• Gaya Junction
• Dehri-on-Sone
• Mughalsarai Junction
• Varanasi Junction
• Pratapgarh Junction
• Rae Bareli Junction
• Lucknow Charbagh
• Bareilly Junction
• Izzatnagar station
• Kiccha station
• Lalkuan

Coach composite

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 kmph. The train consists of 16 coaches :

• 2 AC II Tier
• 3 AC III Tier
• 8 Sleeper Coaches
• 2 General
• 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed based WAP-4 electric locomotive from end to end.

Rake Sharing

The train shares its rake with 13025/13026 Howrah - Bhopal Express

See also

• Lalkuan Junction railway station
• Howrah Junction railway station
• Howrah - Bhopal Express

Notes

External links

• 12353/Howrah - Lal Kuan Weekly SF Express
• 12354/Lal Kuan - Howrah Weekly SF Express

References

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