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Howrah - Rampurhat Express is an Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Howrah Junction in West Bengal and Rampurhat Junction of West Bengal. It is currently being operated with train numbers 12347/12348 on a daily basis.[1][2]

Howrah - Rampurhat Superfast Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	4 July 2010; 12 years ago (2010-07-04)
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railway zone
Route
Termini	Howrah Junction (HWH) Rampurhat Junction (RPH)
Stops	7
Distance travelled	207 km (129 mi)
Average journey time	3 hours 35 minutes
Service frequency	Daily[lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)	12347/12348
On-board services
Class(es)	Chair Car, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	No
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Service

The 12347/Howrah - Rampurhat (Shahid) SF Express has an average speed of 56 km/hr and covers 207 km in 3 hrs 40 mins. 12348/Rampurhat - Howrah (Shahid) Express has an average speed of 56 km/hr and covers 207 km in 3 hrs 40 mins.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Howrah Junction
• Kamarkundu
• Barddhaman Junction
• Guskara
• Bolpur Shantiniketan
• Prantik railway station
• Ahmadpur Junction
• Sainthia Junction
• Rampurhat Junction

Coach composite

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 13 coaches :

• 1 AC Chair Car (CC Coach)
• 3 Second-seating chair car (2S Coach)
• 7 General (GN Coach)
• 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed based WAP 4 / WAP 7 electric locomotive from Howrah to Rampurhat and vice versa.

Rake Sharing

The train shares its rake with 13053/13054 Howrah - Siuri Intercity Express

See also

• Howrah Junction railway station
• Rampurhat Junction railway station
• Agniveena Express
• Howrah - Siuri Intercity Express
• Shantiniketan Express

Notes

External links

• 12347/Howrah - Rampurhat (Shahid) SF Express
• 12348/Rampurhat - Howrah (Shahid) Express

References

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