Padatik Express

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Padatik Express
File:Padatik Express trainboard.jpg
Overview
Service type Superfast
Status Operating
Current operator(s) Eastern Railways
Route
Start Sealdah (SDAH)
Stops 5
End New Jalpaiguri (NJP)
Distance travelled 573km
Service frequency Daily
Train number(s) 12377 / 12378
On-board services
Class(es) First AC, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved
Seating arrangements Available
Sleeping arrangements Available
Catering facilities Not Available
Technical
Track gauge Broad Gauge
Operating speed Average - 56km/hr

Padatik Express is a daily superfast train which runs between Sealdah (Kolkata) and New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri), a distance of 573 kilometres (356 mi). The train belongs to Eastern Railways and travel time over the whole route is just over 10 hours.[1] This train is named after renowned Bengali poet Subhash Mukhopadhyay's book Padatik.[2]

The train is numbered as 12377/12378 and offers all the available classes of travel on Indian Railways – 1st AC(H1)- 1,1st AC cum 2nd AC(HA1) - 1, 2nd AC - 1(A1), 3rd AC - 4(B1 - B4), Sleeper - 6(S1 - S6), General Unreserved Class - 4(GS 1 - 4), SLR - 2. The train is composed of 16 coaches and is usually hauled by WDM-3A from Bardhaman diesel loco shed.[3]

File:Padatik Express - Sleeper Class coach.jpg
Padatik Express - Sleeper Class coach
File:Padatik Express - AC 3 tier coach.jpg
Padatik Express - AC 3 tier coach
File:Padatik Express at NJP Junction.jpg
Padatik Express at NJP Junction
File:Padatik Express - AC First Class cum AC 2 tier coach.jpg
Padatik Express - AC First Class cum AC 2 tier coach

Halts

  1. Sealdah
  2. Bardhaman
  3. Bolpur
  4. Rampurhat
  5. Malda Town
  6. Kishanganj
  7. New Jalpaiguri

Rake Sharing

Padatik Express has rake sharing with 05725/6 New Jalpaiguri - New Cooch Behar Special.[4]

Incidents

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See also

References

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