Sahid Express

The 12347 / 12348 Howrah-Rampurhat Sahid Superfast 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 Sahid Superfast Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	4 July 2010; 15 years ago (2010-07-04)
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railway
Route
Termini	Howrah (HWH) Rampurhat (RPH)
Stops	7
Distance travelled	207 km (129 mi)
Average journey time	3 hours 35 minutes
Service frequency	Daily[a]
Train number(s)	12347 / 12348
On-board services
Class(es)	Chair Car, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Auto-rack arrangements	Overhead racks
Catering facilities	E-catering only
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	58 km/h (36 mph) average including halts.

Service

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

Schedule

The schedule of this 12347/12348 Howrah–Rampurhat (Shahid) Express is given below:-

HWH - RPH - HWH Shahid Express
12347		Stations	12348
Arrival	Departure		Arrival	Departure
-NIL-	11:55	Howrah Junction	20:15	-NIL-
12:24	12:25	Kamarkundu	19:20	19:21
13:07	13:09	Barddhaman Junction	18:30	18:32
13:45	13:46	Guskara	17:53	17:54
14:03	14:05	Bolpur Shantiniketan	17:36	17:38
14:14	14:15	Prantik	17:30	17:31
14:31	14:32	Ahmedpur Junction	17:16	17:17
14:44	14:46	Sainthia Junction	17:02	17:03
15:30	-NIL-	Rampurhat Junction	-NIL-	16:40

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed based WAP 4 / WAP-5 / WAP 7 electric locomotive from Howrah to Rampurhat and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 13017/18 Ganadevata Express and 13015/16 Howrah–Jamalpur Kavi Guru Express.

See also

• Howrah Junction railway station
• Rampurhat Junction railway station
• Maa Tara Express
• Viswabharati Fast Passenger
• Tarapith

Notes

1. Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

External links

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