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{{Infobox rail service
| box_width =
| name = Akal Takht Express
| logo =
| image = Akal tgt exp.jpg
| image_width = 330
| caption = Akal Takht Express entering [[Ambala Cantonment Junction railway station|Ambala Cantt.]]
| type = [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast]]
| locale =
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|2000|04|14}}
| last =
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]]
| start = {{stnlnk|Kolkata}} (KOAA)
| stops = 21
| end = {{stnlnk|Amritsar}} (ASR)
| distance = {{convert|1899|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 33 hours 15 minutes (Average Time)
| frequency = Bi-Weekly
| trainnumber = 12317 / 12318
| class = AC first, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = On board catering, <br/> E-catering
| observation = Rake sharing with 12315/12316 [[Ananya Express]]
| entertainment =
| baggage = No
| otherfacilities = Below the seats
| stock = [[LHB coach]]
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}
| el =
| speed = {{convert|57|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts.
| map = [[File:Akal Takht Express Route map.jpg|300px]]
| map_state =
}}

The 12317 / 12318 '''Akal Takht Express''' is an [[Indian Railways]] [[Express trains in India|Express]] train connecting eastern Indian city of [[Kolkata]] with northern Indian city of [[Amritsar]]. It is named after the [[Akal Takht]], a central Sikh shrine in [[Amritsar]].

==Background==
Originally started from [[Asansol]] as 2319/2320 Superfast in 1998, in 2000 it was extended to start from [[Sealdah]] as 2317/2318 & in 2009, 2317/2318 & 2319/2320 became same train. In 2015, its terminus got changed to Kolkata Terminus. It is a [[Superfast trains in India|Superfast-class]] train travelling {{convert|1899|km}} in 33 hrs 40 mins at an average speed of {{convert|56|km/h}} as 12317 '''Akal Takht Express & in 32 hrs 50 mins at an average speed of {{convert|58|km/h}} as 12317 '''Akal Takht Express. It has sleeper, third AC, second AC, first AC, and unreserved types of coaches along with 2 [[Head-end power|EOG]] for power. for power. This train has modern [[LHB coach]], however, [[pantry car]] facility is was not available with this train until 2020. Now [[pantry car]], on-board catering and e-catering are available.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/train/akal-takht-express-12317-sdah-to-umb/27/325/341 |title=Akal Takht Express/12317 SuperFast Kolkata Sealdah/SDAH to Ambala Cantt./UMB| website=India Rail Info |date=9 November 2012| access-date=21 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/train/akal-takht-express-12318-asr-to-sdah/28/344/325 |title=Akal Takht Express/12318 SuperFast Amritsar/ASR to Kolkata Sealdah/SDAH| website=India Rail Info| date=8 October 2012| access-date=21 December 2012}}</ref>

== 12317 Route & halts==

{| class="wikitable
|-
! style="background:gold;"| Station Code
!! style="background:gold;"| Station Name
!! style="background:gold;"| Arrival
!! style="background:gold;"| Departure
|-
| '''KOAA''' || '''Kolkata Terminus''' || --- || '''07:40'''
|-
| ASN || Asansol Junction || 10:35 || 10:45
|-
| MDP || Madhupur Junction || 12:00 || 12:02
|-
| JSME || Jasidh Junction || 12:29 || 12:31
|-
| JAJ || Jhajha || 13:11 || 13:13
|-
| KIUL || Kiul Junction || 13:57 || 13:59
|-
| MKA || Mokama || 14:28 || 14:30
|-
| PNC || Patna Saheb || 15:17 || 15:22
|-
| PNBE || Patna Junction || 15:55 || 16:05
|-
| DDU || Pt DD Upadhyaya Junction || 19:35 || 19:45
|-
| BSB || Varanasi Junction || 20:30 || 20:40
|-
| SLN || Sultanpur Junction || 22:46 || 22:48
|-
| LKO || Lucknow Charbagh NR || 02:43 || 02:53
|-
| BE || Bareilly Junction || 06:13 || 06:15
|-
| MB || Moradabad Junction || 07:50 || 07:58
|-
| NBD || Najibabad Junction || 09:23 || 09:25
|-
| SRE || Saharanpur Junction || 11:30 || 11:40
|-
| UMB || Ambala Cantt Junction || 12:45 || 12:50
|-
| SIR || Sirhind Junction || 13:31 || 13:33
|-
| LDH || Ludhiana Junction || 14:28 || 14:38
|-
| JUC || Jalandhar City Junction || 15:35 || 15:40
|-
| BEAS || Beas Junction || 16:12 || 16:14
|-
| '''ASR''' || '''Amritsar Junction''' || '''17:20''' || ---
|-
|}

==12318 Route & Halts==

{| class="wikitable
|-
! style="background:gold;"| Station Code
!! style="background:gold;"| Station Name
!! style="background:gold;"| Arrival
!! style="background:gold;"| Departure
|-
| '''ASR''' || '''Amritsar Junction''' || --- || '''05:55'''
|-
| BEAS || Beas Junction || 06:32 || 06:34
|-
| JUC || Jalandhar City Junction || 07:10 || 07:15
|-
| LDH || Ludhiana Junction || 08:12 || 08:22
|-
| SIR || Sirhind Junction || 09:22 || 09:24
|-
| UMB || Ambala Cantt Junction || 10:05 || 10.10
|-
| SRE || Saharanpur Junction || 11:30 || 11:40
|-
| NBD || Najibabad Junction || 13:08 || 13:10
|-
| MB || Moradabad Junction || 14:55 || 15:05
|-
| BE || Bareilly Junction || 16:35 || 16:40
|-
| LKO || Lucknow Charbagh NR || 20:35 || 20:50
|-
| SLN || Sultanpur Junction || 23:05 || 23:10
|-
| BSB || Varanasi Junction || 01:40 || 01:50
|-
| DDU || Pt DD Upadhyaya Junction || 02:20 || 02:40
|-
| PNBE || Patna Junction || 05:55 || 06:05
|-
| PNC || Patna Saheb || 06:17 || 06:22
|-
| MKA || Mokama || 07:24 || 07:26
|-
| KIUL || Kiul Junction || 08:05 || 08:07
|-
| JAJ || Jhajha || 08:58 || 09:00
|-
| JSME || Jasidh Junction || 09:40 || 09:42
|-
| MDP || Madhupur Junction || 10:10 || 10:12
|-
| ASN || Asansol Junction || 11:33 || 11:43
|-
| '''KOAA''' || '''Kolkata Terminus''' || --- || '''14:45'''
|-
|}

==Coach composition==

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches:

* 1 AC I cum AC II Tier
* 1 AC II Tier
* 6 AC III Tier
* 10 Sleeper coaches
* 2 General
* 2 EOG

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:RED;"| Loco
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:RED;"| 1
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:RED;"| 2
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:RED;"| 3
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:RED;"| 4
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:RED;"| 5
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:RED;"| 6
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:RED;"| 7
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:RED;"| 8
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:RED;"| 9
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:RED;"| 10
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:RED;"| 11
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:RED;"| 12
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:RED;"| 13
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:RED;"| 14
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:RED;"| 15
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:RED;"| 16
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:RED;"| 17
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:RED;"| 18
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:RED;"| 19
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:RED;"| 20
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:RED;"| 21
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:RED;"| 22

|[[File:BSicon LDER.svg|25px]] ||EOG||GEN||GEN||S1||S2||S3||S4||S5||S6||S7||S8||S9||S10||PC||B1||B2||B3||B4||B5||A1||HA1||EOG
|}

== Traction ==

As the route is fully electrified, train is hauled by an [[Electric Loco Shed, Howrah|Howrah]] / [[Sealdah railway station|Sealdah]]-based [[WAP-7]] electric locomotive from Kolkata to Amritsar, and vice versa.

==Rake sharing==

The train shares its rake with 12315/12316 [[Ananya Express]].

==References==
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