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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}<br /> {{Use British English|date=July 2019}}<br /> {{Infobox rail service<br /> | name = Howrah – Jamalpur Kavi Guru Express<br /> | image= <br /> | caption =<br /> | type = [[Express trains in India|Express]], [[Kavi Guru Express]]<br /> | first = 13 November 2011&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web | title=Howrah-Bolpur Kavi Guru Express Train Timetable Chart {{!}} Bolpur-Shantiniketan-Howrah Train - Kolkata Bengal Information | url=http://www.kolkatabengalinfo.com/2011/11/howrah-bolpur-kavi-guru-express-train.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906154158/http://www.kolkatabengalinfo.com/2011/11/howrah-bolpur-kavi-guru-express-train.html | access-date=2026-02-14 | archive-date=2014-09-06}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railways]]<br /> | ridership =<br /> | start = {{stnlnk|Howrah}} (HWH)<br /> | stops = 18<br /> | end = {{stnlnk|Jamalpur Junction}} (JMP)<br /> | distance = {{convert|451|km|0|abbr=on}}<br /> | journeytime = 11 hours 15 minutes<br /> | frequency = Daily<br /> | class = AC Chair Car, AC 3 Tier, Chair Car, General Unreserved<br /> | seating = Yes<br /> | sleeping = No<br /> | autorack = <br /> | catering = E-catering<br /> | observation = Large windows <br /> | entertainment =<br /> | baggage = Available <br /> | otherfacilities = Below the seats <br /> | stock = [[LHB coach]]<br /> | gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}<br /> | electrification = No <br /> | trainnumber = 13015 / 13016<br /> | speed = {{convert|110|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum, &lt;br /&gt;{{convert|51.57|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts<br /> | map = <br /> | map_state =<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The 13015 / 13016 &#039;&#039;&#039;Howrah – Jamalpur Kavi Guru Express&#039;&#039;&#039; is an [[Express trains in India|Express]] train of the [[Kavi Guru Express|Kavi Guru]] series belonging to [[Indian Railways]] – [[Eastern Railway zone]] that runs between {{stnlnk|Howrah Junction}} and {{stnlnk|Jamalpur Junction}} via [[Rampurhat Junction]] and [[Bhagalpur Junction]] in India. It previously ran between [[Howrah railway station|Howrah]] and [[Bolpur Shantiniketan railway station|Bolpur(Shantiniketan)]], but later it was extended to run to [[Jamalpur Junction railway station|Jamalpur]].<br /> <br /> It operates as train number 13015 from Howrah Junction to Jamalpur and as train number 13016 in the reverse direction, serving the state of [[West Bengal]], [[Jharkhand]] and [[Bihar]].<br /> <br /> ==Coaches==<br /> <br /> The 13015 / 13016 Howrah–Jamalpur Junction Kavi Guru Express had 1 AC chair car, 3 2nd seating chair car, 8 General Unreserved and 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) coaches. It does not carry a [[pantry car]] [http://www.kolkatabengalinfo.com/2011/11/howrah-bolpur-kavi-guru-express-train.html]{{dead link|date=November 2025}}. Now from 2024, This Kavi Guru Express has 1 3AC, 1 AC CC, 1 SL, 3 2nd Seating Chair Car, 5 General Unreserved Coach and 2 SLR Coaches.<br /> <br /> As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.<br /> <br /> ==Service==<br /> <br /> The 13015 / 13016 Howrah–Jamalpur Junction Kavi Guru Express covers the distance of {{convert|398|km|0|abbr=on}} in 11 hours 15 mins (51.57&amp;nbsp;km/h) in both directions.<br /> <br /> As the average speed of the train is below {{convert|55|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare does include a Superfast surcharge.<br /> <br /> ==Routeing==<br /> <br /> The 13015 / 13016 Howrah–Jamalpur Junction Kavi Guru Express runs from Howrah via {{stnlnk|Bandel}}, {{stnlnk|Bardhaman}}, {{stnlnk|Bolpur Shantiniketan}}, [[Sainthia Junction]], {{stnlnk|Rampurhat}}, {{stnlnk|Dumka}}, [[Bhagalpur Junction railway station|Bhagalpur]] to Jamalpur Junction.<br /> <br /> ==Traction==<br /> <br /> Earlier ago [[WDM-3D]] used to run this train. An [[Electric Loco Shed, Howrah|Howrah]]-based [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]] locomotive hauls the train for its entire journey.<br /> <br /> ==Operation==<br /> <br /> * 13015 Howrah–Jamalpur Junction Kavi Guru Express runs from Howrah on a daily basis reaching Jamalpur Junction the same day.<br /> * 13016 Jamalpur Junction–Howrah Kavi Guru Express runs from Jamalpur Junction on a daily basis reaching Howrah the same day.<br /> <br /> ==Rake sharing==<br /> It shares its rake with 13017/18 [[Ganadevata Express]] and 12347/48 [[Sahid Express]].<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> <br /> * [[Kavi Guru Express]]<br /> * 12949/50 [[Porbandar–Santragachi Kavi Guru Express]]<br /> * 13027/28 [[Howrah–Azimganj Kavi Guru Express]]<br /> * 19709/10 [[Udaipur City–Kamakhya Kavi Guru Express]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> * {{Cite web| title=Speech of Mamata Banerjee introducing the Railway Budget 2011-12 | url=http://media2.intoday.in/businesstoday/images/RailBudget_2011-12.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304035503/http://media2.intoday.in:80/businesstoday/images/RailBudget_2011-12.pdf | archive-date=2011-03-04}}<br /> * {{Cite web | title=Howrah-Bolpur Kavi Guru Express Train Timetable Chart {{!}} Bolpur-Shantiniketan-Howrah Train - Kolkata Bengal Information | url=http://www.kolkatabengalinfo.com/2011/11/howrah-bolpur-kavi-guru-express-train.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906154158/http://www.kolkatabengalinfo.com/2011/11/howrah-bolpur-kavi-guru-express-train.html | access-date=2026-02-14 | archive-date=2014-09-06}}<br /> * {{Cite web | title=HWH WDM-3A powering Bolpur Kaviguru Express sprints past Gangpur - YouTube | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9Vb-pxS3rc | access-date=2026-02-14 | website=www.youtube.com}}<br /> * {{Cite web | title=Special trains to commemorate Rabindranath Tagore, Swami Vivekananda birth anniversaries - The Hindu | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/special-trains-to-commemorate-rabindranath-tagore-swami-vivekananda-birth-anniversaries/article1489454.ece | access-date=2026-02-14 | website=www.thehindu.com}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in |title=Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry |publisher=indianrail.gov.in |accessdate=5 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408180437/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ |archivedate=8 April 2014 }}<br /> *{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org|title=&amp;#91;IRFCA&amp;#93; Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.|publisher=IRFCA|accessdate=5 April 2014}}<br /> <br /> {{Kavi Guru Express}}<br /> {{Railways in Eastern India}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Howrah-Bolpur Kaviguru Express}}<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Howrah]]<br /> [[Category:Railway services introduced in 2011]]<br /> [[Category:Kavi Guru Express trains]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in West Bengal]]</div>

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