The 12847 / 48 Howrah Digha AC Express is a Shatabdi Express express train of the Shatabdi Express category belonging to Indian Railways - South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Howrah Junction and Digha Flag Station in India.
It operates as train number 12847 from Howrah Junction to Digha Flag Station and as train number 12848 in the reverse direction serving the state of West Bengal.
Coaches
The 12847 / 48 Howrah Digha AC Express presently has 1 Executive Class, 7 AC Chair Car & 2 End on Generator Cars.
It does not have a Pantry car coach.
Also earlier Howrah Digha Super AC Express was running with 10 coaches which were ICF Duronto liveried.
As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 12847 / 48 Howrah Digha AC Express covers the distance of 186 kilometres in 03 hours 00 mins (62.00 km/hr) in both directions.
As the average speed of the train is above Template:Convert, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast Express surcharge. The train was earlier running with ICF coaches with maximum speed of 110 kmph as AC Express in early type.
Routeing & Technical Halts
The 12847 / 48 Howrah Digha AC Express runs from Howrah directly to Digha Flag Station. It has three halts
Traction
As the route is fully electrified, it is hauled end to end by a Santragachi based WAP 4 or WAP 7
Timings
12847 Howrah Digha AC Express leaves Howrah Junction on a daily basis at 11:10 hrs IST and reaches Digha Flag Station at 14:20 hrs IST the same day.
12848 Digha Howrah AC Express leaves Digha Flag Station on a daily basis at 15:30 hrs IST and reaches Howrah Junction at 18:40 hrs IST the same day.
References
- DURONTO TRAIN LIST. indianrail.gov.in.
- Kolkata Template:Pipe SER revises menu & catering services tariff of Duronto Express trains Template:Pipe The Echo of India. echoofindia.com.
- South Eastern Railway. ser.indianrailways.gov.in.
- The Statesman: Duronto passengers stop train over AC system failure. thestatesman.net.
- 'Tatkal' extended to Duronto trains,Aadhaar approved as ID proof Template:Pipe DeshGujarat. deshgujarat.com.
External links
- Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry. indianrail.gov.in.
- IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System. irctc.co.in.
- [IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.. irfca.org.