Kolkata–Radhikapur Express

Radhikapur Express (then Radhikapur Special Mail) is at Raiganj.

Overview
Service type| Express
First service| 27 December 2006
Current operator(s)| Eastern Railway zone
Route
Termini| Kolkata (KOAA)
Radhikapur (RDP)
Stops| 18
Distance travelled| 480 km (298 mi)
Average journey time| 11h 20m
Service frequency| daily
Train number(s)| 13145/13146
On-board services
Class(es)| AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Sleeper coaches, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements| No
Sleeping arrangements| Yes
Catering facilities| On-board catering
E-catering
Observation facilities| ICF coach
Entertainment facilities| No
Baggage facilities| No
Technical
Rolling stock| 2
Track gauge| 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification| No
Operating speed| 42 km/h (26 mph), including halts

The Kolkata–Radhikapur Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Kolkata (KOAA) and Radhikapur (RDP) in India. It is currently being operated with 13145/13146 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2][3]

## Contents

* 1 Service
* 2 Route and halts
* 3 Coach composition
* 4 Traction
* 5 See also
* 6 Notes
* 7 References
* 8 External links

## Service[edit]

13145/Kolkata–Radhikapur Express: The 13145 Up has an average speed of 42 km/hr and covers 480 km in 11h 20m. It departs from Kolkata at 19:30 and arrives at Radhikapur at 6:50 after completing 20 halts.

13146/Radhikapur–Kolkata Express: The 13146 Down has an average speed of 41 km/hr and covers 48 kilometres (30 mi) in 11 hours and 45 minutes. It departs from Radhikapur at 17:50 and arrives at Kolkata at 5:35 after completing 20 halts.

## Route and halts[edit]

The important halts of the train are:

* Kolkata
* Naihati Junction
* Bandel Junction
* Nabadwip Dham
* Katwa Junction
* Salar
* Khagraghat Road
* Azimganj Junction
* Jangipur Road
* New Farakka Junction
* Malda Town
* Harischandrapur
* Barsoi Junction
* Raiganj
* Kaliaganj
* Radhikapur

## Coach composition[edit]

The train has standard ICF rakes with maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 20 coaches:

* 2 AC II Tier cum AC III Tier
* 2 AC III Tier
* 7 Sleeper coaches
* 7 General
* 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

## Traction[edit]

Both trains are hauled by a -based WAP 4 locomotive from Kolkata to Radhikapur and vice versa.

## See also[edit]

* Kolkata railway station
* Radhikapur railway station
* Seemanchal Link Express
* Radhikapur–Siliguri DEMU

## Notes[edit]

## References[edit]

1. ^ ADDITIONAL AC 3-TIER BERTHS IN POPULAR LONG DISTANCE TRAINS
2. ^ REGULATION OF TRAIN SERVICES FOR NI WORK AT HOOGHLY GHAT STATION FOR CONNECTING NEW JUBILEE BRIDGE
3. ^ Railway services hit in Kolkata due to heavy rains

## External links[edit]

* 13145/Kolkata–Radhikapur Express
* 13146/Radhikapur–Kolkata Express

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Railways in Eastern India

National network/
trunk lines|

* Howrah–Delhi main line
* Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line
* Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
* Howrah–Chennai main line
* Sahibganj loop
* Grand Chord
* Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
* Barauni–Guwahati line
* Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line

Other lines/sections|

| Interstate|

* Asansol–Gaya section
* Asansol–Patna section
* Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line
* Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
* Barkakana–Son Nagar line
* Barsoi–New Farakka section
* Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line
* Dumka–Bhagalpur line
* Gaya–Mughalsarai section
* Hatia–Rourkela line
* Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line
* Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line
* Katihar–Siliguri line
* Kharagpur–Puri line
* Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section
* Kothavalasa–Kirandul line
* New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line
* New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section
* Tatanagar–Bilaspur section

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Bihar|

* Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line
* Barauni–Katihar section
* Barauni–Samastipur section
* Fatuha–Tilaiya line
* Gaya–Kiul line
* Kothavalasa–Kirandul line
* Mokama–Barauni section
* Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi)
* Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line
* Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section
* Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section
* Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line
* Neora–Jatdumari–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line
* Patna–Gaya line
* Patna–Mughalsarai section
* Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section
* Raxaul–Sagauli line
* Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section

Jharkhand|

* Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line
* Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line
* Dhanbad–Chandrapura line
* Railways in Jharia Coalfield
* Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line
* Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line
* Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line

Odisha|

* Khurda Road–Bolangir line
* Cuttack–Sambalpur line

West Bengal|

* Ahmadpur–Katwa line
* Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line
* Andal–Sainthia branch line
* Andal–Sitarampur loop line
* Bandel–Katwa line
* Bankura–Masagram line
* Bardhaman–Asansol section
* Bardhaman–Katwa line
* Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop
* Calcutta Chord link line
* Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
* Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line
* Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line
* Howrah–Bardhaman main line
* Howrah–Bardhaman chord
* Howrah–Kharagpur line
* Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line
* Kolkata Circular Railway
* New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line
* Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line
* Santragachi–Amta branch line
* Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line
* Sealdah–Bangaon line
* Sealdah Main and North section
* Sealdah South section
* Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

Suburban
rail transport|

* Kolkata Metro
* Kolkata Suburban Railway
* Kolkata Circular Railway

Monorail|

* Kolkata Monorail
* Patna Monorail

Defunct lines|

| Revived/
Under revival|

* Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway
* Bankura–Damodar Railway
* Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway
* Burdwan–Katwa Railway
* Bakhtiarpur–Bihar Light Railway
* Futwah–Islampur Light Railway

|

Inactive|

* Bengal Provincial Railway
* East Coast State Railway
* Kalighat Falta Railway
* Mayurbhanj State Railway
* Dehri Rohtas Light Railway
* Patna–Digha Ghat line

Zones & Divisions|

| Eastern|

* Asansol
* Howrah
* Malda
* Sealdah

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East Central|

* Danapur
* Dhanbad
* Mughalsarai
* Samastipur
* Sonpur

East Coast|

* Sambalpur
* Khurda Road
* Waltair

North Eastern|

* Varanasi

Northeast Frontier|

* Katihar
* Alipurduar

South Eastern|

* Adra
* Chakradharpur
* Kharagpur
* Ranchi

Production units/
workshops|

* Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
* Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam
* Braithwaite & Co.
* Burn Standard Company
* Bharat Wagon and Engineering
* Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company
* Carriage Repair Workshop, Harnaut

Transit points
with Bangladesh|

| Active|

* Haldibari–Chilahati
* Singhabad–Rohanpur
* Radhikapur–Biral
* Gede–Darshana
* Petrapole–Benapole

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Defunct|

* Mahisasan–Shahbajpur
* Changrabandha–Burimari
* Gitaldaha–Mogalhat

Indian railheads
near India–Nepal border|

* Raxaul Junction
* Bairgania
* Jaynagar
* Jogbani
* Laukaha Bazar
* Thakurganj

Railway companies|

* East Indian Railway Company
* Bengal Nagpur Railway
* Indian Branch Railway Company
* Indian Railways
* Martin's Light Railways

See also|

* Bholu (mascot)
* Suburban rail in India

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