New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express

Shatabdi Express train in India

Howrah–New Jalpaiguri
Shatabdi Express

HWH–NJP Shatabdi Express running through at Pakur

Overview
Service type| Shatabdi Express
Status| Operating
Locale| West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar
First service| July 12, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-07-12)
Current operator(s)| North East Frontier Railway
Route
Termini| Howrah (Kolkata) (HWH)
New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri) (NJP)
Stops| 6
Distance travelled| 561 km (349 mi) (chargeable distance may be different but it is same when it is being written)
Average journey time| 8 hrs 22.5 mins (average of both directions)
Service frequency| 6 days a week [a]
Train number(s)| 12041/12042
On-board services
Class(es)| Executive Chair Car, AC Chair Car and Vistadome.
Seating arrangements| Available
Catering facilities| Yes
Observation facilities| LHB coach
Baggage facilities| Overhead racks
Technical
Rolling stock| LHB coach
Track gauge| 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed| 67 km/h (42 mph) 130 kmph maximum permissible between Howrah and Khana
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Legend

| 12042 ↓  |  |

|  | New Jalpaiguri Junction

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Bihar
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The Howrah–New Jalpaiguri Shatabdi Express is a Shatabdi class train of Indian Railways connecting Kolkata and Siliguri, West Bengal's two most important cities. It is the second fastest train after Howrah–New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express in the Howrah – New Jalpaiguri section covering a distance of 561 km (chargeable distance may be different but it is same when it is being written) in a span of about 8 hours.[1]

Interior of AC Executive Chair Car

## Overview

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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and the then railway minister Mukul Roy flagged it off from New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station on 12 July 2012, though this train was passed in Railway Budget 2012–13 by the then Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi.[2] The train carried nine AC Chair Cars and one AC Executive Chair Car. The train belongs to the Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways.[3]

Before the electrification of Jalpaiguri-Howrah stretch, this Shatabdi Express was the fastest Diesel Locomotive hauled train of Indian Railways having its diesel link of class WDP-4, WDP-4B or WDP-4D provided by Siliguri Junction (SGUJ) DLS. On 10 January 2020 the traction of the train was changed to electric and the regular link was changed to class WAP-5 or WAP-7 of Howrah Junction (HWH) ELS.

This is a very popular train on the Howrah - New Jalpaiguri route. It links the capital city of West Bengal, Kolkata with the largest city in North Bengal, Siliguri traversing through various other important places in the state.

## Amenities

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This train has LHB coach, providing reclining seats, on-board meals are available and are included in the ticket fare. On 10 March 2018, it was upgraded to the Swarna Standards of Indian Railways.[4][5]

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## Speed

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Its all coaches are of air conditioned LHB coach type which is capable of reaching 160 kmph but it does not touch. Sometimes people become confused because according to Indian Railways Permanent Way Manual (IRPWM) on Indian Railways website or Indian Railway Institute of Civil Engineering website, the BG (Broad Gauge) lines have been classified into six groups ‘A’ to ‘E’ on the basis of the future maximum permissible speeds but it may not be same as present speed.

The maximum permissible speed of the train and route is 130 kmph between Howrah and Khana which is about 108 km part via Dankuni of Howrah - New Delhi route [1] and speed is less in the rest part and the speed in rest part is same as maximum speed of the route which is 110 kmph over KAN-BDAG (Khana - Beldanga) [2], presently unknown but 100 kmph in 2011 between Beldanga (after Gumani - GMAN) and Malda Town (MLDT)[3] 45 km long part, 110 kmph between Malda Town and New Jalpaiguri which is a part of Guwahati – Malda Town route having 110 kmph sectional speed [4] which will be increased to 130 kmph between Malda Town and New Jalpaiguri by March 2023 [5]

## Route & halts

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The intermediate stations and the stoppage time are as follows-

1. Howrah (Starts)
2. Bardhaman (2 minutes)
3. Bolpur Shantiniketan (2 minutes)
4. New Farakka (1 minute)
5. Malda Town (5 minutes)
6. Barsoi (1 minute)
7. Kishanganj (2 minutes)
8. New Jalpaiguri (Ends)

## Schedule

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The schedule of this 12041/12042 New Jalpaipuri Jn - Howrah Jn Shatabdi Express is given below:-

1. ^ Except Sundays

NJP - HWH - NJP Shatabdi Express

12042 (Except Sunday)  | Stations  | 12041 (Except Sunday)
Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure
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- | 05:30  | New Jalpaipuri Junction | 22:55  | \
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06:33  | 06:35  | KishanGanj | 21:25  | 21:27
07:16  | 07:17  | Barsoi Junction | 20:45  | 20:46
08:45  | 08:50  | Malda Town | 19:30  | 19:35
09:23  | 09:24  | New Farakka Junction | 18:42  | 18:43
11:17  | 11:19  | Bolpur Shantiniketan | 16:13  | 16:15
12:16  | 12:18  | Barddhaman Junction | 15:27  | 15:29
13:45  | \
- | Howrah Junction | \
- | 14:25

## See also

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* Howrah–New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express
* Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line

## Notes

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## References

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1. ^ "Special train between New Jalpaiguri & Kolkata". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
2. ^ "First Shatabdi". The Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
3. ^ "Welcome to North East Frontier Railway / Indian Railways Portal". nfr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
4. ^ Sinha, Akash. "Project Swarna: Jalpaiguri-Howrah Shatabdi becomes second train to get 'Gold' makeover, dozens to follow". The Economic Times. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
5. ^ "Eastern Railway". er.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2023.

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Railways in Eastern India

National network/
trunk lines|

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

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–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction 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
* 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–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
* Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
* Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line
* Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line
* Howrah–Barddhaman main line
* Howrah–Bardhaman chord
* Howrah–Kharagpur line
* Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line
* New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line
* Santragachi–Amta branch line
* Sealdah Main and North section
* Calcutta Chord link line
* Kolkata Circular Railway
* Sealdah–Bangaon line
* Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line
* Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line
* 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

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Inactive|

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

Zones & Divisions|

| Eastern|

* Asansol
* Howrah
* Malda
* Sealdah

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East Central|

* Danapur
* Dhanbad
* Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
* 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 Limited
* 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
* New 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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Shatabdi Express

Operational|

* Chennai–Bangalore
* Chennai–Coimbatore
* Chennai–Mysore
* Guwahati–Dibrugarh
* Gatimaan
* Naharlagun–Guwahati
* Howrah–New Jalpaiguri
* Howrah–Puri
* Howrah–Ranchi
* New Delhi–Amritsar
* New Delhi–Chandigarh
* New Delhi–Daurai
* New Delhi–Dehradun
* New Delhi–Firozpur
* New Delhi–Habibganj
* New Delhi–Kalka
* New Delhi–Kanpur
* New Delhi–Kathgodam
* New Delhi–Lucknow
* Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad
* Pune–Secunderabad

Defunct|

* Jaipur–Agra Fort
* Mumbai–Pune
* New Delhi–Ludhiana
* New Delhi–Moga

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