Kolkata Agra Cantonment Superfast Express

Kolkata Agra Cantonment Superfast Express
Overview
Service type Superfast
Current operator(s) Eastern Railways
Route
Start Kolkata Chitpur
Stops 9
End Agra Cantonment
Distance travelled 1,576 km (979 mi)
Service frequency Once a week. 12319 Kolkata Chitpur Agra Cantonment Superfast Express – Wednesday, 12320 Agra Cantonment Kolkata Chitpur Superfast Express - Thursday.
On-board services
Class(es) AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements Yes
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Catering facilities Pantry Car and Catering Veg
Technical
Rolling stock Standard Indian Railway Coaches
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
, 59.58 km/h (37 mph), including halts.

The 12319 / 20 Kolkata Chitpur Agra Cantonment Superfast Express is a Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways - Eastern Railway zone that runs between Kolkata Chitpur and Agra Cantonment in India.

It operates as train number 12319 from Kolkata Chitpur to Agra Cantonment and as train number 12320 in the reverse direction serving the states of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

Coaches

The 12319 / 20 Kolkata Chitpur Agra Cantonment Superfast Express has 1 AC 2 tier, 4 AC 3 tier, 6 Sleeper Class, 6 General Unreserved and 2 Sitting cum Luggage Rack Coaches. It does not carry a Pantry car coach.

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 12319 Kolkata Chitpur Agra Cantonment Superfast Express covers the distance of 1,405 km (873 mi) in 22 hours 50 mins (61.53 km/hr) and in 24 hours 20 mins as 12320 Agra Cantonment Kolkata Chitpur Superfast Express (57.74 km/hr) .

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routeing

The 12319 / 20 Kolkata Chitpur Agra Cantonment Superfast Express runs from Kolkata Chitpur via Asansol Junction, Dhanbad Junction, Gaya Junction, Mughalsarai Junction, Kanpur Central, Mathura Junction to Agra Cantonment .

Traction

As sections of the route are yet to be fully electrified, a Howrah based WAP 4 hauls the locomotive from Kolkata Chitpur until Mughalsarai Junction handing over to a Lucknow based WDM 3A which powers the train for the remainder of its journey.

Operation

12319 Kolkata Agra Cantonment Express runs from Kolkata Chitpur every Wednesday reaching Agra Cantonment on the next day .

12320 Agra Cantonment Kolkata Express runs from Agra Cantonment every Thursday reaching Kolkata Chitpur on the next day .

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