Maa Tara Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| First service | 6 September 2009 |
| Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway |
| Route | |
| Termini | Sealdah (SDAH) Rampurhat (RPH) |
| Stops | 8 |
| Distance travelled | 226 km (140 mi) |
| Average journey time | 3 hours 40 minutes |
| Service frequency | Daily [a] |
| Train number(s) | 13187 / 13188 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Chair Car, General Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | No |
| Auto-rack arrangements | Overhead racks |
| Catering facilities | No |
| Observation facilities | Large windows |
| Baggage facilities | Available |
| Other facilities | Below the seats |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | ICF coach |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 49 km/h (30 mph) average including halts. |
The 13187 / 13188 Maa Tara Express is an express train of the Indian Railways connecting Sealdah in West Bengal and Rampurhat Junction of West Bengal. It is currently being operated with 13187/13188 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2][3] The Maa Tara express is used extensively by pilgrims going to visit the Tarapith temple of Rampurhat
Service
[edit]The 13187/Maa Tara Express has an average speed of 46 km/h and covers 226.54 km in 4h 55m . The 13188/Maa Tara Express has an average speed of 48 km/h and covers 226.54 km in 4h 40m.
Route and halts
[edit]The important halts of the train are:
- Sealdah
- Naihati Junction
- Bandel Junction
- Barddhaman Junction
- Guskara
- Bolpur Shantiniketan
- Prantik railway station
- Sainthia Junction
- Rampurhat Junction
Coach composite
[edit]The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 14 coaches :
- 1 AC III Chair Car
- 5 Chair Car
- 6 General
- 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
Traction
[edit]Both trains are hauled by a Sealdah Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Sealdah to Rampurhat and vice versa.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Train coach derails at Sealdah, long-distance services delayed
- ^ "Mamata language gift at iftar". The Telegraph. India. 6 September 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ REGULATION OF TRAIN SERVICES FOR NI WORK AT HOOGHLY GHAT STATION FOR CONNECTING NEW JUBILEE BRIDGE