Shantiniketan Express
 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast |
| First service | 1 August 1985 |
| Current operator | Eastern Railway |
| Route | |
| Termini | Howrah Junction (HWH) Bolpur Shantiniketan (BHP) |
| Stops | 2 |
| Distance travelled | 146 km (91 mi) |
| Average journey time | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Service frequency | Daily.[a] |
| Train number | 12337 / 12338 |
| On-board services | |
| Classes | Chair Car, General Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | No |
| Auto-rack arrangements | Overhead racks |
| Catering facilities | On-board catering, E-catering |
| Observation facilities | Large windows |
| Baggage facilities | Available |
| Other facilities | Below the seats |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | LHB coach |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 68 km/h (42 mph) average including halts. |
The 12337 / 12338 Shantiniketan Express is an superfast express train of the Indian Railways connecting Howrah Junction in West Bengal and Bolpur Shantiniketan of West Bengal. It is currently being operated with 12337/12338 train numbers on a daily basis. [1][2]
Service
The 12337/ Shantiniketan Express has an average speed of 66.92 km/h and covers 145 km in 2 hrs 10 mins. 12338/Shantiniketan Express has an average speed of 58 km/h and 145 km in 2 hrs 30 mins.
Route and halts
The train starts at Howrah and terminates at Shantiniketan.[3] The important halts of the train are:
Schedule
The schedule of this 12337/12338 Howrah–Bolpur Shantiniketan Express is given below:-
| HWH - BHP - HWH Shantiniketan Express | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12337 | Stations | 12338 | ||
| Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | |
| -NIL- | 10:00 | Howrah Junction | 16:00 | -NIL- |
| 11:02 | 11:04 | Barddhaman Junction | 14:04 | 14:06 |
| 11:40 | 11:41 | Guskara | 13:21 | 13:23 |
| 12:15 | -NIL- | Bolpur Shantiniketan | -NIL- | 13:15 |
Coach composition
The train has LHB rake. The train consists of 18 coaches:
- 2 A.C. Chair Car
- 5 Reserved Chair Car
- 8 General coaches
- 1 Ladies coach
- 1 SLR
- 1 Generator car
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed-based WAP-5 / WAP-7 electric locomotive from Howrah to Bolpur and vice versa.
Rake sharing
It shares its rake with
- 12339/12340 Coalfield Express
- 12341/12342 Agnibina Express.
See also
Notes
- ↑ Runs two days in a week for every direction.
External links
References
- ↑ CANCELLATION/DIVERSION OF TRAINS DUE TO NON-INTERLOCKED WORKING AT JAMMU TAWI STATION YARD IN CONNECTION WITH PANEL INSTALLATION AND DOUBLING WORK IN YARD FROM 18.01.2016 to 23.01.2016
- ↑ SERVICE TO PASSENGERS AND CLEANLINESS BEING GIVEN SPECIAL ATTENTION: RAJIV VISHNOI
- ↑ Bhattacharya, Ravik (9 June 2025). "'What an experience': Howrah station to Shantiniketan — Chinese Ambassador to India takes his first train journey in country". The Indian Express. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
the Chinese Ambassador boarded the Shantiniketan Express from Howrah at around 10 am and reached Shantiniketan at around 1 pm.