Agnibina Express

The 12341 / 12342 Agnibina Express is a daily superfast train that runs in the state of West Bengal, between and . The train belongs to Eastern Railway, maintained at Howrah. It connects the major coal and steel industrial cities of Asansol, Raniganj, Andal and Durgapur to the capital city of Kolkata, and is therefore, a very important train on the route for daily passengers.

Initially known as the Asansol Express, the train was renamed the Agnibina Express as a tribute to Kazi Nazrul Islam, whose birthplace is near Asansol and whose first poetry book was titled Agnibina. However, unofficially, the train is often referred to as the Bidhan Express.

Route and halts

Mankar Panagarh

Schedule Agnibina Express runs 7 days a week in both directions. 12342 departs Asansol Jn at 05:30 and reaches Howrah Jn at 08:50, while 12341 departs Howrah Jn at 18:20 and reaches Asansol Jn at 21:30, covering 200 km in 3 hours and 10–20 minutes. The average speed remains around , and the maximum permissible speed is throughout its journey.

12342 Sl No. Station code Station name Time (IST) Distance (KM) Day 1 ASN 05:30 0 (Source) 1 2 RNG 05:41 19 1 3 UDL 05:48 26 1 4 DGR 06:01 43 1 5 PAN Panagarh 06:15 58 1 6 MNAE 06:25 68 1 7 BWN 07:05 106 1 8 HWH 09:00 200 (Destination) 1

12341 Sl No. Station code Station name Time (IST) Distance (KM) Day 1 HWH 18:20 0 (Source) 1 2 BWN 19:17 95 1 3 MNAE Mankar 19:52 132 1 4 PAN Panagarh 20:02 143 1 5 DGR 20:15 159 1 6 UDL 20:29 175 1 7 RNG 20:42 182 1 8 ASN 21:30 200 (Destination) 1

Coach composition and rake sharing The train consists of 18 coaches which includes 2 air-conditioned chair cars, 5 second seating chair cars, 10 general cars (including 1 SLR and 1 LDS) and 1 EOG cum luggage brake van. The train has run with LHB rakes since 2018.

It shares its rakes with the Shantiniketan Express and the Coalfield Express.

Traction It is hauled by a Howrah-based WAP-7 or WAP-5 locomotive throughout its entire journey.

Notes The train started as Chittaranjan–Howrah Bidhan Express, but was later temporarily terminated at Asansol for operational reasons during the 1970s.

Agnibina Express

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