The 12325 / 12326 Gurumukhi Superfast Express is an superfast express train of the Indian Railways connecting in West Bengal with in Punjab. It is currently being operated with 12325/12326 train numbers on once in week basis.Special trains for Kamakhya to clear summer rush
History
Following the 10 years of immense success of Akal Takht Express in connecting Kolkata with Sri Akal Takht Sahib, Akal Takht, demand to connect Shri Anandpur Sahib & Shri Kiratpur Sahib with Kolkata grew considerably. Hence in 2010, the then Railway Minister introduced - Express. Originally named as Baba Nanak Express, it was later changed to Guru Granth Sahib Express & finally named Gurumukhi Express in 2012. Originally timings were proposed as a double nighter train. 12325 was set for 21.40 pm; Asansol 00.45 am; Patna 06.55 am; Mughalsarai 10.30 am; Varanasi 11.16 am; Sultanpur 13.34 pm; Lucknow 16.10 pm; Bareilly 19.55 pm; Moradabad 21.40 pm; Saharanpur 01.00 am; Ambala 02.20 am; 05.25 am timings & 12326 was set for 07.00 am; Ambala 10.05 am & then nearly follows the 12318 Akal Takht Express in Ambala - part journey arriving at 15.00 pm. Later 12325 timings were finalized following the 12317 Akal Takht Express in - Ambala part of journey, making with arrive at 15.40 pm.
Service
The 12325/Gurumukhi SF Express has an average speed of 56.5 km/h and covers 1806 km in 32 hrs 00 mins. 12325/Gurumukhi SF Express has an average speed of 56.5 km/h and covers 1806 km in 32 hrs 00 mins.
12325 Route & halts
Station Code Station Name Arrival Departure KOAA Kolkata Terminus --- 07:40 ASN Asansol Junction 10:35 10:45 MDP Madhupur Junction 12:00 12:02 JSME Jasidh Junction 12:29 12:31 JAJ Jhajha 13:11 13:13 KIUL Kiul Junction 13:57 13:59 MKA Mokama 14:28 14:30 PNC Patna Saheb 15:17 15:22 PNBE Patna Junction 15:55 16:05 DDU Pt DD Upadhyaya Junction 19:35 19:45 BSB Varanasi Junction 20:30 20:40 SLN Sultanpur Junction 22:46 22:48 LKO Lucknow Charbagh NR 02:43 02:53 BE Bareilly Junction 06:13 06:15 MB Moradabad Junction 07:50 08:00 NBD Najibabad Junction 09:30 09:32 SRE Saharanpur Junction 11:10 11:20 UMB Ambala Cantt Junction 12:35 12:40 SIR Sirhind Junction 13:25 13:27 RPAR Rupnagar 14:26 14:28 ANSB Anandpur Sahib 15:10 15:12 NLDM Nangal Dam 15:40 ---
12325 Route & halts
Station Code Station Name Arrival Departure NLDM Nangal Dam --- 07:00 ANSB Anandpur Sahib 07:20 07:22 RPAR Rupnagar 08:04 08:06 SIR Sirhind Junction 09:05 09:07 UMB Ambala Cantt Junction 10:00 10.05 SRE Saharanpur Junction 11:30 11:40 NBD Najibabad Junction 13:14 13:16 MB Moradabad Junction 14:55 15:05 BE Bareilly Junction 16:35 16:40 LKO Lucknow Charbagh NR 20:35 20:50 SLN Sultanpur Junction 23:05 23:10 BSB Varanasi Junction 01:40 01:50 DDU Pt DD Upadhyaya Junction 02:25 02:40 PNBE Patna Junction 06:00 06:10 PNC Patna Saheb 06:22 06:24 MKA Mokama 07:29 07:31 KIUL Kiul Junction 08:10 08:12 JAJ Jhajha 09:02 09.04 JSME Jasidh Junction 09:48 09:50 MDP Madhupur Junction 10:17 10:19 ASN Asansol Junction 11:40 11:50 KOAA Kolkata Terminus --- 15:00
Traction
As the route is fully electrified, it is hauled by a Sealdah Loco Shed based WAP-7 locomotive from Kolkata to Nangal Dam, and vice versa.
Rake sharing and maintenance
The train is maintained by the Kolkata Coaching Depot. The same rake is used for 13137/13138 Kolkata–Azamgarh Weekly Express for one way which is altered by the second rake on the other way.
Coach composition
The train consists of 20 LHB coach:
2 AC II Tier 4 AC III Tier 7 Sleeper coaches 4 General 1 Pantry Car 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
References
External links
12325/Gurumukhi SF Express 12326/Gurumukhi SF Express