The 12371 / 12372 Howrah–Jaisalmer Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train of the Indian Railways connecting in West Bengal and of Rajasthan. It is currently being operated with 12371/12372 train numbers on a weekly basis.ADDITIONAL AC 3-TIER BERTHS IN POPULAR LONG DISTANCE TRAINSMORE COACHES IN ER TRAINSPermanent Augmentatin in 02 Trains
Service
Although named as "superfast express", the 12371 (Howrah–Jaisalmer Superfast Express) and 12372 (Jaisalmer–Howrah Superfast Express) trains have an average speed of only 57 km/h and take 39 hrs 25 mins to cover 2249 km.
Route & halts
The important halts of the train are:
Sultanpur Jn
Coach composition
The train has got LHB rakes from 26 August 2019, with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 24 coaches:
1 First AC 1 AC II Tier 4 AC III Tier 11 Sleeper coaches 3 General 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van 1 High capacity parcel van 1 Pantry car
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Howrah-based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Howrah to and from Mughalsarai Junction it is hauled by a Mughalsarai-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive up til Jaisalmer and vice versa.
See also
Howrah Junction railway station Jaisalmer railway station
Timetable
12371 – Starts from Howrah every Monday at 8:15 AM and reaches Jaisalmer next day at night 11:50 PM IST 12372 – Starts from Jaisalmer every Thursday at afternoon 1:25 AM IST and reaches Howrah next day evening 4:55 PM
Notes
References
External links 12371/Howrah - Jaisalmer SF Express India Rail Info 12372/Jaisalmer - Howrah SF Express India Rail Info Train info