The Kulik Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Howrah Junction and Radhikapur in India. It is currently being operated with 13053/13054 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2]
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| First service | 22 January 2011 |
| Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway zone |
| Route | |
| Termini | Howrah Junction (HWH) Radhikapur (RDP) |
| Stops | 12 |
| Distance travelled | 487 km (303 mi) |
| Average journey time | 9 Hours 35 Minutes |
| Service frequency | Daily [a] |
| Train number(s) | 13053/13054 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Vistadome, AC Chair Car, General Unreserved , 2nd Sitting |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | No |
| Catering facilities | Yes |
| Entertainment facilities | No |
| Baggage facilities | Overhead racks |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | LHB coach |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | yes |
| Operating speed | 51 km/h (32 mph), including halts |
Till 30 June 2019, it was run as Siuri Intercity Express up to Siuri.[3] After 1 July 2019, it was extended to Radhikapur and named as Howrah–Radhikapur Express.[4] And after some time on 25 April 2020, it was renamed as Kulik Express after the Kulik Bird Sanctuary of Raiganj.[5]
Speed edit
This train has an average speed of 46 km/h and covers 487 km in 10 Hours 40 Minutes. The maximum permissible speed of this train is 110 km/h
Route and halts edit
Between Howrah Junction and Radhikapur this train stops at -
Coach composition edit
The train runs with Modern LHB Rake with max speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 13 coaches:
- 1 AC Chair Car
- 5 Unreserved Chair Car
- 4 Reserved Chair Car
- 2 Deen dayalu coaches
- 2 Generators cum Luggage/parcel van
Schedule edit
The schedule of this 13053/13054 Howrah–Radhikapur Kulik Express is given below:-
| HWH - RDP - HWH Kulik Express | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13053 | Stations | 13054 | ||
| Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | |
| -NIL- | 08:55 | Howrah Junction | 15:50 | -NIL- |
| 10:51 | 10:53 | Barddhaman Junction | 13:30 | 13:32 |
| 11:38 | 11:40 | Bolpur Shantiniketan | 12:31 | 12:33 |
| 11:50 | 11:51 | Prantik | 12:24 | 12:25 |
| 12:26 | 12:28 | Sainthia | 11:58 | 12:00 |
| 13:01 | 13:03 | Rampurhat Junction | 11:33 | 11:35 |
| 13:43 | 13:45 | Pakur | 10:45 | 10:47 |
| 14:56 | 14:58 | New Farakka Junction | 10:02 | 10:04 |
| 15:50 | 16:20 | Malda Town | 09:05 | 09:30 |
| 16:48 | 16:50 | Samsi | 07:45 | 07:47 |
| 17:38 | 17:40 | Barsoi Junction | 06:43 | 06:45 |
| 17:58 | 18:03 | Raiganj | 06:20 | 06:25 |
| 18:32 | 18:34 | Kaliyaganj | 05:58 | 06:00 |
| 19:15 | -NIL- | Radhikapur | -NIL- | 05:45 |
Traction edit
Both trains are hauled by a Howrah based WAP-5 or WAP-7 from Radhikapur to Howrah .
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.
External links edit
References edit
- ^ List of Cancelled Trains Today (25 February 2016)
- ^ SERVICE TO PASSENGERS AND CLEANLINESS BEING GIVEN SPECIAL ATTENTION: RAJIV VISHNOI
- ^ jagran.com, Retrieved 04 July 2020
- ^ jagran.com, Retrieved 04 July 2020
- ^ Renamed as Kulik Express, Retrieved 04 July 2020