The 12345 / 12346 Saraighat SF Express[1] is a daily Superfast Express train which runs between Howrah Junction, Kolkata (West Bengal) and Guwahati (Assam), via Barddhaman, Rampurhat, New Jalpaiguri Junction in Siliguri, North Bengal. 'Saraighat SF Express is one of the fastest trains that connects Kolkata to the North East, and gets high priority end to end.'

Saraighat SF Express
Howrah bound 12346 Saraighat Superfast Express with HWH WAP-7 in Amrit Bharat Express livery standing beside a SGUJ WDP-4 at New Bongaigaon Junction.
Overview
Service typeSuperfast Express
LocaleWest Bengal, Bihar & Assam
First service6 July 1995; 29 years ago (1995-07-06)
Current operator(s)Eastern Railway
Route
TerminiHowrah (HWH)
Guwahati (GHY)
Stops14
Distance travelled999 km (621 mi)
Average journey time18 hours
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12345 / 12346
On-board services
Class(es)AC First, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesPantry car,
On-board catering,
E-catering
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed59 km/h (37 mph) average including halts

Coach composition

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This train has 22 LHB coaches.[2]

Howrah to Guwahati

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
  SLR GEN GEN GEN S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 PC HA1 A1 M1 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 EOG

Guwahati to Howrah

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
  EOG B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 M1 A1 HA1 PC S8 S7 S6 S5 S4 S3 S2 S1 GEN GEN GEN SLR

Please note that one of the rakes of this train has the exact opposite coach composotion of what is mentioned.

Timings

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  • 12345 – leaves Howrah Junction daily at 16:05 IST and reaches Guwahati the next morning 10:05 IST

Traction

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The train is hauled by a WAP-7 locomotive from Howrah shed.

Time table of 12346

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Station code Station came Arrival Departure
GHY Guwahati (start) --- 12:20
KYQ Kamakhya Junction 12:35 12:37
NBQ New Bongaigaon Junction 15:25 15:27
NOQ New Alipurduar 17:05 17:07
NCB New Cooch Behar 17:30 17:32
FLK Falakata 18:02 18:04
DQG Dhupguri 18:28 18:30
NJP New Jalpaiguri 19:50 20:00
KNE Kishanganj 21:05 21:07
MLDT Malda Town 23:30 23:40
NFK New Farakka Junction 00:30 00:32
RPH Rampurhat Junction 01:48 01:50
SNT Sainthia junction 02:12 02:14
BHP Bolpur Shantiniketan 02:32 02:35
BWN Barddhaman Junction 03:38 03:40
HWH Howrah (end) 05:30 ---

Time table of 12345

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Station code Station came Arrival Departure
HWH Howrah (start) --- 16:05
BWN Barddhaman Junction 17:12 17:15
BHP Bolpur Shantiniketan 17:58 18:03
SNT Sainthia junction 18:29 18:31
RPH Rampurhat Junction 18:58 19:00
NFK New Farakka Junction 20:41 20:43
MLDT Malda Town 21:30 21:40
KNE Kishanganj 23:33 23:35
NJP New Jalpaiguri 01:05 01:15
DQG Dhupguri 02:20 02:22
FLK Falakata 02:46 02:48
NCB New Cooch Behar 03:18 03:20
NOQ New Alipurduar 03:40 03:42
NBQ New Bongaigaon Junction 06:05 06:07
KYQ Kamakhya Junction 09:43 09:45
GHY Guwahati (end) 10:05 ---

References

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  1. ^ "Guwahati Howrah Saraighat Superfast Express". indiarailinfo.com.
  2. ^ "Coach Composition Legend". India Rail Info.
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