Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Akal Takht Express
Train in India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
The 12317 / 12318 Akal Takht Express is an Indian Railways Express train connecting eastern Indian city of Kolkata with northern Indian city of Amritsar. It is named after the Akal Takht, a central Sikh shrine in Amritsar.
This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2016) |
Remove ads
Background
Originally started from Asansol. In 2004 it was extended up to Sealdah, its terminus got changed to Kolkata in 2014. It is a Express-class train travelling 1,900 kilometres (1,200 mi) at an average speed of 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph). It has sleeper, third AC, second AC, first AC, and unreserved types of coaches along with 2 EOG for power. This train has modern LHB coach, however, pantry car facility is not available with this train but on-board catering and e-catering is available.[1][2]
Remove ads
Route & halts
Remove ads
Coach composition
The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches:
- 1 AC I cum AC II Tier
- 1 AC II Tier
- 6 AC III Tier
- 10 Sleeper coaches
- 2 General
- 2 EOG
Traction
As the route is fully electrified, train is hauled by an Howrah / Sealdah-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Kolkata to Amritsar, and vice versa.
Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 12315/12316 Ananya Express.
References
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads