Howrah–Jaisalmer Superfast Express

The 12371 / 12372 Howrah–Jaisalmer Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Howrah Junction in West Bengal and Jaisalmer of Rajasthan. It is currently being operated with 12371/12372 train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1][2][3]

Howrah–Jaisalmer Superfast Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast Express
First service	12 March 2012; 13 years ago (2012-03-12)
Current operator	Eastern Railways
Route
Termini	Howrah (HWH) Jaisalmer (JSM)
Stops	12
Distance travelled	2,249 km (1,397 mi)
Average journey time	39 hours 10 minutes
Service frequency	Weekly[a]
Train number	12371 / 12372
On-board services
Classes	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	58 km/h (36 mph) average including halts
Route map

Service

The 12371/Howrah–Jaisalmer Superfast Express has an average speed of 57 km/h and covers 2249 km in 39 hrs 25 mins. 12372/Jaisalmer–Howrah Superfast Express has an average speed of 57 km/h and covers 2249 km in 39 hrs 25 mins.

Route & halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Howrah
• Durgapur
• Asansol Junction
• Dhanbad Junction
• Gaya Junction
• Mughalsarai Junction
• Varanasi Junction
• Pratapgarh Junction
• Amethi
• Rae Bareli Junction
• Lucknow Charbagh
• Bareilly Junction
• Moradabad Junction
• Ghaziabad Junction
• Delhi Junction
• Delhi Cantonment
• Gurgaon
• Rewari Junction
• Sultanpur Jn
• Churu Junction
• Ratangarh Junction
• Bikaner Junction
• Phalodi Junction
• Ramdevra
• Jaisalmer

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 Mughalsarai Junction 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

1. Runs one day in a week for every direction.