Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express

The 22309 / 10 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express was an AC Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Eastern Railway zone that ran between Howrah Junction (Kolkata) and New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri), operating from July 30, 2013, to May 19, 2020.

Howrah New Jalpaiguri AC Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast
First service	30 July 2013
Last service	Discontinued on 19 May 2020 due to COVID.
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railways
Route
Termini	Howrah Junction New Jalpaiguri
Stops	6
Distance travelled	561 km (349 mi)
Average journey time	10 hours 15 mins in both directions
Service frequency	Weekly. 22309 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express – Tuesday, 22310 New Jalpaiguri–Howrah AC Express – Wednesday.
Train number(s)	22309 / 22310
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, AC 3 tier
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railways Yuva Express coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum, 54.73 km/h (34 mph), including halts

It operated as train number 22309 from Howrah to New Jalpaiguri and as train number 22310 in the reverse direction, serving the states of West Bengal and Bihar.

Eastern Railway cancelled its operations permanently from 19 May 2020.

Coaches

The 22309 / 10 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express had 6 AC 3 tier, 11 AC Chair Car and 2 End-on Generator coaches . It did not carry a pantry car .

Service

The 22309 / 10 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express covered the distance of 561 km (349 mi) in 10 hours 15 mins (54.73 km/h) in both directions.

Despite the average speed of the train being below 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railways rules, its fare included a Superfast surcharge.

Routeing

The 22309 / 10 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express ran from Howrah Junction to New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri). The intermediate stations and stoppage time were as follows-

1. Howrah (starts)
2. Barddhaman Junction (2 minutes)
3. Rampurhat Junction (2 minutes)
4. Malda Town (10 minutes)
5. Kishanganj (2 minutes)
6. New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri) (ends)

Traction

As the route is fully electrified, this train was powered by Howrah WAP-7 electric locomotives.

Operation

• 22309 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express left Howrah Junction every Tuesday and reached New Jalpaiguri the next day.
• 22310 New Jalpaiguri–Howrah AC Express left New Jalpaiguri every Wednesday and reached Howrah Junction the same day.

Rake sharing

The 22309 / 10 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express shared its rake with the permanently discontinued 12249 / 50 Howrah–Anand Vihar Yuva Express.

See also

• Dedicated Intercity trains of India

Other trains on the Kolkata–New Jalpaiguri sector

• 22301/02 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express
• 12041/42 New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express
• 12343/44 Sealdah New Jalpaiguri Superfast Darjeeling Mail
• 12377/78 Sealdah New Alipurduar Padatik Superfast Express
• 13149/50 Sealdah Alipurduar Kanchan Kanya Express
• 15959/60 Dibrugarh Howrah Kamrup Express
• 13175/76 Sealdah Silchar/Agartala Kanchanjunga Express
• 12345/46 Guwahati Howrah Saraighat Super-fast Express
• 15722/23 New Jalpaiguri Digha Paharia Express
• 12518/19 Kolkata–Guwahati Garib Rath Express
• 12526/27 Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express
• 13141/42 Teesta Torsha Express
• 13147/58 Uttar Banga Express
• 12503/04 Bangalore Cantonment–Agartala Humsafar Express
• 13181/82 Kolkata–Silghat Town Kaziranga Express
• 22511/12 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Kamakhya Karmabhoomi Express
• 12526/27 Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express
• 15644/45 Puri–Kamakhya Weekly Express (via Howrah)
• 12364/65 Kolkata–Haldibari Intercity Express
• 12509/10 Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express
• 12507/08 Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express
• 12514/15 Guwahati–Secunderabad Express