Kulik Intercity Express

The 13053 / 13054 Kulik Express is an express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Howrah Junction and Radhikapur via Rampurhat Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 13053/13054 train numbers on a daily basis.^[1][2]

Kulik Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	22 January 2011; 14 years ago (2011-01-22)
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railway
Route
Termini	Howrah (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)	AC Chair Car, General Unreserved, Second Class Seating
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Auto-rack arrangements	Overhead racks
Catering facilities	E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Available
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	51 km/h (32 mph) average 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

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

Between Howrah Junction and Radhikapur this train stops at -

• Barddhaman Junction
• Bolpur Shantiniketan
• Prantik
• Sainthia Junction
• Rampurhat Junction
• Pakur
• New Farakka Junction
• Malda Town
• Samsi
• Barsoi Junction
• Raiganj
• Kaliyaganj

Coach composition

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

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

Both trains are hauled by a Howrah based WAP-5 or WAP-7 from Radhikapur to Howrah .

See also

• Howrah Junction railway station
• Radhikapur railway station
• Howrah–Rampurhat Express
• Howrah–Balurghat Bi-Weekly Express
• Kolkata–Radhikapur Express

Notes

1. Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

External links

• 13053/Kulik Intercity Express
• 13054/Kulik Intercity Express