Hool Express

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Hool Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast
First service	30 July 2007; 14 years ago (2007-07-30)
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railways
Route
Start	Howrah (HWH)
Stops	8
End	Siuri (SURI)
Distance travelled	242 km (150 mi)
Average journey time	4h 20m
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	22321 / 22322
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair car, Reserved Chair car, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Observation facilities	Rake sharing with 13017/13018 Ganadevata Express
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	56 km/h (35 mph) average including halts
Route map

The 22321 / 22322 Hool Express is a daily Superfast Express train run by Eastern Railway, which connects Siuri and Howrah. It has been upgraded from regular Express with no (13051/13052). It is now running as a Superfast train with a number combination of 22321/22322.

Passengers are charged Superfast charge accordingly from 1.10.2016. This train was inaugurated on July 30, 2007.

Speed[]

The 22321/22322 Howrah–Siuri Hool Express has an average speed of 56 kmph and covers 242 km in 4h 20m on both sides. The maximum permissible speed of Hool Express is 110 kmph between Bandel Junction and Andal Junction

Route & Halts[]

Between Howrah Junction and Siuri, this train stops at:

• Bandel Junction
• Barddhaman Junction
• Panagarh
• Durgapur
• Andal Junction
• Ukhra
• Pandabeswar
• Dubrajpur

Coach composition[]

The train has standard ICF rakes which its maintained by Eastern Railway with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 13 coaches:

• 1 AC Chair Car
• 1 Reserved Chair Car
• 9 Unreserved Chair Car
• 2 Generators cum Luggage/parcel van

Locomotive[]

It is hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed-based WAP-4 / WAP-5 / WAP-7 locomotive from Howrah to Siuri, and vice versa.

Rake sharing[]

Train shares its rake with 13017/13018 Ganadevata Express

Operation[]

22321 – Starts from Howrah Junction at 6:45 AM IST daily and reaches Siuri the same day at 11:05 AM IST

22322 – Starts from Siuri daily at 1:40 PM IST and reaches Howrah Junction the same day at 6:00 PM IST

See also[]

• Howrah Junction railway station
• Siuri railway station
• Ganadevata Express
• Suri

References[]

External links[]

• 22331 Hool Express
• 22332 Hool Express