Howrah–Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express

Howrah Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express
Overview
Service type	Jan Shatabdi Express
Current operator(s)	South Eastern Railways
Route
Start	Howrah Junction
Stops	10
End	Barbil
Distance travelled	400 km (249 mi)
Service frequency	Daily
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, Non AC Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Auto-rack arrangements	No
Catering facilities	Onboard catering available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Yes
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum ; ,57.89 km/h (36 mph), including halts

The 12021 / 22 Howrah–Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express is a superfast express train of the Jan Shatabdi Express series belonging to Indian Railways – South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Howrah Junction and Barbil in India. This Jan Shatabdi Express replaced the Shatabdi Express running between Howrah Junction and Tatanagar Junction. The Departure of Shatabdi from Howrah Junction was at 06.45 AM, and it reached Tatanagar Junction at 10.30 AM. Reverse, the Shatabdi used to depart Tatanagar Junction at 5.00 PM, reaching Howrah Junction at 8.45 PM. The Shatabdi was replaced by this train due to low patronage with extension up till Barbil in Odisha. Now it operates as train number 12021 from Howrah Junction to Barbil and as train number 12022 in the reverse direction serving the states of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha due to the fact that Barbil cuts across the state line between Jharkhand and Odisha.

It is part of the Jan Shatabdi Express series launched by the former railway minister of India, Mr. Nitish Kumar in the 2002 / 03 Rail Budget [1] [2].

Coaches[]

The 12021 / 22 Howrah–Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express has a LHB Rake with 4 AC Chair Car, 14 Non AC Chair Car & 2 Power Car (EOG) Coaches. It does not carry a pantry car.

As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service[]

The 12021 Howrah–Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express covers the distance of 400 km (249 mi) in 6 hours 55 mins (57.80 km/hr) & in 7 hours 05 mins as 12022 Barbil–Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express (56.50 km/hr) [3].The maximum permissible speed of this train is 130 km/h between Kharagpur and Andul.

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routing[]

The 12021 / 22 Howrah–Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express runs from Howrah Junction via Kharagpur Junction, Jhargram and Ghatsila railway station, Tatanagar Junction, Rajkharsawan Junction, Chaibasa, Danguwapasi to Barbil [4].

Traction[]

As the entire route is fully electrified, a Howrah / Santragachi-based / WAP-7 or Tatanagar-based WAP-7 locomotives powers the train for its entire journey.^[1]^[2]

Operation[]

12021 Howrah–Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express runs from Howrah Junction on a daily basis arriving Barbil the same day [5].
12022 Barbil–Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express runs from Barbil on a daily basis arriving Howrah Junction the same day [6].

Incidents[]

On 1 August 2009, a gang of armed men had looted the passengers of the AC Chair Car coaches [7]

References[]

^ "Jan Shatabdi Express - a photo on Flickriver".
^ "Jan Shatabdi Express". 30 April 2011.

External links[]

"Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
"[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 April 2014.

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[1] "Jan Shatabdi Express - a photo on Flickriver".

[2] "Jan Shatabdi Express". 30 April 2011.

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