Kulik Intercity Express

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Kulik Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
First service22 January 2011; 11 years ago (2011-01-22)
Current operator(s)Eastern Railway zone
Route
StartHowrah Junction (HWH)
Stops12
EndRadhikapur (RDP)
Distance travelled487 km (303 mi)
Average journey time11 hours 17 minutes
Service frequencyDaily [a]
Train number(s)13053/13054
On-board services
Class(es)AC Chair Car, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesNo
Observation facilitiesICF coaches
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stock2
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed41 km/h (25 mph), including halts

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

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 43 km/h and covers 487 km in 5h 30m on both directions. The maximum permissible speed of this train is 100 km/h between Howrah Junction and Sainthia Junction

Route and halts[]

Between Howrah Junction and Radhikapur this train stops at -

Coach composition[]

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 13 coaches:

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

Traction[]

Both trains are hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed- based WAP-4 or WAP-7 electric locomotive from Howrah to Radhikapur and vice versa.

Rake sharing[]

Train shares its rake with 13015/13016 Howrah–Bhagalpur Kavi Guru Express

Direction reversal[]

The train reverses its direction 1 times:

See also[]

Notes[]

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

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ List of Cancelled Trains Today (25 February 2016)
  2. ^ SERVICE TO PASSENGERS AND CLEANLINESS BEING GIVEN SPECIAL ATTENTION: RAJIV VISHNOI
  3. ^ jagran.com, Retrieved 04 July 2020
  4. ^ jagran.com, Retrieved 04 July 2020
  5. ^ Renamed as Kulik Express, Retrieved 04 July 2020
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