Capital Express (India)

Capital Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Status	Operating
Locale	Bihar, West Bengal, Assam
Current operator(s)	East Central Railway
Route
Termini	Rajendra Nagar (RJPB) Kamakhya Junction (KYQ), New Jalpaiguri (NJP)
Distance travelled	942 km, 490 km
Average journey time	24 hours, 14 hours
Service frequency	4 and 3 days a week
Train number(s)	13247/48, 13245/46
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier (2A), AC 3 Tier (3A), Sleeper (SL)
Seating arrangements	Available
Catering facilities	Available
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	broad gauge
Operating speed	39 km/h average
Route map Capital Express (Rajendranagar Patna–Guwahati) (Rajendranagar–Patna–New Jalpaiguri) route map

The 13247/48 Kamakhya–Rajendra Nagar Capital Express and 13245/46 New Jalpaiguri–Rajendra Nagar Capital Express are the Express trains belonging to East Central Railway zone that runs between Kamakhya Junction, New Jalpaiguri and Rajendra Nagar Terminal in India. It is operated with 13247/48 and 13245/46 train numbers on four days and three days respectively each week.^[1][2][3]

Service

The 13245/46 Capital Express has average speed of 35 km/h and covers 490  km in 14h. The 13247/48 Capital Express has average speed of 39 km/h and covers 942 km in 24h.

Halts

The important halts of the train are:

ASSAM

• Kamakhya Junction
• Goalpara Town
• New Bongaigaon

WEST BENGAL

• Alipurduar Junction
• Hasimara Railway Station
• Dalgaon Railway Station
• Binnaguri Junction
• New Mal Junction
• Siliguri Junction (reversal)
• Bagdogra
• Dalkhola

BIHAR

• Thakurganj
• Kishanganj
• Barsoi
• Katihar Junction
• Naugachia
• Mansi Junction
• Khagaria Junction
• Begusarai
• Barauni Junction
• Barh
• Bakhtiyarpur Junction
• Fatuha Junction
• Banka Ghat
• Patna Sahib
• Rajendra Nagar Terminal

Coach composition

The train has LHB coach. The train consists of 22 coaches:

• 1 AC First Cum 2 Ac-class
• 4 AC II Tier
• 4 AC III Tier
• 8 Sleeper Coaches
• 3 General
• 2 EOG Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Siliguri Diesel Loco Shed-based WDP-4 / WDP-4B / WDP-4D locomotive from KYQ / NJP to KIR. From KIR to RJPB it is hauled by an Electric Loco Shed, Gomoh-based WAP-7 locomotive and vice versa.

Reversal

The train reverses direction at Siliguri Junction.

Rake sharing

• 13245 / 13246 [New Jalpaiguri-Rajendra Nagar Terminal Capital Express] shares its rake with 13247 / 13248 [Kamakhya Junction–Rajendra Nagar Terminal Capital Express].

See also

• Rajendra Nagar Terminal railway station
• New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station
• Indore–Guwahati Weekly Express
• Guwahati–Rajendra Nagar Capital Express

External links

• 13245/Capital Express
• 13246/Capital Express

References

1. Railway orders probe into Patna–Guwahati Capital Express derailment, 3 suspended
2. Railway stops train movement over Dooars section to save elephant
3. NFR train services resume