Kolkata–Agra Cantonment Superfast Express

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Kolkata Gwalior Superfast Express
Overview
Service type	Superfast Express
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railways
Route
Termini	Kolkata Chitpur Gwalior
Stops	15
Distance travelled	1,539 km (956 mi)
Service frequency	Once a week: 12319 Kolkata Chitpur Gwalior Superfast Express–Wednesday, 12320 Gwalior Kolkata Chitpur Superfast Express – Thursday
Train number(s)	12319/12320
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Not available (no pantry car)
Observation facilities	LHB coach
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railways coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Partial
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) maximum, 64 km/h (40 mph), including halts.

The 12319 / 20 Kolkata Chitpur–Gwalior Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Eastern Railway zone that runs between Kolkata Chitpur and Gwalior in India.

It operates as train number 12319 from Kolkata Chitpur to Gwalior^[1] and as train number 12320^[2] in the reverse direction, serving the states of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

Coaches

The 12319 / 20 Kolkata Chitpur–GwaliorSuperfast Express has 1 AC 2 tier, 4 AC 3 tier, 8 sleeper class, 3 general unreserved and 2 EoG (generator van) coaches. It does not carry a pantry car.

Now the full rake is using LHB coach.

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 12319 Kolkata Chitpur–Gwalior Superfast Express covers the distance of 1,539 km (956 mi) in 24 hours (61.53 km/h)^[1] and in 25 hours 25 mins as 12320 Gwalior–Kolkata Chitpur Superfast Express (57.74 km/h).^[2]

As the average speed of the train is above 64 km/h (40 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routeing

The 12319 / 20 Kolkata Chitpur–Agra Cantonment Superfast Express runs from Kolkata Chitpur via Asansol Junction, Dhanbad Junction, Gaya Junction, Mughalsarai Junction, Kanpur Central, Mathura Junction, Agra Cantonment to Gwalior.^[1]^[2]

Traction

This train is hauled by a Sealdah-based WAP-7 from Kolkata to Gwalior and vice versa.

Rake sharing

This train shares its rake with:

12357/12358 Durgiana Express
13135/13136 Kolkata–Jaynagar Weekly Express

Operation

12319 Kolkata Gwalior SF Express runs from Kolkata Chitpur every Wednesday reaching Gwalior on the next day.^[1]

12320 Gwalior Kolkata Express runs from Agra Cantonment every Thursday reaching Kolkata Chitpur on the next day.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "12319 KOAA GWL EXP Train Route".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "About 90di".

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See also

Railways in Eastern India

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Other lines/sections

Interstate	Asansol–Gaya section Asansol–Patna section Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barkakana–Son Nagar line Barsoi–New Farakka section Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line Dumka–Bhagalpur line Gaya–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction section Hatia–Rourkela line Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line Katihar–Siliguri line Kharagpur–Puri line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Kothavalasa–Kirandul line New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section Tatanagar–Bilaspur section
Bihar	Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Samastipur section Fatuha–Tilaiya line Gaya–Kiul line Mokama–Barauni section Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line Neora–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line Patna–Gaya line Patna–Mughalsarai section Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Raxaul–Sagauli line Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section
Jharkhand	Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line Dhanbad–Chandrapura line Railways in Jharia Coalfield Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line
Odisha	Khurda Road–Bolangir line Cuttack–Sambalpur line
West Bengal	Ahmadpur–Katwa line Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line Andal–Sainthia branch line Andal–Sitarampur loop line Bandel–Katwa line Bankura–Masagram line Bardhaman–Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line Howrah–Barddhaman main line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line Santragachi–Amta branch line Sealdah Main and North section Calcutta Chord link line Kolkata Circular Railway Sealdah–Bangaon line Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line Sealdah South section Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

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Revived/ Under revival	Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway Bankura–Damodar Railway Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway Burdwan–Katwa Railway Bakhtiarpur–Bihar Light Railway Futwah–Islampur Light Railway
Inactive	Bengal Provincial Railway East Coast State Railway Kalighat Falta Railway Mayurbhanj State Railway Dehri Rohtas Light Railway Patna–Digha Ghat line Parlakimedi Light Railway

Zones & Divisions

Eastern	Asansol Howrah Malda Sealdah
East Central	Danapur Dhanbad Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Samastipur Sonpur
East Coast	Sambalpur Khurda Road Waltair
North Eastern	Varanasi
Northeast Frontier	Katihar Alipurduar
South Eastern	Adra Chakradharpur Kharagpur Ranchi

Production units/
workshops

Transit points
with Bangladesh

Active	Haldibari–Chilahati Singhabad–Rohanpur Radhikapur–Biral Gede–Darshana Petrapole–Benapole
Defunct	Mahisasan–Shahbajpur Changrabandha–Burimari New Gitaldaha–Mogalhat