Mayurakshi Express
Train in India
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Mayurakshi Express is a daily inter-city Express train operated by Eastern Railways in the Indian state of West Bengal. It runs between Howrah and Deoghar via Andal Junction and Rampurhat Junction.[1][2][3] It previously ran between Howrah and Rampurhat as a fast passenger train (53045/46), but later it was extended to run to Dumka and further Deoghar as an express train (13045/46).
13046 DN Mayurakshi Express waiting at platform 2 of Siuri railway station | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express train |
| Status | Active |
| First service | 26 January 1984 |
| Current operator | Eastern Railways |
| Route | |
| Termini | Howrah Deoghar Junction |
| Stops | 25 |
| Distance travelled | 418 km (260 mi) |
| Average journey time |
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| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train numbers |
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| On-board services | |
| Classes | General Unreserved, Second Sitting,3rd AC |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | No |
| Catering facilities | No |
| Baggage facilities | Overhead racks, Below the seats |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | ICF coach |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed |
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It operates as train number 13045 from Howrah to Deoghar and as train number 13046 in the reverse direction.[4]
Coach composition
The train has standard ICF coaches with a maximum speed of 110 km/h (68 mph). The rakes are maintained by Eastern Railways.[5] The train consists of 13 coaches that includes:
- 9 Unreserved Chair Cars (8 General + 1 Ladies)
- 2 Second Sitting
- 1 3rd AC
- 2 Seating-cum-Luggage Vans
Locomotive
Operation
Speed
13045 has an average speed of 51 kmph and covers 418 km in 8 hours 10 minutes, while 13046 has an average speed of 50 kmph and covers 418 km in 8 hours 20 minutes. The maximum permissible speed of this train is 110 kmph between Bandel Junction and Andal Junction.
Route and halts
Between Howrah and Deoghar, this train has 25 halts; the stations being:
- Bandel Junction
- Barddhaman Junction
- Mankar
- Panagarh
- Durgapur
- Waria
- Andal Junction
- Kajoragram
- Ukhra
- Pandabeswar
- Bhimgara Junction
- Panchra
- Dubrajpur
- Chinpai
- Kachujor
- Siuri
- Sainthia Junction
- Gadadharpur
- Mallarpur
- Rampurhat Junction
- Pinargaria
- Ambajora Shikaripara
- Dumka
- Basukinath
- Ghormara.[10]
Note: Bold letters indicates Major Railway Stations/Major Cities.