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Akal Takht Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast
First service	14 April 2000; 24 years ago (2000-04-14)
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railways
Route
Termini	Kolkata (KOAA) Amritsar Junction (ASR)
Stops	21
Distance travelled	1,899 km (1,180 mi)
Average journey time	33 hours 40 minutes for 12317, 32 hours 50 minutes as 12318
Service frequency	Bi-Weekly
Train number(s)	12317/12318
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1 tier, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On board catering, E-catering (available at KOAA, ASN, MDP, JSME, JAJ, KIUL, PNBE, DDU, BSB, SLN, LKO, MB, SRE, UMB, SIR, LDH, JUC, ASR)
Observation facilities	Rake sharing with 12315/12316 (Ananya superfast Express)
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	25 kV AC, 50hz
Operating speed	56 km/h (35 mph) average with halts 130 km/h (81 mph) Top Operating Speed
Route map

The 12317 / 12318 Akal Takht Express is an Indian Railways Express train connecting eastern Indian city of Kolkata with northern Indian city of Amritsar.

Background

Originally started from Asansol. In 2004 it was extended upto Sealdah, its terminus got changed to Kolkata in 2014. It is a Express-class train travelling 1,900 kilometres (1,200 mi) at an average speed of 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph). It has sleeper, third AC, second AC, first AC, and unreserved types of coaches along with 2 EOG for power. This train has modern LHB coach, however, pantry car facility is not available with this train but on-board catering and e-catering is available. ^{[1] [2]}

Route & halts

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches:

• 1 AC I cum AC II Tier
• 1 AC II Tier
• 6 AC III Tier
• 10 Sleeper coaches
• 2 General
• 2 EOG

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22		EOG	GEN	GEN	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	S8	S9	S10	S11	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	A1	HA1	EOG

Traction

As the route is fully electrified, train is hauled by an Howrah / Sealdah-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Kolkata to Amritsar, and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train sharing its rake with 12315/12316 Ananya Express.

References

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