Service type Superfast Mail/Express Current operator(s) Eastern Railway | Status Operating Start Howrah Junction (HWH) | |
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Locale West Bengal, Assam, Bihar End Guwahati Junction (GHY) | ||
The Saraighat Express is a daily superfast train which runs between Howrah (Kolkata) and Guwahati (Assam). Its one of the best train to travel from Guwahati to Kolkata
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History
The train is named after the famous Battle of Saraighat fought between Mughals and Ahom rulers of Assam (Ahom Kingdom) in which Mughals were defeated by the Ahoms under the great leadership of Mahavir Lachit Borphukan Commander-in-Chief. The train belongs to Eastern Railways zone of Indian Railway headquartered at Howrah.
The train numbered as 12345/12346 and being under superfast category is into the 12xxx number range.
Coach Composition
The train is composed of all the available class of travel in Indian Railways - 1st AC(1A),2nd AC(2A),3rd AC(3A),Sleeper(SL),General Unreserved Class.The coach composition for the train is 1A/2A COMPOSITE- 1(HA-1); 2A- 1(A-1), 3A- 3(B-1,B-2,B-3), SL- 13(S-1 # S-13), PC- 1; GENL- 3; SLR- 2.Total number of coaches being 24.Tatkal scheme is available in this train.
Halts
- Howrah Junction
- Barddhaman
- Bolpur
- Rampurhat
- New Farakka
- Malda Town
- Kishanganj
- New Jalpaiguri
- New Cooch Behar
- New Alipurduar
- New Bongaigaon
- Kamakhya
- Guwahati Junction
Loco Link
The train is usually hauled by WDP-4, WDP-4B and WDP-4D from Siliguri loco shed.