Kolkata - Agartala Garib Rath Express
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| Kolkata – Agartala Garib Rath Express | |
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| Overview | |
| Service type | Garib Rath Express |
| Status | In service |
| Locale | Tripura, Assam, Bihar and West Bengal |
| First service | 5 July 2024 |
| Current operator(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway |
| Route | |
| Termini | Kolkata (KOAA) Agartala (AGTL) |
| Stops | 19 |
| Distance travelled | 1564 km |
| Service frequency | Weekly [a] |
| Train number(s) | 12501/12502 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC 3 Tier Economy (3E) |
| Seating arrangements | Available |
| Sleeping arrangements | Available |
| Catering facilities | Available |
| Observation facilities | Large windows |
| Baggage facilities | Below the seats |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | Linke-Hofmann-Busch (LHB) coach |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) |
The 12501 / 12502 Kolkata-Agartala Garib Rath Express is a Garib Rath class train of Indian Railways, which connects the state capital of West Bengal, Kolkata to the state capital of Tripura, Agartala.[1][2] It is the newest train service of its class. The train is operated by the North East Frontier Railway Zone (NFR) of the Indian Railways.
History
[edit]The train was originally launched as an air-conditioned special train after the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][when?] Due to poor patronage, the service was repeatedly scrapped and reintroduced, before on 21 June 2024, the North East Frontier Railway Zone informed the public of the introduction of the Kolkata - Agartala Garib Rath service from July onwards, practically regularising the special train. The first service commenced on 5 July 2024.[4]
Service
[edit]- The 12501 Kolkata - Agartala Garib Rath Express leaves Kolkata at 21:45 hrs every Sunday and reaches Agartala the day after the next day at 05:15 hrs. It covers the journey in 31 hours 30 minutes averaging at 50 km/h (31 mph).
- The 12502 Agartala – Kolkata Garib Rath Express leaves Agartala at 07:35 hrs every Wednesday and reaches Kolkata the next day at 14:30 hrs. It covers the journey in 30 hours 55 minutes averaging at 51 km/h (32 mph).
Coach composition
[edit]The Kolkata-Agartala Garib Rath Express consists of 22 Linke-Hoffman Busch Third AC economy (3E) coaches.[b] It has a single rake, which it shares with the Kolkata - Guwahati Garib Rath Express. Primary maintenance is executed at Agartala and secondary maitainence at Guwahati.
| EOG/SLR | PC | MIL | H | A | HA | B | AB | G | K | E | C | S | D | GEN/UR |
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| Generator cum luggage van | Pantry car or Hot buffet car | Military coach | First AC (1A) | Second AC (2A) | First AC cum Second AC | Third AC (3A) | Third AC cum Second AC | Third AC economy (3E) | Anubhuti coach (K) | Executive chair car (EC) | AC Chair car (CC) | Sleeper class (SL) | Second seating (2S) | General or Unreserved |
| Loco and other service coach | ||||||||||||||
| AC coach | ||||||||||||||
| Non-AC coach | ||||||||||||||
Coach Position of 12501 (ex. Kolkata)
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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EOG | G20 | G19 | G18 | G17 | G16 | G15 | G14 | G13 | G12 | G11 | G10 | G9 | G8 | G7 | G6 | G5 | G4 | G3 | G2 | G1 | EOG |
Coach Position of 12502 (ex. Agartala)
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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EOG | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | G6 | G7 | G8 | G9 | G10 | G11 | G12 | G13 | G14 | G15 | G16 | G17 | G18 | G19 | G20 | EOG |
Passengers are advised[by whom?] to check the coach position indicators at the station before boarding.
Traction
[edit]The train is hauled by a Howrah based WAP-4 or a Sealdah based WAP-7 electic locomotive to New Cooch Behar station. From there, it is hauled by a Siliguri based WDP-4 or a WDP-4D diesel locomotive to its destination.
Route and halts
[edit]The stoppages are:-
- Kolkata
- Bandel Junction
- Nabadwip Dham
- Katwa Junction
- Azimganj Junction
- Jangipur Road
- Malda Town
- Kishanganj
- New Jalpaiguri Junction
- New Cooch Behar
- New Alipurduar
- Kokrajhar
- New Bongaigaon Junction
- Goalpara Town
- Guwahati
- Manderdisa Junction
- New Haflong
- Badarpur Junction
- New Karimganj Junction
- Dharmanagar
- Agartala
Other trains on the Kolkata–New Jalpaiguri sector
[edit]- 22301/02 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express
- 12041/42 New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express
- 12377/78 Padatik Express
- 12343/44 Darjeeling Mail
- 15959/60 Kamrup Express (via Guwahati)
- 15961/62 Kamrup Express (via Bogibeel)
- 13173/74 Sealdah–Agartala Kanchanjunga Express
- 13175/76 Sealdah–Silchar Kanchanjunga Express
- 12345/46 Saraighat Express
- 15721/22 New Jalpaiguri-Digha Express
- 13141/42 Teesta Torsha Express
- 13147/48 Uttar Banga Express
- 13149/50 Kanchan Kanya Express
- 13181/82 Kolkata–Silghat Town Kaziranga Express
- 22511/12 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Kamakhya Karmabhoomi Express
- 15643/44 Puri–Kamakhya Weekly Express (via Howrah)
- 12363/64 Kolkata–Haldibari Intercity Express
- 13115/16 Sealdah - Jalpaiguri Road Humsafar Express
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kolkata - Agartala Garib Rath Express". indiarailinfo.com. 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Agartala - Kolkata Garib Rath Express". indiarailinfo.com. 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Kolkata-Guwahati/Agartala AC special". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ IANS (21 June 2024). "Railway to resume Garib Rath Express between Kolkata, Guwahati, Agartala". assamtribune.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
