Santiniketn Exp 12338 Train Schedule

SANTINIKETN EXP (12338) runs from Bolpur Shantiniketan to Kolkata. It departs from Bolpur Shantiniketan station (BHP) at 13:15 from platform 3 and arrives at Howrah Jn station (HWH) at 16:00 on platform 12. SANTINIKETN EXP takes 0 minute to cover the distance of 145 km between Bolpur Shantiniketan and Kolkata. It is a superfast train. The average speed of this train is kmph. It has classes Chair Car (CC) and Second Seater (2S). This train runs daily. Final chart for SANTINIKETN EXP is prepared at Bolpur Shantiniketan usually 3-4 hours before train departure time.

SANTINIKETN EXP runs with an LHB Rake and has a total of 18 coaches. It has 5 non-ac chair car coaches and 2 ac chair car coaches. The full coach composition is:

Engine--EOG--LDS--GEN--D5--D4--D3--D2--D1--C2--C1--GEN--GEN--GEN--GEN--GEN--GEN--GEN--SLR

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