Haldia–Anand Vihar Terminal Superfast Express

The 12444 / 43 Anand Vihar–Haldia Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Northern Railway zone that runs between Anand Vihar Terminal and Haldia in India [4].

Anand Vihar Haldia Superfast Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast Express
First service	23 April 2013 [1] [3]
Current operator(s)	Northern Railways
Route
Termini	Anand Vihar Terminal Haldia
Stops	10
Distance travelled	1,576 km (979 mi)
Average journey time	25 hours 20 mins as 12444 Anand Vihar–Haldia Superfast Express, 31 hours 05 mins as 12443 Haldia–Anand Vihar Superfast Express.
Service frequency	Once a week. 12444 Anand Vihar–Haldia Superfast Express – Tuesday, 12443 Haldia–Anand Vihar Superfast Express – Thursday.
Train number(s)	12444 / 43
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No
Observation facilities	LHB coach
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Yes
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum, 59.85 km/h (37 mph), including halts.

It operates as train number 12444 from Anand Vihar Terminal to Haldia and as train number 12443 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.

Coaches

The 12444 / 43 Anand Vihar–Haldia Superfast Express has 1 AC 3 tier, 6 Sleeper class, 6 General Unreserved and 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) coaches. It does not carry a pantry car [6].

As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 12444 Anand Vihar–Haldia Superfast Express covers the distance of 1,576 km (979 mi) in 25 hours 20 mins (62.21 km/h) [7] and in 27 hours 20 mins as 12443 Haldia–Anand Vihar Superfast Express (57.66 km/h) [8].

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routeing

The 12444 / 43 Anand Vihar–Haldia Superfast Express runs from Anand Vihar Terminal via Ghaziabad, Kanpur Central, Allahabad Junction, Mughalsarai Junction, Gaya Junction, Tatanagar Junction, Kharagpur Junction to Haldia [10] [11].

Traction

As the entire route is fully electrified, a Ghaziabad-based WAP-1 [12] or WAP-4 powers the train for its entire journey.

Operation

12444 Anand Vihar–Haldia Superfast Express runs from Anand Vihar Terminal every Tuesday reaching Haldia the next day .i.e. Wednesday [13].

12443 Haldia–Anand Vihar Superfast Express runs from Haldia every Thursday reaching Anand Vihar Terminal the next day .i.e. Friday [14].

References

• http://media2.intoday.in/indiatoday/images/railway-budget.pdf
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbuHArKJypY
• http://zeenews.india.com/news/west-bengal/three-new-trains-flagged-off-in-kolkata_842265.html
• http://www.holidayiq.com/railways/anvt-hlz-s-f-ex-12444-train.html
• http://www.holidayiq.com/railways/hlz-anvt-wkly-s-12443-train.html

External links

• "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
• "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 April 2014.