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Saraighat SF Express

Howrah bound 12346 Saraighat Superfast Express with HWH WAP-7 in Amrit Bharat Express livery standing beside a SGUJ WDP-4 at New Bongaigaon Junction.
Overview
Service type	Superfast Express
Locale	West Bengal, Bihar & Assam
First service	6 July 1995; 29 years ago (1995-07-06)
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railway
Route
Termini	Howrah (HWH) Guwahati (GHY)
Stops	14
Distance travelled	999 km (621 mi)
Average journey time	18 hours
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12345 / 12346
On-board services
Class(es)	AC First, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Pantry car, On-board catering, E-catering
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	59 km/h (37 mph) average including halts

The 12345 / 12346 Saraighat SF Express is a daily Superfast Express train which runs between Howrah Junction, Kolkata (West Bengal) and Guwahati (Assam), via Barddhaman, Rampurhat, New Jalpaiguri Junction in Siliguri, North Bengal. 'Saraighat SF Express is one of the fastest trains that connects Kolkata to the North East, and gets high priority end to end.'

Coach composition

This train has 22 LHB coaches.

Howrah to Guwahati

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
	SLR	GEN	GEN	GEN	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	S8	PC	HA1	A1	M1	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	EOG

Guwahati to Howrah

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
	EOG	B5	B4	B3	B2	B1	M1	A1	HA1	PC	S8	S7	S6	S5	S4	S3	S2	S1	GEN	GEN	GEN	SLR

Please note that one of the rakes of this train has the exact opposite coach composotion of what is mentioned.

Timings

• 12345 – leaves Howrah Junction daily at 16:05 IST and reaches Guwahati the next morning 10:05 IST

• 12346 – leaves Guwahati daily at 12:20 IST and reaches Howrah Junction the next morning 5:30 IST

Traction

The train is hauled by a WAP-7 locomotive from Howrah shed.

Time table of 12346

Time table of 12345

References

1. "Guwahati Howrah Saraighat Superfast Express". indiarailinfo.com.
2. "Coach Composition Legend". India Rail Info.

External links

• Saraighat Express India Rail Info
• Saraighat SF Special India Rail Info

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