The Howrah-Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express train covers a distance of 398 km in six hours and thirty minutes.
Indian Railways on Saturday rescheduled the timing of 12021 Howrah-Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express. This comes following the late running of the link train. The train left Howrah railway station at 08:20 hrs instead of 06:20 hrs.
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On Friday, the train number 12022 Barbil-Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express was running late by more than six hours and 41 minutes, according to the National Train Enquiry System (NTES). It reached the destination station after 03:00 hrs on July 1.
The train is being maintained and operated by the South Eastern Railway (SER) zone. In a statement, the zonal railways said, “12021 Howrah-Barbil Janshatabdi Express has been rescheduled to leave Howrah at 08:20 hrs instead of 06:20 hrs on 01.07.2023 due to late running of the link train.”
Stoppages and Frequency of Howrah-Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express:-
The train operates on all days of the week. However, during its journey between the two cities, the train halts at eight stations. These are – Kharagpur Junction, Ghatsila, Tatanagar Junction, Sini Junction, Chaibasa, Dangoaposi, Noamundi, and BaraJamda railway stations. It covers three states – West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Odisha.
Distance and Travel time of HWH-Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express:-
The Howrah-Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express train covers a distance of 398 km in six hours and thirty minutes. This is the only train which connects the two cities.
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When will the train reach Barbil?
According to the NTES, the train is expected to reach Barbil railway station at 13:30 hrs. The passengers can check the latest update on the same by visiting the official website of NTES at https://enquiry.indianrail.gov.in/. One can also download the NTES mobile app from Playstore. On May 04, 2023, the zonal railway provided an additional stoppage at Sini railway stations on an experimental basis for a period of six months.