Howrah–Amritsar Express


Howrah - Amritsar Express was an Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Howrah in West Bengal and Amritsar Junction of Punjab. It operated with 13049/13050 train numbers on daily basis. Eastern Railway cancelled its operations permanently from 19 May 2020.

Service

The 13049/Howrah - Amritsar Express had average speed of 43 km/hr and covered 1924 km in 44h 30m. 13050/Amritsar - Howrah Express had average speed of 42 km/hr and covered 1924 km in 45h 35m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train were:
The train had standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consisted of 18 coaches :
Both trains were hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Howrah to Lucknow. From Lucknow trains were hauled by a Lucknow Loco Shed based WDM 3A diesel locomotive to Saharanpur and Saharanpur To Amritsar WAP-5 or WAP-7 and vice versa.