Mayurakshi Express


Mayurakshi Express is a daily inter-city Express train operated by Eastern Railways in the Indian state of West Bengal. It runs between and Deoghar via and. It previously ran between Howrah and Rampurhat as a fast passenger train, but later it was extended to run to Dumka and further Deoghar as an express train.
It operates as train number 13045 from Howrah to Deoghar and as train number 13046 in the reverse direction.

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF coaches with a maximum speed of. The rakes are maintained by Eastern Railways. The train consists of 13 coaches that includes:
  • 9 Unreserved Chair Cars
  • 2 Second Sitting
  • 2 Seating-cum-Luggage Vans

Locomotive

The train is hauled by a Howrah-based WAP-7 or WAP-5 locomotive.

Operation

13046 starts from Deoghar daily at 03:15 IST daily and reaches Howrah the same day at 11:35 IST.
13045 starts from Howrah daily at 16:25 IST and reaches Deoghar the next day at 00:35 IST.

Speed

13045 has an average speed of 51 kmph and covers 418 km in 8 hours 10 minutes, while 13046 has an average speed of 50 kmph and covers 418 km in 8 hours 20 minutes. The maximum permissible speed of this train is 110 kmph between and.

Route and halts

Between Howrah and Deoghar, this train has 25 halts; the stations being:'
Note: Bold letters indicates Major Railway Stations/Major Cities.