Pratap Express


The 12495 / 12496 Pratap Superfast Express is a superfast express train belonging to Indian RailwaysNorth Western Railway zone that runs between and Kolkata Chitpur in India. It often is delayed nearly by four hours late. The train received its LHB coach.
It operates as train number 12495 from Bikaner Junction to Kolkata and as train number 12496 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.

Coaches

The 12495/12496 Pratap Express has one AC 2 tier, five AC 3 tier, eight Sleeper class, six Unreserved/General and two EOG coaches. It does not carry a pantry car .

Service

The 12495 Pratap Express covers the distance of in 31 hours 55 mins and in 31 hours 05 mins as 12496 Pratap Express.
As the average speed of the train is above, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Time table

Station CodeStation NameArrivalDeparture
BKNBikaner Junction---05:40
NOKNokha06:2506:27
NGONagaur07:0207:07
DNADegana Junction08:4808:51
MKNMakrana Junction09:2009:23
JPJaipur Junction11:2511:40
BKIBandikui Junction12:5813:00
BTEBharatpur Junction14:0314:05
AHAchhnera Junction14:2814:30
AFAgra Fort15:0515:30
TDLTundla Junction16:4516:50
CNBKanpur Central19:3019:35
PRYJPrayagraj Junction22:0522:10
DDUPt DD Upadhyaya Junction02:2802:38
GAYAGaya Junction04:4504:50
KQRKoderma Junction06:2606:28
DHNDhanbad Junction08:4008:45
ASNAsansol Junction09:5610:01
DGRDurgapur10:2910:31
BWNBarddhaman Junction11:2211:24
KOAAKolkata13:05---

Operation

  • 12495 Pratap Express runs from Bikaner Junction every Thursday reaching Kolkata on Friday .
  • 12496 Pratap Express runs from Kolkata every Friday reaching Bikaner Junction on Sunday.

    Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Bhagat Ki Kothi Loco Shed or Ghaziabad Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Bikaner to Kolkata and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 22473/22474 Bandra Terminus–Bikaner Superfast Express.