Akal Takht Express


The 12317 / 12318 Akal Takht Express is an Indian Railways express train connecting eastern Indian city of Kolkata with northern Indian city of Amritsar.

Background

Originally starting from Sealdah, its terminus got changed to Kolkata in 2014. It is a superfast class train travelling at an average speed of. It has sleeper, third AC, second AC, first AC, and unreserved types of coaches along with 2 EOG for power.
This train has modern LHB Coaches, however, pantry car facility is not available with this train but on-board catering and e-catering is available.

Route & Halts

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Coach Composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 110 km/h. The train consist of 22 coaches:
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Traction

As the route is fully electrified, train is hauled by an Howrah based WAP 7 electric locomotive from Kolkata to Amritsar and vice versa.

Rake Sharing

The train sharing its rake with 12315/12316 Ananya Express.