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 started from Asansol. In 2004 it was extended upto Sealdah, its terminus got changed to Kolkata in 2014. It is a Express-class train travelling 1900 km at an average speed of 60 km/h. 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 coach, however, pantry car facility is not available with this train but on-board catering and e-catering is available.

Coach composition
The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches:


 * 1 AC I cum AC II Tier
 * 1 AC II Tier
 * 6 AC III Tier
 * 10 Sleeper coaches
 * 2 General
 * 2 EOG

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

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