Howrah–Jaisalmer Superfast Express

The 12371 / 12372 Howrah–Jaisalmer Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Howrah Junction in West Bengal and Jaisalmer of Rajasthan. It is currently being operated with 12371/12372 train numbers on a weekly basis.

Service
The 12371/Howrah–Jaisalmer Superfast Express has an average speed of 57 km/h and covers 2249 km in 39 hrs 25 mins. 12372/Jaisalmer–Howrah Superfast Express has an average speed of 57 km/h and covers 2249 km in 39 hrs 25 mins.

Route & halts
The important halts of the train are:


 * Howrah
 * Durgapur
 * Asansol Junction
 * Dhanbad Junction
 * Gaya Junction
 * Mughalsarai Junction
 * Varanasi Junction
 * Pratapgarh Junction
 * Amethi
 * Rae Bareli Junction
 * Lucknow Charbagh
 * Bareilly Junction
 * Moradabad Junction
 * Ghaziabad Junction
 * Delhi Junction
 * Delhi Cantonment
 * Gurgaon
 * Rewari Junction
 * Sultanpur Jn
 * Churu Junction
 * Ratangarh Junction
 * Bikaner Junction
 * Phalodi Junction
 * Ramdevra
 * Jaisalmer

Coach composition
The train has got LHB rakes from 26 August 2019, with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 24 coaches:


 * 1 First AC
 * 1 AC II Tier
 * 4 AC III Tier
 * 11 Sleeper coaches
 * 3 General
 * 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
 * 1 High capacity parcel van
 * 1 Pantry car

Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Howrah-based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Howrah to Mughalsarai Junction and from Mughalsarai Junction it is hauled by a Mughalsarai-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive up til Jaisalmer and vice versa.

Timetable

 * 12371 – Starts from Howrah every Monday at 8:15 AM and reaches Jaisalmer next day at night 11:50 PM IST
 * 12372 – Starts from Jaisalmer every Thursday at afternoon 1:25 AM IST and reaches Howrah next day evening 4:55 PM