Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express

The 22309 / 10 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express was a AC Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Eastern Railway zone that ran between Howrah Junction (Kolkata) and New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri) in India that operated from July 30, 2013, to May 19, 2020.

It operated as train number 22309 from Howrah to New Jalpaiguri and as train number 22310 in the reverse direction, serving the states of West Bengal and Bihar.

Eastern Railway cancelled its operations permanently from 19 May 2020.

Coaches
The 22309 / 10 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express had 6 AC 3 tier, 11 AC Chair Car and 2 End-on Generator coaches. It did not carry a pantry car.

Service
The 22309 / 10 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express covered the distance of 561 km in 10 hours 15 mins (54.73 km/h) in both directions.

Despite the average speed of the train being below 55 km/h, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare included a Superfast surcharge.

Routeing
The 22309 / 10 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express ran from Howrah Junction to New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri). The intermediate stations and stoppage time were as follows-
 * 1) Howrah (starts)
 * 2) Barddhaman Junction (2 minutes)
 * 3) Rampurhat Junction (2 minutes)
 * 4) Malda Town (10 minutes)
 * 5) Kishanganj (2 minutes)
 * 6) New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri) (ends)

Traction
As the route is fully electrified, this train ran on electric traction Howrah WAP-7.

Operation

 * 22309 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express left Howrah Junction every Tuesday and reached New Jalpaiguri the next day.
 * 22310 New Jalpaiguri–Howrah AC Express left New Jalpaiguri every Wednesday and reached Howrah Junction the same day.

Rake sharing
The 22309 / 10 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express shared its rake with the permanently discontinued 12249 / 50 Howrah–Anand Vihar Yuva Express.

Other trains on the Kolkata–New Jalpaiguri sector

 * 22301/02 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express
 * 12041/42 New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express
 * 12343/44 Sealdah New Jalpaiguri Superfast Darjeeling Mail
 * 12377/78 Sealdah New Alipurduar Padatik Superfast Express
 * 13149/50 Sealdah Alipurduar Kanchan Kanya Express
 * 15959/60 Dibrugarh Howrah Kamrup Express
 * 13175/76 Sealdah Silchar/Agartala Kanchanjunga Express
 * 12345/46 Guwahati Howrah Saraighat Super-fast Express
 * 15722/23 New Jalpaiguri Digha Paharia Express
 * 12518/19 Kolkata–Guwahati Garib Rath Express
 * 12526/27 Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express
 * 13141/42 Teesta Torsha Express
 * 13147/58 Uttar Banga Express
 * 12503/04 Bangalore Cantonment–Agartala Humsafar Express
 * 13181/82 Kolkata–Silghat Town Kaziranga Express
 * 22511/12 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Kamakhya Karmabhoomi Express
 * 12526/27 Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express
 * 15644/45 Puri–Kamakhya Weekly Express (via Howrah)
 * 12364/65 Kolkata–Haldibari Intercity Express
 * 12509/10 Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express
 * 12507/08 Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express
 * 12514/15 Guwahati–Secunderabad Express