Kulik Intercity Express

The Kulik Intercity Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Howrah Junction and Radhikapur in India. It is currently being operated with 13053/13054 train numbers on daily basis.[1][2]

Kulik Intercity Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
First service22 January 2011 (2011-01-22)
Current operator(s)Eastern Railway zone
Route
StartHowrah Junction (HWH)
Stops12
EndRadhikapur (RDP)
Distance travelled487 km (303 mi)
Average journey time11 hours 17 minutes
Service frequencyDaily [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)13053/13054
On-board services
Class(es)AC Chair Car, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesNo
Observation facilitiesICF Coaches
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stock2
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed41 km/h (25 mph), including halts

Till 30th June 2019, It was run as Siuri Intercity Express up to Siuri.[3] After 1st July 2019, it was extended to Radhikapur and named as Howrah-Radhikapur Express.[4] And after some time on 25th April 2020, It was Renamed as Kulik Express.[5]

Speed

This train has an average speed of 43 km/h and covers 487 km in 5h 30m on both directions. The maximum permissible speed of this train is 100 km/h between Howrah Junction and Sainthia Junction

Route and halts

Between Howrah Junction and Radhikapur this train stops at -


Coach composite

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 km/h. The train consist of 13 coaches:

  • 1 AC Chair Car
  • 10 Unreserved Chair Car
  • 2 Generators cum Luggage/parcel van

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed based WAP-4 or WAP-7 electric locomotive from Howrah to Radhikapur and vice versa.

Rake Sharing

Train shares its rake with 13015/13016 Howrah–Bhagalpur Kavi Guru Express

Direction Reversal

Train Reverses its direction 1 times:

See also

Notes
  1. Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

References
  1. List of Cancelled Trains Today (25 February 2016)
  2. SERVICE TO PASSENGERS AND CLEANLINESS BEING GIVEN SPECIAL ATTENTION: RAJIV VISHNOI
  3. jagran.com, Retrieved 04 July 2020
  4. jagran.com, Retrieved 04 July 2020
  5. Renamed as Kulik Express, Retrieved 04 July 2020
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