Netaji Express

Netaji SF Express
Netaji Express at Kalka railway station.
Overview
Service type Superfast Express
StatusActive
LocaleWest Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Punjab & Haryana
First service1 July 1866 (1866-07-01)
Current operator(s)Eastern Railway
RidershipDaily
Route
TerminiHowrah (HWH)
Kalka (KLK)
Stops38
Distance travelled1,715 km (1,066 mi)
Average journey time29 hrs 05 mins
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12311 / 12312
On-board services
Class(es)AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Other facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stockICF coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph)
Route map
km
267
Kalka
Delhi–Kalka line
252
Chandi Mandir
253
Chandigarh
198
Ambala Cantonment
156
Kurukshetra
123
Karnal
89
Panipat
72
Samalkha
59
Ganaur
43
Sonipat
10
Adarsh Nagar
3
Sabji Mandi
0
Delhi Junction
Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
20
Ghaziabad
Kanpur–Delhi section
83
Khurja
126
Aligarh Junction
156
Hathras Junction
204
Tundla Junction
221
Firozabad
241
Shikohabad
296
Etawah Junction
352
Phaphund
435
Kanpur Central
Mughalsarai–Kanpur section
513
Fatehpur
630
Allahabad Junction
719
Mirzapur
783
Mughalsarai Junction
Grand Chord
837
Bhabua Road
Gaya–Mughalsarai section
885
Sasaram
902
Dehri-on-Sone
987
Gaya Junction
Asansol–Gaya section
1064
Koderma
1112
Hazaribagh Road
1139
Parasnath
1157
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh
1187
Dhanbad Junction
Railways in Jharia Coalfield
1245
Asansol Junction
Bardhaman–Asansol section
1287
Durgapur
1351
Barddhaman Junction
Howrah–Bardhaman chord
1446
Howrah Junction
Source: Google and 12312 Kalka Mail

The 12311 / 12312 Netaji Express (formerly known as Kalka Mail) is one of the oldest running trains in India. This train connects Howrah in Kolkata, capital of the State of West Bengal to Kalka in Haryana. Kalka is the railhead for the Kalka-Shimla Railway which runs till Shimla, the once summer capital of the British Raj. This train connects with the Shivalik Deluxe Express that runs between Kalka and Shimla.