Inaugural running Barrackpore Azamgarh Weekly Express with HWH WAP-4 cruises past Palta
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Hauled by 22397 HWH shed WAP- 4, the inaugural running 13137 Barrackpore (BP)- Azamgarh (AMH) Weekly Express cruises past Palta station on ER's Sealdah- Naihati North section through pl- 3. Palta is the very next station after Barrackpore, and is situated 25 kms from Sealdah. The train had a...
more... fair number of passengers on its inaugural run, and seems would get even more passengers with time. Barrackpore would act as a satellite station for Kolkata. There were too many mamus on the station. So took this video from such an angle.
The train follows the Barrackpore- Naihati- Bandel- Burdwan- Asansol- Madhupur- Jhajha- Kiul- Barauni- Hajipur- Sonpur- Chhapra- Ballia- Mau- Azamgarh route of ER/ ECR/ NER to cover 769 kms in 18h10m with 18 halts enroute.