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Night Pic; Small TB; Sleeper; Outside of Train; Standing at Station;
Entry# 3409370-0
Medium; Side View; Small TB; 2 AC; Outside of Train; Standing at Station;
Entry# 4388790-40


12312/Netaji Express
Other Names: Kalka Mail
नेताजी एक्सप्रेस

ETW/Etawah Junction --> CNB/Kanpur Central

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🔹JC from 15.02.24 to 22.02.24 has been Diverted via DDU - Buxar - Patna - Kiul - Asansol.
Sat Feb 10, 2024 (09:38PM)
News History
12312 Kalka - Howrah Netaji Express Will Provide Experimental Stoppage For Two(2) Minutes At Hathras Junction/HRS As Under;- Arrival;- 08;55, Departure;- 08;57, W.E.F. 25.06.2023
Sat Jun 24, 2023 (05:18AM)
Experimental stoppage of Howrah-Kalka-Howrah Netaji Express at Hathras station W.E.F. 25/06/2023
Sat Jun 24, 2023 (05:18AM)
🔹गाड़ी संख्या 12312 कालका-हावड़ा एक्सप्रेस 13 अप्रैल को टुंडला और चाकेरी के मध्य 90 मिनट नियंत्रित कर चलायी जाएगी.
Fri Apr 07, 2023 (02:21AM)
➡️ 12312 Kalka - Howrah Mail (journey commencing on 25.10.2022) will be diverted via Pt. DD Upadhyaya - Patna - Jhajha - Asansol instead of Gaya - Pradhankhunta.
Wed Oct 26, 2022 (08:41PM)
➡️ T.NO.12312 Leaving Kalka on 20.09.22 is Diverted via DDU - Patna - Asansol and the Train will not touch Stations from Bhabua Road to Dhanbad.
Wed Sep 21, 2022 (03:40PM)
JCO 25.01.2022 diverted to run via Gaya - Patna - Jhajha - Asansol
Thu Jan 27, 2022 (09:33AM)
1. Superfast charges arent levied for any class between Kalka and Delhi 2. A1-B1-PC-S5-S4-S3-S2-S1-D2 portion is attached at Chandigarh 3. D1 coach is divided into two parts (1-40 seats for RMS and 41-90 for Second Seating)
Thu Jan 13, 2022 (10:37AM)
1. Superfast charges arent levied for any class between Kalka and Delhi 2. A1-B1-PC-S5-S4-S3-S2-S1-D2 portion is detached at Chandigarh 3. D1 coach is divided into two parts (1-40 seats for RMS and 41-90 for Second Seating)
Thu Jan 13, 2022 (10:21AM)
● A1-B1-PC-S5-S4-S3-S2-S1 Portion is Attached at Chandigarh.▪︎ JCO 30.07.21 02311 Netaji SF Special (Kalka Mail) got rescheduled by 06;05 Hrs & will depart from Howrah at 04;00 AM Tomorrow instead of Today due to late running of its Pairing Rake 02312 Netaji SF Special (Kalka Mail) due to Waterlogging between...
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Liluah - Howrah.
Fri Jul 30, 2021 (09:44PM)
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Bedroll/Linen: AVAILABLE change
Inaugural Run
Mon Jul 02, 1855
Pantry/Catering
✓ Pantry Car
✓ On-board Catering
✓ E-Catering
➡️ Pantry Car service is available from Chandigarh to Howrah. ;...
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➡️E-Catering is available at TDL, ETW, CNB, PRYJ, MZP, DDU, GAYA & HWH.
Updated: Feb 13 (17:18) by guest
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No RSA. 4 Utkrisht Rakes. FIRST UTKRISHT TRAIN of Indian Railways. PM @HWH/ER
Rating: 3.5/5 (318 votes)
cleanliness - good (54)
punctuality - average (59)
food - good (49)
ticket avbl - average (55)
u/r coach - good (29)
railfanning - excellent (51)
safety - good (50)
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1.. A1-B1-PC-S5-S4-S3-S2-S1-D2 portion is attached at Chandigarh
2. D1 coach is divided into two parts (1-40 seats for RMS and 41-90 for Second Seating)
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Oct 08 (23:18)   12312/Netaji Express | KLK/Kalka (8 PFs)
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Gerua Bharat three phaser with Netaji Exp 🧡

39263 WAP-7i Howrah (HWH) painted in Amrit Bharat gets ready to haul our train 12312/Dn. Kalka - Howrah Netaji Exp (नेताजी एक्सप्रेस), for which we had booked tickets from Chandigarh! So from Kalka we boarded a random Sleeper coach to travel till Chandigarh, as General coaches were packed to brim and people were seated in dark since hours ago.
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some snaps of our 1700+ kms travel onboard the legendary Kalka Mail (कालका मेल)

Pic 1: Train name board
Pic 2: Locomotive
Pic 3: Headlamps switched on
Pic 4: Ready to charge, delayed by 1.5 hours
Pic 5: Our Sleeper coach
Pic 6: Midnight circus at Chandigarh for attaching slip coaches
Pic 7: Time to sleep over my Lower berth
Pic 8: The chaat, cutlets and momos from Prayagraj bought by our friend
Pic 9: My co-traveler and railfan friend Aaryan
Pic 10: That satisfaction on my face after getting tummy filled by snacks

Date: 19th May 2024

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Jan 29 2019 (19:14)   19333/Indore - Bikaner Mahamana Express | BSB/Varanasi Junction (11 PFs)
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ICF Utkrisht or Mahamana?
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Oct 11 2021 (14:24)   12303/Poorva Express (Via Patna) (PT) | HWH/Howrah Junction (23 PFs)
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Eastern Railway Premier League is here!

24 Best Trains of Eastern Railway will be divided into 4 Groups!

Top 2 trains from each poll will qualify for the final!
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Here is Poll A

For Poll B—/blog/post/5092418

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54%
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24%
17
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6
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7%
5
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Mar 15 2019 (17:08)   12305/Howrah - New Delhi Rajdhani Express (Via Patna)
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