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Mail/express train in India
Darjeeling Mail
Overview
Service type
Superfast
First service
1 January 1878; 146 years ago (1878-01-01)
Current operator(s)
Eastern Railways
Route
Termini
Sealdah (SDAH) Haldibari (HDB)
Stops
6
Distance travelled
573 km (356 mi)
Service frequency
Daily
Train number(s)
12343 / 12344
On-board services
Class(es)
AC 1st, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved, Military coach
Seating arrangements
Yes
Sleeping arrangements
Yes
Catering facilities
No pantry car
Observation facilities
Large windows
Technical
Rolling stock
LHB coach
Track gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed
130 km/h (81 mph) maximum, 57 km/h (35 mph) average with halts
Route map
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Darjeeling Mail route
Legend
km
to Darjeeling on DHR
to Fakiragram
Bagdogra 17
11
Matigara
to Katihar
Bagdogra Airport
7
Siliguri
Change to DHR
5
Siliguri Town
Change to DHR
573/508/0
New Jalpaiguri
Change to DHR
Jalpaiguri main line
500
Ambari Falakata
490
Belakoba
482
Raninagar Jalpaiguri
Kishanganj 486
to New Bongaigaon
478
Mohitnagar
474
Jalpaiguri
452
Haldibari
Malda Town 338
India
Bangladesh
442
Chilahati
Farakka Barrage
Across Ganges
Chilahati–Darshana line
Bolpur 154
374
Parbatipur Junction
Barddhaman 102
278
Santahar
Hardinge Bridge
across Padma
Chord line
118
Darshana
and Main line
Bangladesh
India
114
Gede
Gede Branch line
Vivekananda Setu
across Hooghly River
to Howrah
Sealdah–Ranaghat line
0
Sealdah Main
Sealdah South
to Sealdah South lines
Notes: 1. The left side of a line is the post-partition route, Whereas, the right side of the line is the pre-partition route as it stands today. 2. The Siliguri/New Jalpaiguri–Haldibari Line is common to both the old and new routes.
The 12343 / 12344 Sealdah-Haldibari-Sealdah Darjeeling Mail is one of the oldest running legendary trains in India which connects Kolkata With Haldibari via Barddhaman, Malda Town, New Jalpaiguri, and Jalpaiguri. This is a major train for Kolkata–Siliguri route. It is also the first train to run with AC electric loco WAP-7 in Sealdah to Haldibari stretch.[1]
The Darjeeling Mail train is expected to run on a new route starting in March 2024. The new route will take the train through Ranaghat Junction to Malda via Behrampur Court and Azimganj Junction
^PATRANABIS, SREERUP. "12343/Darjeeling Mail (PT) - Sealdah to New Jalpaiguri ER/Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
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