The 12021/22 HowrahâÂÂBarbil Jan Shatabdi Express is a superfast express train of the Jan Shatabdi Express series belonging to Indian Railways â South Eastern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It replaced Howrah - Tatanagar Shatabdi Express in 2003 https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/nitish-rings-shatabdi-pullout/cid/845870 https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/releases98/lyr2003/rmar2003/04032003/r040320032.html https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/three-shatabdi-expresses-to-be-discontinued/articleshow/39250315.cms and the replaced was Howrah - Rourkela Shatabdi Express between Jul 5, 1995 to Jun 2002 before making the route shorter. Howrah - Tatanagar Jan Shatabdi Express was subsequently extended to Barbil after introduction. Now it operates as train number 12021 from Howrah Junction to Barbil and as train number 12022 in the reverse direction serving the states of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha because Barbil cuts across the state line between Jharkhand and Odisha.
It is part of the Jan Shatabdi Express series launched by the former railway minister of India, Mr. Nitish Kumar in the 2002 / 03 Rail Budget http://pib.nic.in/archive/railbudget/railbgt2002-03/railbgtsp1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160126012037/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/jan_shatabdi.html.
The 12021 / 22 HowrahâÂÂBarbil Jan Shatabdi Express has a LHB Rake with 4 AC Chair Car, 12 Non AC Chair Car, 1 Seating cum Luggage coach and 1 Power Car (EOG) Coach. It does not carry a pantry car.
As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
The 12021 HowrahâÂÂBarbil Jan Shatabdi Express covers the distance of in 6 hours 30 mins (61 km/h) and in 7 hours 15 mins as 12022 BarbilâÂÂHowrah Jan Shatabdi Express (55 km/h). The maximum permissible speed of this train is 130 km/h between Rajkharsawan and Andul.
As the average speed of the train is above , as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
The 12021 / 22 HowrahâÂÂBarbil Jan Shatabdi Express runs from Howrah Junction via , Jhargram and Ghatsila railway station, , , Chaibasa, Dangoaposi to Barbil http://erail.in/12021-bbn-janshatabdi.
As the entire route is fully electrified, a -based / WAP-7 or Tatanagar-based WAP-7 locomotives powers the train for its entire journey.
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