The 12495 / 12496 Pratap Superfast Express is a superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways â North Western Railway zone that runs between and Kolkata Chitpur in India. It often is delayed nearly by four hours late. The train received its LHB coach.
It operates as train number 12495 from Bikaner Junction to Kolkata and as train number 12496 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
Earlier this train runs on ICF coaches now they were upgraded to LHB coaches
The 12495/12496 Pratap Express has one AC 2 tier, five AC 3 tier, eight Sleeper class, six Unreserved/General and two EOG coaches. It does not carry a pantry car https://web.archive.org/web/20141018051936/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=TOIKM/2009/12/29/4/Ad00410.xml&CollName=TOI_KoLKATA_ARCHIVE_2009&DOCID=125501&Keyword=(%3Cmany%3E%3Cstem%3Ebikaner%3Cand%3E%3Cmany%3E%3Cstem%3Ekolkata%3Cand%3E%3Cmany%3E%3Cstem%3Eexpress)&skin=pastissues2&AppName=2&ViewMode=GIF.
The 12495 Pratap Express covers the distance of in 31 hours 55 mins (59.06 km/h) and in 31 hours 05 mins as 12496 Pratap Express (60.64 km/h).
As the average speed of the train is above , as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
earlier before WAP-7 locomotive upgrade this train was used to run with WAP-5 and now Both trains are hauled by a Bhagat Ki Kothi Loco Shed or Ghaziabad Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Bikaner to Kolkata and vice versa.
The train shares its rake with 22473/22474 Bandra TerminusâÂÂBikaner Superfast Express.