Akal Takht Express

Originally started from Asansol as 2319/2320 Superfast in 1998, in 2000 it was extended to start from Sealdah as 2317/2318 & in 2009, 2317/2318 & 2319/2320 became same train. In 2015, its terminus got changed to Kolkata Terminus. It is a Superfast-class train travelling in 33 hrs 40 mins at an average speed of as 12317 Akal Takht Express & in 32 hrs 50 mins at an average speed of as 12317 Akal Takht Express. It has sleeper, third AC, second AC, first AC, and unreserved types of coaches along with 2 EOG for power. for power. This train has modern LHB coach, however, pantry car facility is was not available with this train until 2020. Now pantry car, on-board catering and e-catering are available. == 12317 Route & halts==

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches: • 1 AC I cum AC II Tier • 1 AC II Tier • 6 AC III Tier • 10 Sleeper coaches • 2 General • 2 EOG == Traction ==

As the route is fully electrified, train is hauled by an Howrah / Sealdah-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Kolkata to Amritsar, and vice versa. ==Rake sharing==

The train shares its rake with 12315/12316 Ananya Express. ==References==