Akal Takht Express is a popular Indian Railways

Indian Railways

Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....

 express train

Express train

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 connecting eastern Indian city of Kolkata

Kolkata

Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

 with northern Indian city of Amritsar

Amritsar

Amritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077...

. It is a superfast

Superfast

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 class train travelling 1,898 kilometers at an average speed of 63 km/hr. It has Sleeper, Third AC, Second AC, General type of coaches. It commences its journey from the Sealdah railway station of Kolkata and travels through the Indian states of Poschim Bongo (formerly known as West Bengal

West Bengal

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), Jharkhand

Jharkhand

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, Bihar

Bihar

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, Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

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, Haryana

Haryana

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 and Punjab to reach Amritsar junction of Punjab.Important stations through which it passes are Asansol,Jasidih(Deoghar),Jhajha,Patna,Mughal Sarai,Varanasi,Lucknow,Saharanpur,Ambala cantt.,Ludhiana,Jalandhar.12317 Akal Takht express leaves Sealdah

Sealdah

Sealdah is one of the major train stations serving Kolkata in India, the others being Howrah Station, Shalimar Station and Kolkata Railway Station. Sealdah is one of the busiest rail stations in India and an important suburban rail terminal...

 terminus at7:40 A.M. and reaches Amritsar

Amritsar

Amritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077...

 Junction next day 4:50 P.M.,similarly 12318 Akal takht express leaves Amritsar

Amritsar

Amritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077...

 junction at 6:05 A.M. and reaches Sealdah

Sealdah

Sealdah is one of the major train stations serving Kolkata in India, the others being Howrah Station, Shalimar Station and Kolkata Railway Station. Sealdah is one of the busiest rail stations in India and an important suburban rail terminal...

 terminus at 3:10 P.M.All its classes except General requires advanced reservation.general class coaches can be boarded with a general daily ticket available from respective stations.Pantry car facility is not available with this train.