Howrah–Amritsar Express
# Howrah–Amritsar Express

Howrah–Amritsar Express was an Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Howrah in West Bengal and Amritsar Junction of Punjab. It operated with 13049/13050 train numbers on daily basis.

## Service

The 13005/Howrah–Amritsar Express had average speed of 55 km/h and covered 1924 km in 44h 30m. 13006/Amritsar–Howrah Express had average speed of 55 km/h and covered 1924 km in 45h 35m.

## Route and halts

The important halts of the train were:

* Howrah Junction, Barddhaman Junction, Asansol Junction, Chittaranjan, Madhupur Junction, Jasidih Junction, Jhajha, Mokama Junction, Patna Junction, Ara Junction, Buxar, PT. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction, Varanasi Junction, Lucknow, Moradabad, Najibabad, Laksar, Roorkee, Saharanpur Junction, Yamunanagar-Jagadhri, Ambala Cantonment Junction, Ludhiana Junction to Amritsar Junction

## Coach composition

The train had LHB rakes with max speed of 160 kmph. The train consisted of 24 coaches:

* Half First Class
* One and half Second Class
* Eight Third Class
* Twelve Sleeper Class
* 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van

## Traction

Both trains were hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Howrah to Amritsar.

