Coach Position of Gitanjali Exp 12860

GITANJALI EXP (12860) runs from Kolkata to Mumbai. It departs from Howrah Jn station (HWH) at 13:40 from platform 21 and arrives at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus station (CSMT) at 21:20 on platform 18. GITANJALI EXP takes 24 hrs to cover the distance of 1965 km between Kolkata and Mumbai. It is a superfast train. The average speed of this train is 81.875 kmph. It has classes Second AC (2A), Third AC (3A), Third Economy (3E) and Sleeper (SL). This train runs daily. Final chart for GITANJALI EXP is prepared at Kolkata usually 3-4 hours before train departure time.

GITANJALI EXP runs with an LHB Rake and has a total of 23 coaches. It has 2 second seating unreserved coaches, 2 second ac coaches, 5 third ac coaches, 1 pantry car coach and 7 sleeper coaches. The full coach composition is:

Engine--SLR--GS--A1--A2--B1--B2--B3--B4--B5--M1--M2--M3--PC--S1--S2--S3--S4--S5--S6--S7--GS--EOG--HCP

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