The 12177 / 12178 Howrah–Mathura Chambal Express is a Express train of the Indian Railways connecting in West Bengal and of Uttar Pradesh. It is currently being operated with 12175/12176 train numbers on a weekly basis.
Service
The 12177/Howrah–Mathura Chambal Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers 1460 km in 26 hrs 55 mins. 12178/Mathura–Howrah Chambal Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers 1294 km in 26 hrs 20 mins.
Route & halts
The important halts of the train are:
Kulpahar
Coach composition
The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 20 coaches:
1 AC II Tier
2 AC III Tier
10 sleeper coaches
5 general
2 second-class luggage/parcel vans
Traction
Earlier, when the route was partially electrified, a Howrah-based WAP-7 (HOG) pulled this train from Howrah to and a Jhansi-based WDM-3A from to .
Now the route is fully electrified, it is hauled by Howrah-based WAP-7 (HOG)-equipped locomotive on its entire journey.
Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 12175/12176 Chambal Express.