{"id":2581,"date":"2025-08-13T13:31:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T13:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?page_id=2581"},"modified":"2025-08-13T13:31:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T13:31:49","slug":"private-train-between-new-bongaigaon-and-howrah-time-table-route-frequency-and-fare","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/private-train-between-new-bongaigaon-and-howrah-time-table-route-frequency-and-fare\/","title":{"rendered":"Private train between New Bongaigaon and Howrah time table, route, frequency and fare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Private train between New Bongaigaon and Howrah time table, route, frequency, train no., and fare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Private train between New Bongaigaon and Howrah<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in Passenger Train Operations Project Indicative Routes New Bongaigaon and Howrah<\/p>\n<p>Private train will leave New Bongaigaon at 0520 hrs Monday, Thursday, Saturday and arrive Howrah at 1830 hrs and train running time between the station 13:10 hrs<\/p>\n<p>Private train will leave Howrah at 0700 hrs Tuesday, Friday, Sunday and arrive New Bongaigaon at 2030 hrs and train running time between the station 13:30 hrs<\/p>\n<p>Distance between New Bongaigaon and Howrah Railway Station is 812 Kilometer<\/p>\n<p>Frequency per week: Tri Weekly<\/p>\n<p>There is currently <strong>no operational private (PPP-style)<\/strong> train service between <strong>New Bongaigaon<\/strong> and <strong>Howrah<\/strong>\u2014any such references are purely indicative and not active.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Indicative &#8220;Private Train&#8221; Listing (Not Active)<\/h2>\n<p>According to IRCTC\u2019s proposed initiative, a private train service has been <strong>suggested<\/strong> for this route. If implemented, it would operate as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>New Bongaigaon \u2192 Howrah<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Departure: <strong>05:20 hrs<\/strong> on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday<\/li>\n<li>Arrival: <strong>18:30 hrs<\/strong> same day<\/li>\n<li><strong>Duration<\/strong>: ~13 h 10 m<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Howrah \u2192 New Bongaigaon<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Departure: <strong>07:00 hrs<\/strong> on Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday<\/li>\n<li>Arrival: <strong>20:30 hrs<\/strong> same day<\/li>\n<li><strong>Duration<\/strong>: ~13 h 30 m<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Distance<\/strong>: ~812 km<\/li>\n<li><strong>Frequency<\/strong>: Tri-weekly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please note: This is a proposed schedule and does <strong>not<\/strong> reflect a real, operational train.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Real Indian Railways Services: New Bongaigaon \u2192 Howrah<\/h2>\n<p>Though no private train runs, several reliable IRCTC-operated trains serve this route efficiently:<\/p>\n<h3>Daily &amp; Weekly Options (Confirmed)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Saraighat Superfast Express (12346)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Frequency<\/strong>: Daily<\/li>\n<li><strong>Departure<\/strong>: ~15:27 from NBQ<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arrival<\/strong>: ~05:20 (next day) at Howrah<\/li>\n<li><strong>Distance<\/strong>: ~817 km<\/li>\n<li><strong>Journey Time<\/strong>: ~13 h 53 m<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vivek Express (22504)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Frequency<\/strong>: Daily<\/li>\n<li>Duration: ~15 h 05 m<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Humsafar Express (12504)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Type<\/strong>: Premium weekly<\/li>\n<li><strong>Duration<\/strong>: ~12 h 43 m (fastest on route)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Departure<\/strong>: ~23:05 from NBQ<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kanchanjunga Express (13176)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Frequency<\/strong>: Tri-weekly (Tue, Thu, Sat)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Departure<\/strong>: ~02:15 from NBQ<\/li>\n<li><strong>Duration<\/strong>: ~17 h 05 m<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Summary Table<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Service<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<th>Duration<\/th>\n<th>Key Features<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Indicative Private Train<\/td>\n<td>Tri-weekly<\/td>\n<td>~13 h 10\u201330 m<\/td>\n<td>Proposed schedule\u2014not active<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Saraighat Express<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Daily<\/td>\n<td>~13 h 53 m<\/td>\n<td>Fast, reliable daily service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Humsafar Express<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Weekly<\/td>\n<td>~12 h 43 m<\/td>\n<td>Fastest, premium weekly service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Vivek Express<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Daily<\/td>\n<td>~15 h 05 m<\/td>\n<td>Comfortable overnight option<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Kanchanjunga Express<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Tri-weekly<\/td>\n<td>~17 h 05 m<\/td>\n<td>Slower, but practical for some schedules<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Approximate Fare Ranges<\/h2>\n<p>Estimated fare ranges per class (based on typical Indian Railways pricing):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sleeper (SL)<\/strong>: \u20b9450\u2013\u20b9550<\/li>\n<li><strong>AC 3-Tier (3A)<\/strong>: \u20b9900\u2013\u20b91,200<\/li>\n<li><strong>AC Chair \/ Premium Classes<\/strong> (Humsafar): \u20b91,200\u2013\u20b91,600<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Final Thoughts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A <strong>private train<\/strong> between New Bongaigaon and Howrah is currently <strong>not implemented<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best daily option<\/strong>: <em>Saraighat Express<\/em> (~13 h 53 m).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fastest available<\/strong>: <em>Humsafar Express<\/em> (~12 h 43 m), weekly.<\/li>\n<li>Choose based on your travel preference\u2014daily convenience, speed, or comfort class.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let me know your preferred <strong>travel date<\/strong>, <strong>class<\/strong>, or <strong>timing<\/strong>, and I can assist with fare quotes or live availability!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Private train between New Bongaigaon and Howrah time table, route, frequency, train no., and fare Private train between New Bongaigaon and Howrah Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in Passenger Train Operations Project Indicative Routes New Bongaigaon and Howrah Private train will leave New Bongaigaon at 0520 hrs Monday, Thursday, Saturday and arrive Howrah at 1830 hrs and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2581","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2581\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}