{"id":866,"date":"2025-07-29T04:37:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T04:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=866"},"modified":"2025-07-29T04:37:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T04:37:07","slug":"rename-the-howrah-kalka-mail-train-no-12311-12312-as-netaji-express","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/rename-the-howrah-kalka-mail-train-no-12311-12312-as-netaji-express\/","title":{"rendered":"Rename the Howrah Kalka Mail (Train No. 12311 \/ 12312) as Netaji Express"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rename the Howrah Kalka Mail (Train No. 12311 \/ 12312) as Netaji Express<\/strong><\/p>\n

Government of India has decided to rename the Howrah Kalka Mail as Netaji Express<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is noteworthy that Howrah -Kalka Mail is a very popular and one of the oldest trains of Indian Railways. The Howrah-Kalka Mail is running between Howrah (Eastern Railway) and Kalka (Northern Railway) via Delhi.<\/p>\n

Regarding naming of Train No. 12311 \/ Train No. 12312 Howrah Kalka Mail as Netaji Express. Ministry of Railway approves naming of Train No. 12311 \/ Train No. 12312 Howrah Kalka Mail as Netaji Express.<\/p>\n

The Howrah\u2013Kalka Mail (Train Nos.\u202f12311\/12312)<\/strong> has officially been renamed as the \u201cNetaji Express\u201d<\/strong>, in honor of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose<\/strong>. Here’s what to know:<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\ude86 Train Renaming Details<\/h2>\n
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  • Renamed<\/strong>: The train formerly known as Howrah\u2013Kalka Mail (12311\/12312) is now officially named Netaji Express<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Date of Change<\/strong>: The name change took effect on 20 January 2025<\/strong>, aligning with Netaji\u2019s 125th birth anniversary celebrations<\/strong> on \u201cParakram Diwas\u201d<\/li>\n
  • Purpose<\/strong>: Commemorates Netaji’s historic escape on the Kalka Mail in 1941, representing India’s fight for freedom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    \u2139\ufe0f Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Detail<\/th>\nInformation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Old Name<\/strong><\/td>\nHowrah\u2013Kalka Mail (Train No. 12311\/12312)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    New Name<\/strong><\/td>\nNetaji Express<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Effective Date<\/strong><\/td>\nJanuary 20, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Route<\/strong><\/td>\nHowrah Junction \u2194 Kalka Junction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Frequency<\/strong><\/td>\nDaily service<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Key Highlight<\/strong><\/td>\nCommemorates Netaji’s journey and legacy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
    \n

    \u2705 Final Note<\/h2>\n

    Yes, the request to rename the Howrah\u2013Kalka Mail as \u201cNetaji Express\u201d<\/strong> has already been implemented by Indian Railways<\/strong>, and the train continues to run under this new name.<\/p>\n

    Would you like the updated timetable<\/strong>, coach composition<\/strong>, or full station halt list<\/strong> for the Netaji Express (12311\/12312)? Just let me know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Rename the Howrah Kalka Mail (Train No. 12311 \/ 12312) as Netaji Express Government of India has decided to rename the Howrah Kalka Mail as Netaji Express It is noteworthy that Howrah -Kalka Mail is a very popular and one of the oldest trains of Indian Railways. The Howrah-Kalka Mail is running between Howrah (Eastern […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,51,7],"tags":[4,50,6,78],"class_list":["post-866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-irctc","category-ministry-of-railways","category-railway","tag-irctc","tag-ministry-of-railways","tag-railway","tag-railway-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"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=866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/866\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}