Kalka Mail in a new look with Utkrist coaches || Full coverage of interior and departure from Howrah

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This is the first utkrisht train of Indian Railways..

And this is the first run of this train with these brand new utkrisht rake from Howrah...

Painting started at 2nd September by emprise marketing...

This is a icf train and adding some several things added internally to upgrade it... it's not a lhb train...

Train no- 12311 Howrah Junction Kalka Kalka mail

Locomotive no- Howrah Wap7 30308

Kalka Mail is the oldest train in India.The train in India connecting Howrah near Kolkata in the Eastern Indian state of West Bengal to Kalka, Haryana, the rail head for Kalka Shimla Railway. This connects it to Shimla, the hill station capital of Himachal Pradesh and one-time summer capital of India.

Details

Kalka Mail at present is among the oldest trains running in the country, it has a total of 24 coaches (11 Sleeper, 2 SLR, 2 General, 1 First AC -AC 2Tier, 3 3Tier AC, 3 2Tier AC, 1 Second class-seating and 1 Pantry Car) and has total 4 Rakes. This train is categorized as super-fast and runs at a maximum speed of 110 km/hrs. The engine attached to this train is the modern 6350 HP, WAP-7 based in Howrah. In between Howrah and Kalka, the train stops at 37 stations. Passengers boarding the train have to abide by distance restriction: the minimum travel distance is 160 km in all AC classes and 480 km in Sleeper and 2S. However, it carries all passengers on the. Delhi - Kalka route.
History

Run by the East Indian Railway Company, the train (originally numbered 1 Up / 2 Dn) began operation between Calcutta and Delhi in 1866 as the "East Indian Railway Mail". Its run was extended from Delhi to Kalka in 1891. The train was the principal mechanism by which British civil servants moved to their summer capital in Simla from Calcutta with the entire government machinery traveling on the train at the start of the summer months and returning by it at the end of summer. Both stations, Howrah as well as Kalka, had internal carriageways running along the platform so that the Viceroy and other high-ranking officers could drive right up to their rail coaches. The carriageway at Howrah is still used and runs between Platforms 8 and 9 but the carriageway at Kalka has been converted into platform.With the rationalization of train numbering in the 1990s, the Kalka Mail lost its 1 Up /2 Dn numbering and is now the 12311 from Howrah and the 12312
from Kalka.
Timings

The train leaves Howrah at 19:40 hrs and arrives at Kalka after two nights at 04:30 hrs. It leaves Kalka at 23:55 hrs and arrives at Howrah after two nights at 07:55 hrs. The journey takes 32 hrs 50 mins for the Howrah - Kalka journey but takes 32 hrs for the Kalka-Howrah journey.

Service type Super fast Mail train
Locale West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Punjab and Haryana
First service 1866 as the "East Indian Railway Mail".
Current operator(s) Eastern Railways
Route
Start Howrah
End Kalka
Distance travelled 1,713 kilometres (1,064 mi)
Service frequency Daily
On-board services
Class(es) Sleeper, General, First A/C, 3Tier A/C, 2Tier A/C
Seating arrangements Yes
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Catering facilities Pantry Car and Catering available
Observation facilities Large Windows
Baggage facilities yes
Technical
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Operating speed

115 km/h (71 mph) maximum
57 km/h (35 mph) (average with halts)

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