Extension of Howrah-Titlagarh Ispat Express up to Kantabanji for 4 days a week

Kolkata: It has been decided that 12871/12872 Howrah-Titlagarh- Howrah Ispat Express will be extended up to Kantabanji for four days a week.

Train no. 12871 Up Howrah- Titlagarh Ispat Express will be extended to run upto Kantabanji w.e.f. 14.04.2022 on every Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday.

Train no. 12872 Down Ispat Express will originate from Kantabanji instead of Titlagarh w.e.f 15.04.2022 on every Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday.

Train no. 12871 Howrah-Kantabanji Ispat Express will depart from Howrah at 06.35 hrs and will reach Kantabanji at 20.35 hrs, the same day.

In the return direction train no. 12872 Kantabanji-Howrah Ispat Express will depart from Kantabanji at 04.15 hrs and will reach Howrah at 18.15 hrs, the same day.

There will be no change in timings and stoppages of 12871/12872 Ispat Exp between Howrah-Titlagarh- Howrah.

Train no. 12871 Up Ispat Express from Howrah on every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday will be short terminated at Titlagarh from 16.04.2022 to 13.08.2022.

Train no. 12872 Dn Ispat Express will short originate from Titlagarh every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from 17.04.2022 to 14.08.2022.

However, w.e.f. 16.08.2022, Up 12871 Howrah-Titlagarh-Kantabanji Ispat Express from Howrah (four days a week on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) will be renumbered as train no. 22861. 

From 17.08.2022, train no. 12872 Dn Kantabanji-Titlagarh-Howrah Ispat Express from Kantabanji (four days a week on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday) will be renumbered as 22862.

Train no. 12871 Howrah-Titlagarh Express will be a Tri-Weekly Express instead of Daily w.e.f 15.08.2022 leaving Howrah on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

In the return direction, train no. 12872 Titlagarh-Howrah Express will be a Tri-Weekly Express instead of Daily leaving Titlagarh on Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday w.e.f 16.08.2022.