| Padatik Express | |
| Type: | Superfast |
| Locale: | West Bengal |
| Operator: | Indian Railways |
| Start: | (SDAH) |
| Stops: | 11 |
| End: | (NOQ) |
| Distance: | 719km (447miles) |
| Journeytime: | 13 hours 5 minutes |
| Frequency: | Daily |
| Class: | Second Sitting, Sleeper, AC 3-tier, AC 2-tier, AC First Class, AC First-cum-Second class |
| Seating: | Yes |
| Sleeping: | Yes |
| Catering: | E-catering available |
| Gauge: | broad gauge |
| Stock: | LHB coaches |
| Trainnumber: | 12377 / 12378 |
| Speed: | Average speed :- |
The 12377 / 12378 Padatik Express is a daily Superfast train which runs between Sealdah in West Bengal and in West Bengal via Barddhaman, Rampurhat,Bolpur-santiniketan, Malda Town, New Jalpaiguri, Jalpaiguri Road railway station, Mathabhanga & New Cooch Behar in West Bengal.
The train covers a distance of 719km (447miles). The train belongs to the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways and travel time over the whole route is just over 12 hours.[1] This train is named after renowned Bengali poet Subhash Mukhopadhyay's book Padatik.[2]
The train is numbered as 12377 / 12378 and offers all the available classes of travel on Indian Railways-AC First Class (H1), AC First-cum-Second Class (HA1), AC 2-tier (A1-A2), AC 3-tier (B1–B6), Sleeper Class (S1–S6) and Second Sitting (D1-D3). The train is composed of 23 coaches.[3]
The important halts of the train are:[4]
Sealdah to New Alipurduar[5]
to [6]Padatik Superfast Express is hauled by an Electric Loco Shed, Sealdah-based WAP-7 locomotive from to . From to it is hauled by a Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri-based WDP-4/WDP-4D/WDP-4B locomotive and vice versa.