◾12341 is placed on Platform No.12 of Howrah at 17:45 Hrs. ONLY AFTER 12339 Coalfield Express has departed form there.
◾Seats get filled from Howrah,even if u can't find a seat,try to find them in the coaches at Asansol end.
◾7 General coaches at Asansol end have Face-to-face seating arrangement, Deen Dayalu type coaches.
◾3 General coaches at Howrah end have Reclining seats and...
more... middle door is absent.
◾12342 is placed on Platform No 6 Or 7 of Asansol at around 05:10 AM (some designated coaches OPEN AT Raniganj, Andal and Durgapur ONLY). Usually seats get filled from Asansol itself.
◾If you are a GENERAL TRAVELLER,please opt for Reservation as Daily Passengers dominate this train,you WON'T GET seat easily in Unreserved compartments.
◾Neat and clean coaches.
◾Toilets are always clean.
◾Food available from vendors.
◾Charging points present in all coaches.
◾Being an office-time intercity, it gets superb priority & remains punctual enroute in both directions.
◾12342 stops at Liluah daily for staffs of Workshop & Coaching yard
◾It was orginally 3035/3036 Howrah-Chittaranjan Bidhan Express.
Daliy passengers of Durgapur and Asansol side call it "BIDHAN EXPRESS"