About Poorva Express:
Poorva Express is a super fast train which runs daily. It was introduced by Indian Railways to connect West Bengal with the capital city of our country. The term Poorva in Hindi and Bengali means the East. This train starts its journey from the east. Thus the Indian Railway authority named it Poorva Express. After the fastest train Rajdhani, it is the most popular train to go to Delhi from West Bengal Jharkhand and also Bihar. This train has the passengers mainly from these states. This train started its journey in long back to give the excellent facilities to the passengers at an affordable price.
12303/12304 Poorva Express Via Patna route:
The Poorva Express route starts from the Howrah Station and ends at the Hazarat Muhammad Nizamuddin station of New Delhi. Poorva Express has mainly two routes. It runs via two major cities of Bihar, i.e., Patna and Gaya. The Poorva Express train number is 12303/12304 which goes via Patna.
The details about the coaches of the train:
Poorva Express has 22 coaches. Among these coaches, there are two general coaches, 11 sleeper coaches, 3 coaches with 3rd AC, two Coaches with 2nd AC and one coach of 1st AC along with a coach of Pantry car. All the coaches of this train are LHB coaches. It started running in the year 2013.
The speed of the train:
The distance of West Bengal and Delhi is almost 1,235 km. The total length between Howrah to New Delhi is about 1531 km. Poorva Express completes its journey between these two cities within one day. It is only possible because of the marvelous speed of the train. The Poorva Express speed is almost 130 km/hr. This one is the top speed of the train. Usually Poorva Express runs at a rate of 75 km/hr.
The route of the train and its timings:
This train starts from Howrah station at 08:05 hrs and reaches at 6:05 hours at New Delhi and again starts from New Delhi at 17:35 hrs and reaches Howrah at 16:55 hrs which goes via Patna. Another train which goes via Gaya begins from Howrah at 08:15 hrs and arrives at 06:05 hrs in New Delhi.
12303/12304 Poorva Express Via Patna Fare Information:
The service of this super fast express train comes just after Rajdhani Express. The fare of Rajdhani Express is too costly. The Poorva Express fare is comparatively much lower than the cost of Rajdhani Express.
| Class | 1A | 2A | 3A | SL |
| Base Fare | 3493 | 2024 | 1376 | 530 |
| Reservation Charges | 60 | 50 | 40 | 20 |
| Super fast charges | 75 | 45 | 45 | 30 |
| Fuel Charges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GST | 182 | 106 | 73 | 0 |
| Other Charges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Catering Charges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dynamic Fare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Fare | 3810 | 2225 | 1535 | 580 |
12303 Poorva Express from Howrah to New Delhi Via Patna, Timetable, Schedule and Route
| Train Code | Station Name | Arrives | Departs | PlatForm No. |
| HWH | Howrah Junction | Starts | 08:05 | 8 |
| BWN | Barddhaman Junction | 09:10 | 09:13 | 1 |
| DGR | Durgapur | 10:04 | 10:06 | 3 |
| ASN | Asansol Junction | 10:35 | 10:40 | 4 |
| CRJ | Chittaranjan | 11:02 | 11:04 | 3 |
| MDP | Madhupur Junction | 11:43 | 11:45 | 2 |
| JSME | Jasidih Junction | 12:10 | 12:14 | 2,3 |
| JAJ | Jhajha | 13:12 | 13:17 | 2 |
| JMU | Jamui | 13:33 | 13:35 | 1 |
| KIUL | Kiul Junction | 13:58 | 14:00 | 3 |
| MKA | Mokama | 14:29 | 14:31 | 0 |
| BARH | Barh | 14:47 | 14:49 | 3 |
| BKP | Bakhtiyarpur Junction | 15:04 | 15:06 | 0 |
| PNBE | Patna Junction | 16:00 | 16:10 | 4 |
| DNR | Danapur | 16:23 | 16:25 | 3 |
| ARA | Ara Junction | 16:51 | 16:53 | 2 |
| BXR | Buxar | 17:37 | 17:39 | 2 |
| MGS | Mughal Sarai Junction | 19:34 | 19:44 | 4 |
| ALD | Allahabad Junction | 21:40 | 21:45 | 3 |
| CNB | Kanpur Central | 00:05 | 00:10 | 1 |
| ETW | Etawah Junction | 01:30 | 01:32 | 2 |
| TDL | Tundla Junction | 02:45 | 02:48 | 2 |
| ALJN | Aligarh Junction | 03:36 | 03:39 | 4 |
| NDLS | New Delhi | 06:05 | Ends | 15,16 |
12304 Poorva Express from New Delhi to Howrah Via Patna, Timetable, Schedule and Route
| Train Code | Station Name | Arrives | Departs | PlatForm No. |
| NDLS | New Delhi | 17:35 | 15 | |
| ALJN | Aligarh Junction | 19:12 | 19:15 | 3 |
| TDL | Tundla Junction | 20:17 | 20:20 | 3 |
| ETW | Etawah Junction | 21:10 | 21:12 | 3 |
| CNB | Kanpur Central | 23:00 | 23:10 | 5 |
| ALD | Allahabad Junction | 01:20 | 01:25 | 4 |
| MGS | Mughal Sarai Junction | 04:18 | 04:28 | 1 |
| BXR | Buxar | 05:35 | 05:37 | 1 |
| ARA | Ara Junction | 06:20 | 06:22 | 1 |
| DNR | Danapur | 06:48 | 06:50 | 1 |
| PNBE | Patna Junction | 07:25 | 07:35 | 0 |
| BKP | Bakhtiyarpur Junction | 08:27 | 08:29 | 1 |
| BARH | Barh | 08:40 | 08:42 | 0 |
| MKA | Mokama | 09:02 | 09:04 | 1 |
| KIUL | Kiul Junction | 09:37 | 09:39 | 4 |
| JMU | Jamui | 09:58 | 10:00 | 2 |
| JAJ | Jhajha | 11:07 | 11:12 | 2 |
| JSME | Jasidih Junction | 11:44 | 11:48 | 1 |
| MDP | Madhupur Junction | 12:13 | 12:15 | 3 |
| CRJ | Chittaranjan | 12:53 | 12:55 | 2 |
| ASN | Asansol Junction | 13:26 | 13:41 | 5 |
| DGR | Durgapur | 14:11 | 14:13 | 4 |
| BWN | Barddhaman Junction | 15:11 | 15:16 | 5 |
| HWH | Howrah Junction | 16:55 | Ends | 14 |
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