13043 Howrah Jn - Raxaul Jn Express Time Table
- Arrives
- 14:05 day 2
- Raxaul Jn RXL
- Journey
- 15h 05m
- 701 km · 21 stops
13043 Howrah Jn - Raxaul Jn Express leaves Howrah Jn (HWH) at 23:00 and reaches Raxaul Jn (RXL) at 14:05 on day 2 of the run. The booked run is 701 km in 15h 05m, with 21 stops including both ends. It is the quicker of the 2 trains booked from Howrah Jn (HWH) to Raxaul Jn (RXL), at 15h 05m.
13043 at a glance
| Runs on | Wed, Fri |
|---|---|
| Calendar row for this train | to — beyond 2026-09-30, so not a date we stand behind |
| Timetable version covers | to |
| Average speed | 46.5 km/h including halts — ours (how) |
| Type | Express · Express |
| Reservation | Reserved (PRS) train. 13043 is a 1-, 2- or 8-series number: those are reserved. (how we decide) |
Time table and route
| Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HWH Howrah Jn | start | 23:00 | — | 0 |
| BDC Bandel | 23:48 | 23:50 | 2m | 39 |
| BWN Bardhaman | 01:04 +1 | 01:06 +1 | 2m | 107 |
| DGR Durgapur | 01:55 +1 | 01:57 +1 | 2m | 170 |
| ASN Asansol Jn | 02:26 +1 | 02:31 +1 | 5m | 212 |
| MDP Madhupur Jn | 03:39 +1 | 03:41 +1 | 2m | 293 |
| JSME Jasidih Jn | 04:13 +1 | 04:15 +1 | 2m | 322 |
| JAJ Jhajha | 05:15 +1 | 05:20 +1 | 5m | 366 |
| JMU Jamui | 05:40 +1 | 05:42 +1 | 2m | 392 |
| KIUL Kiul Jn | 06:08 +1 | 06:10 +1 | 2m | 420 |
| BJU Barauni Jn | 07:50 +1 | 08:00 +1 | 10m | 459 |
| DSS Dalsingh Sarai | 08:28 +1 | 08:30 +1 | 2m | 487 |
| SPJ Samastipur Jn | 09:20 +1 | 09:25 +1 | 5m | 510 |
| LSI Laheria Sarai | 10:09 +1 | 10:11 +1 | 2m | 543 |
| DBG Darbhanga Jn | 10:25 +1 | 10:30 +1 | 5m | 548 |
| KML Kamtaul | 10:54 +1 | 10:56 +1 | 2m | 571 |
| JNR Janakpur Road | 11:15 +1 | 11:17 +1 | 2m | 590 |
| SMI Sitamarhi Junction | 11:50 +1 | 11:55 +1 | 5m | 615 |
| BGU Bairagnia | 12:21 +1 | 12:23 +1 | 2m | 648 |
| GRH Ghorasahan | 12:44 +1 | 12:46 +1 | 2m | 666 |
| RXL Raxaul Jn | 14:05 +1 | end | — | 701 |
What 13043’s schedule looks like
Of the 2 trains booked from Howrah Jn (HWH) to Raxaul Jn (RXL), the other is 13021 Howrah Jn - Raxaul Jn Mithila Express at 17h 25m.
Its longest run without a stop is 81 km and 1h 08m from Asansol Jn (ASN) to Madhupur Jn (MDP). The next longest is 68 km and 1h 14m from Bandel (BDC) to Bardhaman (BWN).
At 06:00 on day 2 of the run it is between Jamui (JMU) and Kiul Jn (KIUL).
6 of its 19 intermediate stops are booked for five minutes or more, the longest of them 10 minutes at Barauni Jn (BJU), 5 minutes at Asansol Jn (ASN), 5 minutes at Jhajha (JAJ), 5 minutes at Samastipur Jn (SPJ), 5 minutes at Darbhanga Jn (DBG). The briefest stop is 2 minutes at Bandel (BDC).
The run crosses midnight before Bardhaman (BWN); every later time carries a day marker.
It passes its own halfway mark of 350 km at Jhajha (JAJ), stop number 8 of 21, and is booked to stand at its stops for 61 minutes in all, 7% of the 15h 05m journey.
Its quickest booked leg is Durgapur (DGR) to Asansol Jn (ASN), 42 km at an average of 87 km/h.
After Howrah Jn it calls first at Bandel (BDC), Bardhaman (BWN), Durgapur (DGR), Asansol Jn (ASN) and Madhupur Jn (MDP).
Its last stops before Raxaul Jn are Kamtaul (KML), Janakpur Road (JNR), Sitamarhi Junction (SMI), Bairagnia (BGU) and Ghorasahan (GRH).
Its stops are not evenly spread: 6 of the 19 fall in the first half of the distance and 13 in the second.
The busiest stations on its route are Howrah Jn (HWH), where 704 trains call, Bardhaman (BWN), where 349 trains call, Bandel (BDC), where 339 trains call.
Other trains that share 13043’s route
From 13043’s halt rows, not its name. Trains without a page here are left out.
- 13021 Howrah Jn - Raxaul Jn Mithila Express — HWH to RXL, 14 stations in common with 13043
- 13022 Raxaul Jn - Howrah Jn Mithila Express — RXL to HWH, 14 stations in common with 13043
- 13155 Kolkatta Terminal - Sitamarhi Junction Mithilanchal Express — KOAA to SMI, 14 stations in common with 13043
- 13020 Kathgodam - Howrah Jn Bagh Express — KGM to HWH, 12 stations in common with 13043
Reservation chart and seat availability
13043 is booked out of Howrah Jn at 23:00, which puts it under rule RB-16.12.2025-B: its first reservation chart is expected at about 13:00 on the day of the journey. How we work this out.
It assumes 13043 is charted at Howrah Jn. The rule is press-reported: no circular number has been located, and the first report covered one zone. Preparation can be later. The circulars, the second chart and what is still unsettled.
Check live seat availability for 13043 — Howrah Jn to Raxaul Jn, fetched when you ask and never stored here (how).
Where this came from
Every time and distance above is read from timetable version , and from nothing else. Where the timetable data comes from.
The 13:00 above comes from a published railway order, worked out, never observed.