More to 03043/03044 Howrah – Raxaul – Asansol weekly special
Want to know about 03043/03044 Howrah – Raxaul – Asansol weekly special train that has been introduced to cope up the expected and huge rush of passengers at the time of Eid-UL-Fitre festival and Durga Puja event? As per the report, Railways has decided to run about 10 special weekly trains just to handle the large rush of passengers at the time of summer and Holi and all other big occasions. And one of them is 03043/03044 Howrah – Raxaul – Asansol weekly special train. The train 03043 is supposed to stop by at about 12 halts in between and run with an average speed of 36 km/hour. The overall distance covered by the train is of 686 km and the travel time is 19 hours.
Train number 03043 starts from Howrah junction at 15:00 hours and reaches Raxaul station next day at 10:00 hours. On the other hand, train 03044 departs from Raxaul station at 12:00 hours and reaches at Asansol junction at 23:45 hours on the same day. The train 03044 takes 11 hours and 45 minutes of time in covering the entire journey and stop by at 9 halts in between running with an average speed of 41 km/hour. The distance covered and travelled by the train is of 486 km. Train 03044 stops by at Raxaul junction, Sitamarhi junction, Darbhanga, Samastipur, Barauni, Kiul, Jhajha, Jasidih, Madhupur, Chittaranjan and Asansol junction. Whereas train 03043 stops by on extra 3 halts that is at Durgapur, Barddhaman and Howrah junction.
03043/Howrah – Raxaul Special Fare Special, HWH/Howrah – RXL/Raxaul Junction Route, Schedule & Time Table-
| Code | Station Name | Arrives | Departs | Halt |
| HWH | Howrah Junction» | 15:00 | ||
| BWN | Barddhaman Junction | 16:18 | 16:20 | 2m |
| DGR | Durgapur | 17:30 | 17:32 | 2m |
| ASN | Asansol Junction | 18:35 | 18:40 | 5m |
| CRJ | Chittaranjan | 19:13 | 19:15 | 2m |
| MDP | Madhupur Junction | 20:10 | 20:12 | 2m |
| JSME | Jasidih Junction | 20:43 | 20:45 | 2m |
| JAJ | Jhajha | 22:50 | 22:55 | 5m |
| KIUL | Kiul Junction | 23:53 | 23:55 | 2m |
| BJU | Barauni Junction | 3:10 | 3:30 | 20m |
| SPJ | Samastipur Junction | 4:30 | 4:35 | 5m |
| DBG | Darbhanga Junction | 5:40 | 5:45 | 5m |
| SMI | Sitamarhi Junction | 7:15 | 7:20 | 5m |
| RXL | Raxaul Junction• | 10:00 |
03044/Raxaul – Howrah Special Fare Special, RXL/Raxaul – HWH/Howrah Junction Route, Schedule & Time Table-
| Code | Station Name | Arrives | Departs | Halt |
| RXL | Raxaul Junction» | 12:00 | ||
| SMI | Sitamarhi Junction | 14:10 | 14:15 | 5m |
| DBG | Darbhanga Junction | 16:05 | 16:10 | 5m |
| SPJ | Samastipur Junction | 17:05 | 17:10 | 5m |
| BJU | Barauni Junction | 17:55 | 18:15 | 20m |
| KIUL | Kiul Junction | 19:18 | 19:20 | 2m |
| JAJ | Jhajha | 20:40 | 20:45 | 5m |
| JSME | Jasidih Junction | 21:52 | 21:54 | 2m |
| MDP | Madhupur Junction | 22:19 | 22:21 | 2m |
| CRJ | Chittaranjan | 23:09 | 23:11 | 2m |
| ASN | Asansol Junction• | 23:45 |
03043/03044 Howrah – Raxaul Special Fare Special Train Coach Position, fare and seat Map
Want to know about coach position, seat map and fare of Howrah Raxaul special fare train? If yes, here you will get to know of the same for sure. The train runs in between Howrah and Raxaual junction across the country, as the train name also depicts. It operates from both ends with train numbers 03043 and 03044. Considering the coach composition, the train has 23 coaches available as of now including sleeper class, AC 2 tier and AC 3 tier coaches. In regular ticket, the fare that is charged from an adult is Rs. 465 for sleeper, Rs. 1275 for AC 3 tier and Rs. 1840 for AC 2 tier. From a child, the fare that will be charged is Rs. 225 for sleeper, Rs. 620 for AC 3 tier, and Rs. 895 for AC 2 tier class. From a senior citizen female, the fare that will be charged is Rs. 245 for sleeper, Rs. 660 for AC 3 tier and Rs. 950 for AC 2 tier. From a senior citizen male, the fare applicable is Rs. 290 for sleeper, Rs. 785 for AC 3 tier and Rs. 1125 for AC 2 tier. There is no pantry car attached within the train and if desired, people can opt for fresh and quality e-catering food meal services anytime and as per the preference. To know of the coach position, it is advisable to have a look at the seat map of that coach and then with the help of seat number, know of the details. Have a safe journey!