Mayurakshi Express

{{short description|Train in India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}

{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}

{{Infobox rail service

| name = Mayurakshi Express

| image = Mayurakshi Fast Passenger.jpg

| caption = 13046 DN Mayurakshi Express waiting at platform 2 of Siuri railway station

| type = Express train

| status = Active

| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|1984|01|26}}

| operator = Eastern Railways

| start = {{stnlnk|Howrah}}

| stops = 25

| end = {{stnlnk|Deoghar Junction}}

| distance = {{convert|418|km|0|abbr=on}}

| journeytime = {{indented plainlist|

• Howrah–Deoghar: {{nowrap|8 h 5 min}}
• Deoghar–Howrah: {{nowrap|8 h 20 min}}

}}

| frequency = Daily

| class = General Unreserved, Second Sitting

| seating = Yes

| sleeping = No

| catering = No

| baggage = Overhead racks, Below the seats

| stock = ICF coach

| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm|lk=on}}

| trainnumber = {{indented plainlist|

• Howrah–Deoghar: 13045
• Deoghar–Howrah: 13046

}}

| speed = {{indented plainlist|

• Howrah–Deoghar:{{br}}{{cvt|110|km/h}} max;{{br}}{{cvt|52|km/h}} avg;
• Deoghar–Howrah:{{br}}{{cvt|110|km/h}} max;{{br}}{{cvt|50|km/h}} avg

}}

}}

Mayurakshi Express is a daily inter-city Express train operated by Eastern Railways in the Indian state of West Bengal. It runs between {{stnlnk|Howrah}} and Deoghar via {{stnlnk|Andal Junction}} and {{stnlnk|Rampurhat Junction}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/siuri-suri-station|title=SIURI (SURI) Railway Station|publisher=NDTV}}{{cite web|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/district/purulia-birbhum-bankura/people-of-suri-are-not-happy-with-the-train-s-timetable-1.900935|author=নিজস্ব সংবাদদাতা|title=ট্রেনের সময় নিয়ে হতাশ জেলা সদর|website=www.anandabazar.com|access-date=2020-07-15}}{{cite web|url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/south-bengal/due-to-maintenance-work-train-from-will-remain-stop-for-few-hours-pbd-411951.html|author=Supratim Das|title=পাওয়ার ব্লকে কাজ চলার জন্য সিউড়ীতে ট্রেন চলাচলে বিঘ্ন|website=www.bengali.news18.com|date=23 February 2020 |access-date=2020-07-15}} It previously ran between Howrah and Rampurhat as a fast passenger train (53045/46), but later it was extended to run to Dumka and further Deoghar as an express train (13045/46).

It operates as train number 13045 from Howrah to Deoghar and as train number 13046 in the reverse direction.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/railway-man-spots-crack-tragedy-on-tracks-averted/articleshow/57215837.cms|author=Mohammad Asif|title=Railway man spots crack, tragedy on tracks averted|newspaper=The Times of India|date=18 February 2017 |access-date=2020-07-15}}