Digha–Asansol Express
Overview | |
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Service type | Express |
First service | 11 January 2010; 14 years ago (2010-01-11) |
Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway zone |
Route | |
Termini | Digha (DGHA) Asansol Junction (ASN) |
Stops | 12 |
Distance travelled | 372 km (231 mi) |
Average journey time | 7h 50m |
Service frequency | Six days[a] |
Train number(s) | 13505/13506 |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | General Unreserved |
Seating arrangements | Yes |
Sleeping arrangements | No |
Catering facilities | On-board catering E-catering |
Observation facilities | ICF coach |
Entertainment facilities | No |
Baggage facilities | No |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | 2 |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Operating speed | 48 km/h (30 mph), including halts |
The Digha–Asansol Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Digha and Asansol Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 13505/13506 train numbers on six days in a week basis.[1][2][3][4]
Service
The 13505/Digha–Asansol Express has an average speed of 48 km/h and covers 372 km in 7h 50m. The 13506/Asansol–Digha Express has an average speed of 47 km/h and covers 372 km in 8h.
Route and stops
The important stops of the train are:
- Digha
- Kanthi Halt
- Nandakumar
- Tamluk
- Panskura Junction
- Kharagpur Junction
- Midnapore
- Bishnupur
- Bankura Junction
- Adra Junction
- Muradi
- Madhukunda
- Burnpur
- Asansol Junction
Coach composition
The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 7 coaches:
- 5 general
- 2 seating cum luggage rake
Traction
Both trains are hauled by an Asansol Loco Shed-based WAG-5 or WAM-4 electric locomotive from Digha to Asansol and back.
Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 13501/13502 Haldia–Asansol Express.
See also
- Digha railway station
- Asansol Junction railway station
- Haldia–Asansol Express
- Digha–Malda Town Express
Notes
- ^ Runs six days in a week for every direction.
References
- ^ SER Train Services Disrupted due to Rail Roko Bulletin-3
- ^ SER Train Services Disrupted due to Rail Roko
- ^ SNS (25 May 2015). "SER reshuffles train schedule". The Statesman. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Regulation of SER Train Services due to Traffic Cum Power Block Between Ondagram and Bankura on 26th May 2015"
External links
- 13505/Digha-Asansol Express
- 13506/Asansol-Digha Express
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