Digha - Malda Town Express

Digha - Malda Town Express
Overview
Service type Express
Locale February 19, 2012 (2012-02-19)
Current operator(s) Eastern Railway zone
Route
Start Digha (DGHA)
Stops 14
End Malda Town (MLDT)
Distance travelled 656 km (408 mi)
Service frequency Weekly[lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s) 13417/13418
On-board services
Class(es) 1 AC lll Tier, 3 Sleeper Class, 8 General Unreserved
Seating arrangements Yes (Only for day Journey)
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Catering facilities On-board Catering
E-Catering
Observation facilities ICF Coaches
Entertainment facilities No
Baggage facilities No
Technical
Rolling stock 2
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 45 km/h (28 mph), including halts

The Digha - Malda Town Express is a express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Malda Town and Digha in India. It is currently being operated with 13417/13418 train numbers on weekly basis. [1][2][3][4]

Service

The 13417/Digha - Malda Town Express has averages speed of 45 km/hr and covers 656 km in 14h 30m. The 13418/Malda Town - Digha Express has an average speed of 44 km/hr and covers 656 km in 10h 35m.

Route and stops

The important stops of the train are:

Coach composite

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consist of 12 coaches:

  • 1 AC III Tier
  • 3 sleeper coaches
  • 6 general
  • 2 seating cum luggage rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Asansol Loco Shed based WAM-4 electric locomotive from Digha to Durgapur and thence by a Andal Loco Shed based WDM 3A diesel locomotive to Malda Town and back.

Direction reversal

Train reverses its direction:

Rake sharing

The train share its rake with 13425/13426 Surat-Malda Town Express

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Runs one day in a week for every direction.

References

  1. ↑ SMS, web-based housekeeping service on 8 trains
  2. ↑ Railway passengers experience changes from ‘scorn to smile’
  3. ↑ Train services hit due to Bihar bandh
  4. ↑ Train services interrupted between Eastern & Northern parts of India
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