Ganga Sutlej Express

Ganga Sutlej Express
Overview
Service type Express train
Current operator(s) East Central Railway
Route
Start Dhanbad Junction
Stops 72
End Firozpur Cantonment
Distance travelled 1,604 km (997 mi)
Average journey time 36 hours (Average)
Service frequency Daily
On-board services
Class(es) AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements No
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Catering facilities No
Technical
Rolling stock LHB Indian Railways coaches
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 44.5 km/h (28 mph)

Ganga Sutlej Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways that run between Dhanbad Junction and Firozpur Cantonment in India.

Background

It is named after two Indian Rivers; Ganga (which flows in the holy city of Varanasi, also Chhapra) and Sutlej (a River which flows in the Northern states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh).

Service

It operates as train number 13307 from Dhanbad Junction to Firozpur Cantonment and as train number 13308 in the reverse direction serving the states of Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana & Punjab. The train covers the distance of 1,604 km (997 mi) in 35–37 hours approximately at a speed of (43 km/h (27 mph)).[1][2]

Coaches

The service presently has 8 Sleeper Class & 6 General Unreserved coaches in addition to a couple of High Capacity Parcel Van coaches.

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Routing

The 13307 / 08 Dhanbad Junction-Firozpur Cantonment Ganga Sutlej Express runs from Dhanbad Junction via Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh, Gaya Junction, Mughalsarai Junction, Varanasi Junction, Lucknow Charbagh, Ambala Cantonment Junction, Ludhiana Junction to Firozpur Cantonment.

Traction

As this route is partially electrified, a Mughalsarai Junction based WAP 4 pulls the train from Dhanbad Junction to Mughalsarai Junction then Ludhiana Junction based WDM 3A pulls the train to its destination.

References

  1. ↑ , jagran.com, 24 March 2017
  2. ↑ , prabhatkhabar.com, 17 September 2016
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