Kolkata - Ghazipur City Weekly Express

Ghazipur City - Kolkata Weekly Express
Overview
Service type Express
First service 25 December 2016 (2016-12-25)
Current operator(s) Eastern Railway zone
Route
Start Ghazipur City (GCT)
Stops 13
End Kolkata (KOAA)
Distance travelled 743 km (462 mi)
Service frequency Weekly [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s) 13122 DN/13121 UP
On-board services
Class(es) AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Sleeper Coaches, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements No
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Catering facilities On-board Catering
E-Catering
Observation facilities LHB Coaches
Entertainment facilities No
Baggage facilities No
Technical
Rolling stock 2
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 52 km/h (32 mph), including halts

The Ghazipur City - Kolkata Weekly Express is a express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Ghazipur City and Kolkata in India. It is currently being operated with 13122/13121 train numbers on weekly basis. [1][2][3][4][5][6]

Service

The 13122/Ghazipur City - Kolkata Weekly Express has averages speed of 52 km/hr and covers 743 km in 14h 20m . The 13121/Kolkata - Ghazipur City Weekly Express has averages speed of 50 km/hr and covers 743 km in 15h.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

  • [[Ghazipur City railway station|]]
  • [[Ballia railway station|]]
  • [[Chhapra Junction railway station|]]
  • [[Dighwara railway station|]]
  • [[Patliputra Junction railway station|]]
  • [[Patna Junction railway station|]]
  • [[Bakhtiyarpur Junction railway station|]]
  • Hathidah Junction
  • [[Kiul Junction railway station|]]
  • [[Jhajha railway station|]]
  • [[Jasidih Junction railway station|]]
  • [[Madhupur Junction railway station|]]
  • [[Asansol Junction railway station|]]
  • [[Durgapur railway station|]]
  • [[Kolkata railway station|]]

Coach composite

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consist of 18 coaches :

  • 1 AC II Tier
  • 3 AC III Tier
  • 6 Sleeper Coaches
  • 6 General
  • 2 Head on Generation

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Gonda Loco Shed based WDM 3A diesel locomotive from Ghazipur City to Chhapra. From Chhapra it is hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed based WAP-7 or WAP-4 electric locomotive uptil Kolkata and vice versa.

Rake Sharing

The trains shares its rake with 22324/22323

Shabd Bhedi SF Express

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ Indian Railways name trains after personalities to woo voters in UP Elections
  2. ↑ INTRODUCTION OF NEW WEEKLY SUPERFAST EXPRESS TRAIN NO. 22323/22324 SHABD BHEDI EXPRESS
  3. ↑ ER TO RUN NEWLY INTRODUCED KOLKATA – GHAZIPUR CITY WEEKLY EXPRESS
  4. ↑ Indian Railways name trains after personalities to woo voters in UP Elections
  5. ↑ Railways to flag off superfast train Suhaildev Express on Wednesday from Ghazipur
  6. ↑ Train names chug into age of politics
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