Sealdah - Varanasi Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| First service | December 25, 2014 |
| Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway zone |
| Route | |
| Start | Sealdah (SDAH) |
| Stops | 33 |
| End | Varanasi Junction (BSB) |
| Distance travelled | 0,872 km (542 mi) |
| Service frequency | Daily [lower-alpha 1] |
| Train number(s) | 13133/13134 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | No |
| 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 | 36 km/h (22 mph), including halts |
The Sealdah - Varanasi Express is a express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Sealdah and Varanasi Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 13133/13134 train numbers on daily basis. [1][2][3]
Service
The 13133/Sealdah - Varanasi (Upper India) Express has averages speed of 36 km/hr and covers 872 km in 24h 25m. 13134/Varanasi - Sealdah (Upper India) Express has averages speed of 33 km/hr and covers 872 km in 26h 15m.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
- Sealdah
- Bidhannagar Road
- Barddhaman Junction
- Bolpur Shantiniketan
- Rampurhat Junction
- Barharwa Junction
- Sahibganj
- Bhagalpur Junction
- Jamalpur Junction
- Kiul Junction
- Lakhisarai Junction
- Barh
- Bakhtiyarpur Junction
- Patna Sahib
- Gulzarbagh
- Rajendra Nagar Terminal
- Patna Junction
- Phulwari Sharif
- Danapur
- Ara Junction
- Buxar
- Dildarnagar Junction
- Zamania
- Mughalsarai Junction
- Varanasi Junction
Coach composite
The train has standard LCF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consist of 17 coaches :
- 1 AC III Tier
- 4 Sleeper Coaches
- 7 General
- 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake
- 1 High Capacity Parcel Van
- 1 Railway Mail Service
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Barddhaman Loco Shed based WDM 3A or WDP-4 diseal locomotive from Sealdah to Varanasi and vice versa.
See also
- Varanasi Junction railway station
- Sealdah railway station
- Sealdah - Delhi Express
Notes
- ↑ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.
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References
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