Howrah–Gaya Express
Appearance
Overview | |
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Service type | Express |
Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway zone |
Route | |
Termini | Howrah Junction (HWH) Gaya Junction (GAYA) |
Stops | 14h 55m |
Distance travelled | 654 km (406 mi) |
Average journey time | 14h 55m |
Service frequency | Daily [a] |
Train number(s) | 13023/13024 |
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 coach |
Entertainment facilities | No |
Baggage facilities | No |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | 2 |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Operating speed | 44 km/h (27 mph), including halts |
The Howrah–Gaya Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Howrah Junction and Gaya Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 13023/13024 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2][3]
Service
[edit]The 13023/Howrah–Gaya Express has an average speed of 44 km/h and covers 655 km in 14h 55m. The 13024/Gaya–Howrah Express has an average speed of 43 km/h and covers 655 km in 15h 20m.
Route and halts
[edit]The important halts of the train are:
- Howrah Junction
- Bandel Junction
- Barddhaman Junction
- Guskara
- Bolpur Shantiniketan
- Sainthia Junction
- Mallarpur
- Rampurhat Junction
- pakur
- Barharwa Junction
- Tinpahar jn
- Sahibganj Junction
- pirpainti
- Kahalgaon
- Bhagalpur Junction
- Akbarnagar
- Sultanganj
- bariarpur
- Jamalpur Junction
- Dharhara
- Abhaipur
- kajra
- Kiul Junction
- Lakhisarai Junction railway station
- sirari
- Sheikhpura
- Kashi chak
- Waris aleganj
- Nawadah
- Tilaiya Junction
- Gaya Junction
Coach composition
[edit]The train has standard ICF rakes (UTKRISTH COACH) with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 15 coaches:
- 1 AC II Tier
- 2 AC III Tier
- 4 Sleeper coaches
- 6 General
- 2 Generators cum Luggage/parcel van
Traction
[edit]Both trains are hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed-based electric locomotive from Howrah to Gaya and vice versa.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.
External links
[edit]References
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