Digha–Malda Town Express
Overview | |
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Service type | Express |
Locale | 19 February 2012; 12 years ago (2012-02-19) |
Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway zone |
Route | |
Termini | Digha (DGHA) Malda Town (MLDT) |
Stops | 14 |
Distance travelled | 656 km (408 mi) |
Average journey time | 14h 30m |
Service frequency | Weekly[a] |
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 coach |
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 an 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 a weekly basis.[1][2][3][4]
Service
The 13417/Digha–Malda Town Express has an average speed of 45 km/h and covers 656 km in 14h 30m. The 13418/Malda Town–Digha Express has an average speed of 44 km/h and covers 656 km in 10h 35m.
Route and stops
The important stops of the train are:
- Digha
- Tamluk
- Panskura Junction
- Kharagpur Junction
- Midnapore
- Bishnupur
- Bankura Junction
- Adra Junction
- Asansol Junction
- Andal Junction
- Durgapur
- Rampurhat Junction
- Pakur
- New Farakka Junction
- Malda Town
Coach composition
The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 12 coaches:
- 1 AC III Tier
- 3 sleeper coaches
- 6 general
- 2 seating cum luggage rake
Traction
Both trains are hauled by an Asansol Loco Shed-based WAM-4 electric locomotive from Digha to Durgapur and thence by an Andal Loco Shed-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive to Malda Town and back.
Direction reversal
Train reverses its direction:
Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 13425/13426 Surat-Malda Town Express
See also
- Malda Town railway station
- Digha railway station
- Surat-Malda Town Express
- Howrah–Digha Super AC Express
- Paharia Express
Notes
- ^ Runs one day in a week for every direction.
References
- ^ Rajesh, Kumar (19 January 2016). "SMS, web-based housekeeping service on 8 trains". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ Railway passengers experience changes from ‘scorn to smile’
- ^ Train services hit due to Bihar bandh
- ^ Train services interrupted between Eastern & Northern parts of India[permanent dead link]
External links
- 13417/Digha–Malda Town Express
- 13418/Malda Town–Digha Express
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