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{{Infobox rail service<br />
| name = Dhanbad–Alappuzha Express<br />
| image = 13351 Bokaro Express with an Erode based WAP4 loco.jpg<br />
| image_width = 290px<br />
| caption = Dhanbad–Alappuzha Express at Annavaram<br />
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express]]<br />
| locale = <br />
| first = <br />
| last =<br />
| operator = [[East Central Railway zone]]<br />
| ridership =<br />
| start = {{stnlnk|Dhanbad Junction}} (DHN)<br />
| stops = 94<br />
| end = {{stnlnk|Alappuzha}} (ALLP)<br />
| distance = {{convert|2546|km|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| journey time = 57h<br />
| frequency = Daily {{efn|Runs seven days in a week for every direction.}}<br />
| class = <br />
| seating = No<br />
| sleeping = Yes<br />
| autorack = <br />
| catering = On-board catering <br> E-catering<br />
| observation = <br />
| entertainment = No<br />
| baggage = No<br />
| other facilities= Below the seats<br />
| stock = [[LHB coaches]]<br />
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}<br />
| electrification = <br />
| trainnumber = 13351/13352<br />
| speed = {{convert|45|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, including halts<br />
| map = [[File:Bokaro Express (Dhanbad - Alappuzha) and (Tatanagar - Alappuzha) Link Route map.png|250px]]<br />
| map_state =<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Dhanbad–Alappuzha Express''' is an [[Express trains in India|Express]] train belonging to [[East Central Railway zone]] that runs between {{stnlnk|Dhanbad Junction}} and {{stnlnk|Alappuzha}} in India. It is currently being operated with 13351/13352 train numbers on a daily basis, earlier it runs between Bokaro and Chennai so it was named as Bokaro-Madrass express .<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/changes-in-operation-of-trains-on-july-10-11/article19248263.ece "Changes in operation of trains on July 10 & 11"]</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/trains-rescheduled/article19097355.ece For undertaking engineering works, the Southern Railway has announced changes in train schedule]</ref><ref>[https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170616/jsp/jharkhand/story_157049.jsp Mob missiles target trains on open line]</ref><br />
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== Service==<br />
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The 13351/Dhanbad–Alappuzha Express has an average speed of 45&nbsp;km/hr and covers 2546&nbsp;km in 57h. The 13352/Alappuzha–Dhanbad Express has an average speed of 46&nbsp;km/hr and covers 2546&nbsp;km in 55h 30m. From April first 2019 the train will not touch Shornur Junction, pass through link line and will halt at Ottappalam and Wadakkanchery in both directions.<br />
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== Route and halts ==<br />
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The important halts of the train are:<br />
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* {{stnlnk|Dhanbad Junction}}<br />
*[[Katrasgarh]]<br />
* {{stnlnk|Chandrapura Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Bokaro Steel City}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Ranchi Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Hatia}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Rourkela Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Jharsuguda Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Sambalpur Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Bargarh Road}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Balangir}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Titlagarh Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Rayagada}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Vizianagaram Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Visakhapatnam Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Eluru}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Vijayawada Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Chennai Central}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Arakkonam Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Katpadi Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Salem Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Erode Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Coimbatore Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Palakkad Junction}}<br />
* Ottappalam <br />
* Wadakkanchery<br />
* {{stnlnk|Thrissur}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Ernakulam Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Alappuzha}}<br />
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==Coach composition==<br />
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The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 23 coaches.<br />
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==Direction reversal==<br />
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The train reverses its direction two times:<br />
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* {{stnlnk|Visakhapatnam Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Chennai Central}}<br />
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== Rakes ==<br />
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The train has six dedicated rakes.<br />
It ran as link train with 18189/18190 [[Tatanagar–Alappuzha Express]] but was discontinued when Indian Railways started phasing out link services.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Alappuzha railway station]]<br />
* [[Dhanbad Junction railway station]]<br />
* [[Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express]]<br />
* [[Ernakulam–Patna Express (via Chennai)]]<br />
* [[Ernakulam–Patna Express (via Tirupati)]]<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
{{notelist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/33 13351/Dhanbad–Alappuzha (Bokaro) Express]<br />
* [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/406 13352/Alappuzha–Dhanbad (Bokaro) Express]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Railways in Eastern India}}<br />
{{Railways in Southern India}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dhanbad-Alappuzha Express}}<br />
[[Category:Transport in Dhanbad]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Alappuzha]]<br />
[[Category:Express trains in India]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Jharkhand]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Odisha]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Kerala]]<br />
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