Dhanbad–Alappuzha Express
The Dhanbad–Alappuzha Express is an Express train belonging to East Central Railway zone that runs between Dhanbad Junction and 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 .[1][2][3]
 Dhanbad–Alappuzha Express at Annavaram | |||||
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Express | ||||
| Current operator(s) | East Central Railway zone | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Dhanbad Junction (DHN) | ||||
| Stops | 94 | ||||
| End | Alappuzha (ALLP) | ||||
| Distance travelled | 2,546 km (1,582 mi) | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily [lower-alpha 1] | ||||
| Train number(s) | 13351/13352 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Seating arrangements | No | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | On-board catering E-catering | ||||
| Entertainment facilities | No | ||||
| Baggage facilities | No | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coaches | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 45 km/h (28 mph), including halts | ||||
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ServiceEdit
The 13351/Dhanbad–Alappuzha Express has an average speed of 45 km/hr and covers 2546 km in 57h. The 13352/Alappuzha–Dhanbad Express has an average speed of 46 km/hr and covers 2546 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.
Route and haltsEdit
The important halts of the train are:
- Dhanbad Junction
- Katrasgarh
- Chandrapura Junction
- Bokaro Steel City
- Ranchi Junction
- Hatia
- Rourkela Junction
- Jharsuguda Junction
- Sambalpur Junction
- Bargarh Road
- Balangir
- Titlagarh Junction
- Rayagada
- Vizianagaram Junction
- Visakhapatnam Junction
- Eluru
- Vijayawada Junction
- Chennai Central
- Arakkonam Junction
- Katpadi Junction
- Salem Junction
- Erode Junction
- Coimbatore Junction
- Palakkad Junction
- Ottappalam
- Wadakkanchery
- Thrissur
- Ernakulam Junction
- Alappuzha
Coach compositionEdit
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 23 coaches.
Direction reversalEdit
The train reverses its direction two times:
RakesEdit
The train has six dedicated rakes. It ran as link train with 18189/18190 Tatanagar–Alappuzha Express but was discontinued when Indian Railways started phasing out link services.
See alsoEdit
NotesEdit
- ↑ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.
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