Farakka Express (via Sultanpur)
Farakka Express is an Express train of Indian Railways connecting Murshidabad and Malda districts of West Bengal with the national capital Delhi. This train is in much demand from the people of the district of Malda and Murshidabad. It covers a distance of 1422 km at an average speed of 42 km/h.
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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Express | ||||
| Status | Operating | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Eastern Railways | ||||
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| Start | Malda Town (MLDT) | ||||
| End | Delhi Junction (DLI) | ||||
| Service frequency | Tri-weekly | ||||
| Train number(s) | 13413 / 13414 | ||||
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| Class(es) | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Available | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Available | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available (paid) | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | Broad gauge | ||||
| Operating speed | Average - 42 km/h | ||||
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HaltsEdit
This train halts at:-
- Malda Town
- New Farakka Junction
- Barharwa Junction
- Sahibganj
- Kahalgaon
- Bhagalpur Junction
- Jamalpur Junction
- Kiul Junction
- Barh
- Patna Junction
- Danapur
- Mughalsarai Junction
- Dildarnagar Junction
- Varanasi Junction
- Jaunpur Junction
- Lucknow Charbagh
- Kanpur Central
- Aligarh Junction
- Khurja Junction
- Tundla Junction
- Delhi Junction
Coach compositionEdit
Coach composition of this train is as follows: HCPV-2, SLR-2, SL-9, GEN-7, 3AC-3, 2AC-1, PC-1; Total= 25 coaches
ScheduleEdit
Farakka Express with WAG 7
- 13413 Farakka express leaves Malda Town station at 19:10 on Monday, Thursday, Saturday and reaches Delhi Junction at 4:30 on second day.
- 13414 Farakka express departs Delhi Junction at 21:50 on Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and reaches Malda Town station 7:20 on second day. Pantry car and Tatkal scheme is available in this train.
It is hauled by WAP-4/WAP-5 locomotive from Old Delhi to Lucknow Charbagh and from Lucknow Charbagh, WDM-3D class diesel locomotive puts it into action.