Digha–Asansol Express

The Digha–Asansol Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Digha and Asansol Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 13505/13506 train numbers on six days in a week basis.[1][2][3][4]

Digha–Asansol Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
First service11 January 2010; 15 years ago (2010-01-11)
Current operator(s)Eastern Railway zone
Route
StartDigha (DGHA)
Stops12
EndAsansol Junction (ASN)
Distance travelled372 km (231 mi)
Service frequencySix days[lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)13505/13506
On-board services
Class(es)General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering
E-catering
Observation facilitiesICF coaches
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stock2
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed48 km/h (30 mph), including halts

ServiceEdit

The 13505/Digha–Asansol Express has an average speed of 48 km/hr and covers 372 km in 7h 50m. The 13506/Asansol–Digha Express has an average speed of 47 km/hr and covers 372 km in 8h.

Route and stopsEdit

The important stops of the train are:

Coach compositionEdit

The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 7 coaches:

  • 5 general
  • 2 seating cum luggage rake

TractionEdit

Both trains are hauled by an Asansol Loco Shed-based WAG-5 or WAM-4 electric locomotive from Digha to Asansol and back.

Rake sharingEdit

The train shares its rake with 13501/13502 Haldia–Asansol Express.

See alsoEdit

NotesEdit

  1. Runs six days in a week for every direction.

ReferencesEdit

  1. SER Train Services Disrupted due to Rail Roko Bulletin-3
  2. SER Train Services Disrupted due to Rail Roko
  3. SNS (25 May 2015). "SER reshuffles train schedule". The Statesman. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  4. "Regulation of SER Train Services due to Traffic Cum Power Block Between Ondagram and Bankura on 26th May 2015"

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