Digha–Malda Town Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express | 
| Locale | 19 February 2012 | 
| Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway zone | 
| Route | |
| Start | Digha (DGHA) | 
| Stops | 14 | 
| End | Malda Town (MLDT) | 
| Distance travelled | 656 km (408 mi) | 
| Service frequency | Weekly[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 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 coaches | 
| 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[edit]
The 13417/Digha–Malda Town Express has an average speed of 45 km/hr and covers 656 km in 14h 30m. The 13418/Malda Town–Digha Express has an average speed of 44 km/hr and covers 656 km in 10h 35m.
Route and stops[edit]
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[edit]
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 12 coaches:
- 1 AC III Tier
 - 3 sleeper coaches
 - 6 general
 - 2 seating cum luggage rake
 
Traction[edit]
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[edit]
Train reverses its direction:
Rake sharing[edit]
The train shares its rake with 13425/13426 Surat-Malda Town Express
See also[edit]
- Malda Town railway station
 - Digha railway station
 - Surat-Malda Town Express
 - Howrah–Digha Super AC Express
 - Paharia Express
 
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Runs one day in a week for every direction.
 
References[edit]
- ↑ 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]
 
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