Doon Express

Doon Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	1 May 1968; 56 years ago (1968-05-01)
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railway
Route
Termini	Howrah (HWH) Yog Nagari Rishikesh (YNRK)
Stops	67
Distance travelled	1,562 km (971 mi)
Average journey time	34 hours 05 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	13009 / 13010
On-board services
Class(es)	AC First Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering, E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum, 47 km/h (29 mph) average including halts.

The 13009 / 13010 Doon Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Eastern Railway zone that runs between Howrah Junction & Yog Nagari Rishikesh railway station in India.

It operates as train number 13009 from Howrah Junction to Yog Nagari Rishikesh and as train number 13010 in the reverse direction, serving the states of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand.

Coaches

The 13009/13010 Doon Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 5 AC 3 tier, 9 Sleeper class, 3 General Unreserved, military coach & 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) coaches. It does not have a pantry car.

As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 13009 Doon Express covers the distance of 1557 kilometres in 33 hours (46.48 km/h) and in also 33 hours as 13010 Doon Express (46.48 km/h).

As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/h, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.

Routing

The 13009/13010 Doon Express runs from Howrah Junction via Chandannagar, Bandel Junction, Barddhaman Junction, Asansol Junction, Dhanbad Junction, Gomoh Junction, Koderma Junction, Gaya Junction, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction, Varanasi Junction, Jaunpur Junction, Akbarpur Junction, Ayodhya Junction, Lucknow Charbagh, Shahjahanpur Junction, Bareilly Junction, Moradabad Junction, Najibabad Junction, Laksar Junction, Haridwar to Yog Nagari Rishikesh.

Traction

As the route is now fully electrified, it is hauled by a DDU Loco Shed based WAP-4 from Howrah to Yog Nagari Rishikesh and vice versa.

Timings

• 13009 Doon Express leaves Howrah on a daily basis at 20:25 hrs IST and reaches Yog Nagari Rishikesh at 05:30 hrs IST on the 3rd day.
• 13010 Doon Express leaves Dehradun on a daily basis at 20:50 hrs IST and reaches Howrah at 07:00 hrs IST on the 3rd day.

Accidents

On 31 May 2012, 5 people died and 50 were injured when the train derailed at Mahrawa station.[1]

On 28 April 2014, the Doon Express derailed close to Zafarganj station near Ambedkar Nagar in Uttar Pradesh killing 3 and injuring 6 people.

References

1. "Howrah–Dehradun Doon Express derails in Jaunpur, five killed". The Times of India. 31 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.

• "Doon Express from Howrah derails in UP, six injured : North, News – India Today". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "Rs 5 lakh ex gratia for Doon Express victims | Business Line". thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "www.telegraphindia.com/1111211/jsp/jharkhand/story_14866667.jsp#.U2HT06IyJXs". telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "Kolkata | Sealdah Rajdhani & Doon Express to get extra coach | The Echo of India". echoofindia.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.

External links

• "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
• "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
• "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014.