Ganga Sutlej Express

Ganga Sutlej Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana & Punjab
Current operator(s)	East Central Railway
Route
Termini	Dhanbad Junction (DHN) Firozpur Cantonment (FZR)
Stops	69
Distance travelled	1,604 km (997 mi)
Average journey time	36 hours 50 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	13307 / 13308
On-board services
Class(es)	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
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	44 km/h (27 mph) average with halts.

The 13307 /13308 Ganga Sutlej Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways that run between Dhanbad Junction and Firozpur Cantonment in India. It is also known as Kisan Express.

Background

It is named after two Indian Rivers; Ganga (which flows in the holy city of Varanasi, also Chhapra) and Sutlej (a river which flows in the northern states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh).

Service

It operates as train number 13307 from Dhanbad Junction to Firozpur Cantonment and as train number 13308 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana & Punjab. The train covers the distance of 1,604 km (997 mi) in 35–37 hours approximately at a speed of (43 km/h (27 mph)).[1][2]

Coaches

The service presently has 1 First AC Class, 4 Second AC Class, 6 Third AC Class, 1 Pantry Car, 5 Sleeper Class, 3 General Unreserved coaches & 2 EOGs.

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
	EOG	GEN	GEN	GEN	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	PC	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	A1	A2	A3	A4	H1	EOG

Routing

The 13307/13308 Ganga Sutlej Express runs from Dhanbad Junction via Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh, Gaya Junction, Mughalsarai Junction, Varanasi Junction, Jaunpur Junction, Akbarpur Junction, Ayodhya Junction, Lucknow Charbagh, Laksar Junction,Ambala Cantonment Junction, Ludhiana Junction, Phillaur Junction, Nakodar Junction, Lohian Khas Junction to Firozpur Cantonment.

Traction

As the route is fully electrified, it is hauled by a Gomoh Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Dhanbad Junction to Firozpur Cantonment and vice versa .

References

1. [1], jagran.com, 24 March 2017
2. [2], prabhatkhabar.com, 17 September 2016

External links

• 13307 Ganga Sutlej Express at India Rail Info
• 13308 Ganga Sutlej Express at India Rail Info