Kolkata–Jogbani Express

Kolkata - Jogbani Express
Overview
Service type	Express
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railway zone
Route
Termini	Kolkata (KOAA); Jogbani (JBN)
Stops	14
Distance travelled	547 km (340 mi)
Average journey time	14h 20m
Service frequency	Twice
Train number(s)	13159/13160
On-board services
Class(es)	AC III Tier, AC III Tier, Sleeper Coaches, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
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	38 km/h (24 mph), including halts

The Kolkata - Jogbani Express is a express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Kolkata and Jogbani in India. It is currently being operated with 13159/13160 train numbers on twice in a week basis. ^[1]^[2]

Service

The 13159/Kolkata - Jogbani Express has averages speed of 38 km/hr and covers 547 km in 14h 20m. The 13160/Jogbani - Kolkata Express has averages speed of 43 km/hr and covers 547 km in 12h 45m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composite

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consist of 16 coaches :

2 AC III Tier
6 Sleeper Coaches
6 General
2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Barddhaman Loco Shed or Malda Loco Shed based WDM 3A or diesel locomotive from Kolkata to Jogbani.

Direction Reversal

Train Reverses its direction 1 times:

Katihar Junction

Rake Sharing

The trains shares its rake with

Notes

^ Runs two days in a week for every direction.

References

External links

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[1] Runs two days in a week for every direction.

[2] Passengers clash with rail-police following a robbery in running express train

[3] Different Express trains to get extra coaches

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