Bagh Express

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Bagh Express
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Bagh Express with WAP-4 electric locomotive.
Overview
Service type Express
Locale West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand
Current operator(s) Eastern Railway
Route
Termini Howrah (HWH)
Kathgodam (KGM)
Stops57
Distance travelled1,510 km (938 mi)
Average journey time35 hrs 40 mins
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)13019 / 13020
On-board services
Class(es) AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering,
E-catering
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Other facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stock ICF coach
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Broad Gauge
Operating speed49 km/h (30 mph) average including halts.
Route map
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The 13019 / 13020 Bagh Express is an express type train of Indian Railways connecting Kolkata (Howrah) with northern Indian town of Kathgodam (Uttarakhand). [1] It is a very popular train among tourists of Eastern India, who are going for the Uttarakhand and Jim Corbett National Park trip. It travels through Indian states of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.

Contents

Schedule

Train numberStation codeDeparture stationDeparture timeDeparture dayArrival stationArrival timeArrival day
13019HWH Howrah 9:45 PMDaily Kathgodam 9:30 AM3rd Day (Daily)
13020KGM Kathgodam 9:50 PMDaily Howrah Morning 11:10 AM3rd day (Daily)

Route and halts

The train runs from Howrah Via Barddhaman Junction, Andal Junction, Asansol Junction, Madhupur Junction, Jasidih Junction, Jhajha, Kiul Junction, Barauni Junction, Samastipur Junction, Muzaffarpur Junction, Hajipur Junction, Chhapra Junction, Chainwa Station, Siwan Junction, Gorakhpur Junction, Basti, Babhnan, Gonda Junction, Lucknow Charbagh, Bareilly Junction, Rampur Junction, Rudrapur City, Haldwani to Kathgodam.

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed-based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Howrah to Kathgodam and vice versa.

Direction reversal

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph.

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References

  1. The Rough Guide to India. Rough Guides. 20 January 2011. ISBN   9781405388498.