The Indian locomotive class WAG-9 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1995 by ABB for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Goods traffic (G), 9th generation (9) locomotive. They entered service in 1996. A total of 5140 WAG-9 have been built at Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW), with more units being built at Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Patiala Locomotive Works (PLW). It was the most powerful freight locomotive in the Indian Railways fleet until the introduction of the WAG-12.
The 13247/48 Kamakhya–Rajendra Nagar Capital Express and 13245/46 New Jalpaiguri–Rajendra Nagar Capital Express are the Express trains belonging to East Central Railway zone that runs between Kamakhya Junction, New Jalpaiguri and Rajendra Nagar Terminal in India. It is operated with 13247/48 and 13245/46 train numbers on four days and three days respectively each week.
The 12577 / 12578 Bagmati Superfast Express is a weekly Superfast Express train from Darbhanga in Bihar to Mysore in Karnataka, a 3036 km long route and it is operated by Indian Railways–East Central Railway zone. It is the only direct train from Mysuru in Karnataka and darbhanga in Bihar
Asansol Junction is a railway station of Eastern Railway in Asansol of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The station is on the Howrah–Delhi main line. It is the 8th busiest railway station in India in terms of frequency of trains after Kanpur Central, Vijayawada Junction, Delhi Junction, New Delhi, Ambala Cant, Howrah and Patna Junction. Around 171 trains pass through the station daily. It serves Asansol and the surrounding areas.
The Asansol–Gaya section is a railway line connecting Asansol and Gaya in India. This 267-kilometre long (166 mi) track is part of the Grand Chord, Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line and Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line. This section includes the NSC Bose Gomoh–Barkakana line. It is under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway and East Central Railway. The section links to South Eastern Railway through Bokaro Steel City and Adra.
Dhanbad Junction railway station, station code DHN, is a railway station of the Indian railway serving the city of Dhanbad, the headquarters of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the largest railway station in Jharkhand, handling over 100 trains and 100000+ passengers every day. Dhanbad is also the headquarters of the Dhanbad Rail Division of the East Central Railway zone. Grand Chord rail-line that connects Howrah and New Delhi passes through Dhanbad junction. Dhanbad is located at 23°47′32″N86°25′42″E. It has an elevation of 235 metres (771 ft).
Sitarampur Junction, station code STN, is the railway station serving the neighbourhood of Neamatpur and Sitarampur in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Sitarampur Junction is part of the Asansol Division of the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Sitarampur Junction is connected to metropolitan areas of India, Delhi–Kolkata main line via the Mugalsarai–Patna route as well as the Grand Chord route. It has an average elevation of 99 metres (325 ft).
Bokaro Steel City Railway Station is a railway station on the Gomoh–Muri branch line and Adra–Bokaro Steel City branch line under Adra division of South Eastern Railways. It is located in Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It lies at the edge of Jharia Coalfield and serves Bokaro Steel City, and the surrounding mining-industrial area.
Gomoh Junction, officially known as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh, is a railway junction station in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Several branch lines start here: Gomoh–Barkakana branch line, Gomoh–Muri branch line and Adra–Gomoh line. It is located in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
The Patna–Kota Express is a Express train of the Indian Railways, which runs between Patna Junction the capital of Bihar and Kota Junction in Rajasthan This train is Famous among students of Bihar. It's train numbers is 13237 / 13238 & 13239 / 13240.
The Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line is a railway line connecting NSC Bose Gomoh and Hatia in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is under the jurisdiction of East Central Railway and South Eastern Railway.
Diesel Loco Shed, Samastipur is an engine shed located in Samastipur, in the Indian state of Bihar. Located east of Samastipur Junction, it falls under the Samastipur railway division. It is the smallest of the three locomotive sheds in the East Central Railway zone. It is exceeded by Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh, the two largest in the country.
The 14619 / 14620 Tripura Sundari Express is a weekly Express train belonging to Northern Railway Zone of India, that runs between the cities, Agartala in (Tripura) and Firozpur in (Punjab) state. It is currently being operated with 14619/14620 train numbers on a weekly basis.
Diesel Loco Shed, Ernakulam (Code:ERSX) is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for diesel locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Ernakulam Junction (ERS) of the Southern Railway zone in the city of Kochi, Kerala. It is one of the four diesel loco sheds of the Southern Railway, the others being at Tondiarpet (TNP) at Chennai, Erode (ED) and Golden Rock (GOC) at Trichy and the only locomotive shed in Kerala and the southernmost loco shed in India. Although it is in Kerala, its locomotives were mainly used in Goa and Maharashtra, and very rarely near the shed for passenger trains.
The 12351 / 12352 Howrah - Rajendra Nagar Express is an Indian Railways Superfast train which daily runs between Howrah Junction in West Bengal and Rajendra Nagar Terminal railway station of Bihar.
The 13287 / 13288 South Bihar Express is an Express train belonging to East Central Railway zone that runs between Durg Junction and Ara Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 13287/13288 train numbers on a daily basis.
The 18623 / 18624 Patna–Hatia Express is an Express train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Islampur and Hatia in India. It is currently being operated with 18623/18624 train numbers on a daily basis.
The Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line is a railway line connecting Barkakana and Gomoh in India. This 105-kilometre long (65 mi) track is under the jurisdiction of East Central Railway. The section links to South Eastern Railway through Bokaro Steel City and Adra.
Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Royapuram on the Chennai Beach–Katpadi section of the Chennai Suburban Railway network in Chennai, India. It is located in the Southern Railway zone and it is one of the three electric locomotive sheds of the Southern Railway, the others being at Erode (ED) and Arakkonam (AJJ) and is the newest in south India.
Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Ghaziabad Junction of the Northern Railway zone in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is one of the two electric locomotive sheds of the Northern Railway, the others being at Ludhiana (LDH).
