| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| Locale | Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana & Punjab |
| Current operator(s) | East Central Railways |
| Route | |
| Termini | Dhanbad Junction (DHN) Firozpur Cantonment (FZR) |
| Stops | 73 |
| 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 |
| 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.
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).
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]
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 |
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, Malsian Shahkot , Lohian Khas Junction to Firozpur Cantonment.
As this route is fully electrified, an Gomoh-based WAP-7 pulls the train from Dhanbad Junction to Firozpur Cantt. and vice-versa .
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