Dhano Dhanye Express
 Dhano Dhanye Express with WAP-4 locomotive. | |||||
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Express | ||||
| Locale | West Bengal | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Kolkata (KOAA) Lalgola (LGL) | ||||
| Stops | 9 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 224 km (139 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 4 hours 15 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | 4 days a week | ||||
| Train number(s) | 13117 / 13118 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | Chair Car, Second Class Seating, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | No | ||||
| Auto-rack arrangements | Overhead racks | ||||
| Catering facilities | On-board catering, E-catering | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
| Other facilities | Below the seats | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | ICF coach | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 54 km/h (34 mph) average including halts. | ||||
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The 13117 / 13118 Dhano Dhanye Express is a Express type train of Indian Railways linking Kolkata with the Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal.This train operates four days a week. Being a short-distance running express, it covers its journey within a day. This train was initially commissioned up to Berhampore Court and was extended to Lalgola later. It covers 224 kilometers of distance at a speed of 54.2 km/h making it the fastest train on Sealdah-Lalgola line.
Service
[edit]The 13117/Dhano Dhanye Express has an average speed of 47 km/h and covers 223 km in 4h 50 minutes. The 13118/Dhano Dhanye Express has an average speed of 47 km/h and covers 223 km in 4h 50 minutes.
Coach composition
[edit]The train has standard ICF coach with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 11 coaches:
- 2 2nd Seating (D1, D2)
- 1 Chair car (C1)
- 9 General (GN)
- 2 Generators cum luggage/parcel van
Routing
[edit]The train runs from Kolkata via Naihati, Ranaghat, Krishnanagar City, Bethuadahari, Plassey, Beldanga, Berhampore Court, Murshidabad, Jiaganj to Lalgola.
Timings
[edit]- 13117 Dhanodhanya express leaves Kolkata Railway station at 4:10 pm afternoon on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, and reaches Lalgola same day at 8:55 pm same day. It reaches Jiaganj at 8:01 pm, Murshidabad station at 7:53 pm, Berhampore Court Station at 7:40 pm, Beldanga at 7:19 pm, Plassey at 7:00 pm, Bethuadahari at 6:41 pm, Krishnanagar at 6:18 pm, Ranaghat at 5:45 pm, Naihati at 4:56 pm.
- 13118 Dhanodhanya express departs Lalgola at 7:00 am in morning on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays via Jiaganj (7:20 am), Murshidabad (at 7:28 am), Behampore Court (at 7:45 am), Beldanga (at 8:01 am), Plassey (8:16 am), Bethuadahari (at 8:37 am), Krishnanagar (9:20 am), Ranaghat (10:00 am), Naihati (10:40 am) and reaches Kolkata railway station at 11:35 am the same day.
Notes
[edit]Seating arrangement is available.
References
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