Sealdah–Varanasi Express

Sealdah–Varanasi Express
Overview
Service type	Express
First service	25 December 2014; 10 years ago
Last service	2020
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railway zone
Route
Termini	Sealdah (SDAH); Varanasi Junction (BSB)
Stops	33
Distance travelled	693 km (431 mi)
Average journey time	24h 25m
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	13133/13134
On-board services
Class(es)	AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering ; E-catering
Observation facilities	ICF coach
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	36 km/h (22 mph), including halts

The Sealdah–Varanasi Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Sealdah and Varanasi Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 13133/13134 train numbers. It runs from Varanasi on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. From Sealdah MON TUE WED FRI SAT ^[1]^[2]^[3]

Service

The 13133/Sealdah–Varanasi (Upper India) Express has an average speed of 36 km/h and covers 872 km in 24h 25m. 13134/Varanasi–Sealdah (Upper India) Express has an average speed of 33 km/h and covers 872 km in 26h 15m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composition

The train has standard LCF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists 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-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive from Sealdah to Varanasi and vice versa.

Running status

13134 – leaves at 8:40 hrs from Varanasi Jn every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and reaches 2nd day at 10:55 hrs IST at Sealdah

13133 – leaves Sealdah at 21:15 hrs every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and reaches Varanasi Jn at 21:40 hrs IST on 2nd day.

Notes

^ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

References

External links

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