Gour Express
 Gour Express over a railway bridge | |
| Overview | |
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| Service type | Express |
| Locale | West Bengal, Jharkhand |
| First service | 20 April 1980; 44 years ago (20 April 1980) |
| Current operator(s) | Eastern Railways |
| Route | |
| Termini | Sealdah (SDAH) Malda (MLDT) |
| Stops | 12 up to Malda Town |
| Distance travelled | 349.6 km (217 mi) |
| Average journey time | 7 hours 45 minutes in up direction, 7 hours 50 minutes in down direction. |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 13153/13154 (to Malda Town) |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | First AC, Second AC, Third AC, Sleeper, Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | Available |
| Sleeping arrangements | Available |
| Auto-rack arrangements | Available |
| Observation facilities | Large windows |
| Baggage facilities | Available |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | ICF coach |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 44 km/h (27 mph) average with halts |
Gour Express is an express train of the Indian Railways connecting Kolkata with the district of Malda. The train covers a distance of 349.6 km (217 mi) up to Malda with the numbers 13153/54. Previously there was an additional link service of 109 km (68 mi) (from Malda to Balurghat) which used to run with the 55421/22 Malda Town–Balurghat passenger.[1]
Timeline
The Gour Express commenced operations as a triweekly express service between Sealdah and Malda from 20 April 1980. The train proved successful and the then railway minister A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury played a key role in increasing the frequency of the service. On 2 October 1982, he flagged off the first run of the train as a daily service.
Through coaches to Balurghat were added to the train after the completion of the broad-gauge rail link to Balurghat in 2004. Now electrification work is under construction to pull the whole train to balurghat with electric loco..[1]
Important stoppages
- Sealdah
- Bidhannagar Road
- Naihati Junction
- Bandel Junction
- Barddhaman Junction
- Bolpur Shantiniketan
- Ahmadpur Junction
- Sainthia Junction
- Rampurhat Junction
- Nalhati Junction
- Murarai
- Rajgram (only for 13154 service)
- Pakur
- New Farakka Junction
- Malda Town
Gour Link Express stoppage
Source:[1]
- Old Malda Junction
- Adina
- Eklakhi Junction
- Gazole
- Mahanagar
- Deotala
- Daulatpur Hat
- Buniadpur
- Gangarampur
- Malancha
- Rampur Bazar
- Mallickpurhat
- Balurghat
Timings
- 13153 leaves Sealdah around 22:15 everyday and reaches Malda Town at 5:55 next day.
- 13154 departs Malda Town around 21:35 everyday and reaches Sealdah at 5:00 next day.
Coach composition
The train consists of 22 passenger coaches. The train runs with the following coach composition -
- 1 Composite 1st A/C – A/C 2 tier coach
- 3 A/C 2-tier coaches
- 2 A/C 3-tier coaches
- 12 Non-A/C sleeper coaches
- 2 Unreserved sleeper coaches (UR)
- 2 Luggage-cum-Guard coaches with unreserved seating (SLR)
Of these, one Luggage-cum-Guard, one unreserved sleeper, three reserved non-A/C sleeper, one A/C 3-tier and one A/C 2-tier coach were used for the through service between Sealdah and Balurghat (now closed).[1]
Traction
As the route from Sealdah to Malda is fully electrified, it is hauled by a Howrah/Sealdah-based WAP-4/WAP-7 throughout its entire journey.
See also
- Old Malda Junction
- Sealdah railway station
- Malda Town railway station
- Gangarampur railway station
- Balurghat railway station
References
- ^ a b c d "Gour Express Link".
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- Ministry of Railways
- Rail Bhavan
- Railway Board
organisations
- Central Organisation for Modernisation of Workshops (COFMOW)
- Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE)
- Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS)
- Commission of Railway Safety (CRS)
- Container Corporation of India (CCI)
- Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL)
- High Speed Rail Corporation of India Limited (HSRI)
- Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)
- Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC)
- Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC)
- Ircon International (IRCON)
- Konkan Railway Corporation (KRC)
- Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC)
- National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL)
- Passenger Amenities Committee (PAC)
- Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES)
- Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA)
- Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL)
- RailTel
- Railway Protection Force (RPF)
- Railway Recruitment Control Board (RRCB)
- Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB)
- Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO)
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units
- Banaras Locomotive Works
- BEML Limited
- Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
- Bharat Wagon and Engineering
- Braithwaite & Co.
- Burn Standard Company
- Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
- Diesel Locomotive Factory
- Electric Locomotive Factory
- Integral Coach Factory
- Marathwada Rail Coach Factory
- Modern Coach Factory
- Patiala Locomotive Works
- Rail Coach Factory (Kapurthala)
- Rail Coach Factory (Sonipat)
- Rail Wheel Factory
- Rail Wheel Plant
- Titagarh Wagons
depots
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institutes
- Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering (IRICEN)
- Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering (IRICEE)
- Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE)
- Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications (IRISET)
- Indian Railways Track Machine Training Centre (IRTMTC)
- National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR)
- National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI)
- Jagjivan Ram Railway Protection Force Academy (JRRPFA)
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