Ganga Sutlej Express

Ganga Sutlej Express
Overview
Service type	Express train
Current operator(s)	East Central Railway
Route
Start	Dhanbad Junction
Stops	72
End	Firozpur Cantonment
Distance travelled	1,604 km (997 mi)
Average journey time	36 hours (Average)
Service frequency	Daily
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB Indian Railways coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	44.5 km/h (28 mph)

Ganga Sutlej Express 13307/13308 is an express train belonging to Indian Railways that run between Dhanbad Junction and Firozpur Cantonment in India.

Background

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 8 Sleeper Class & 6 General Unreserved coaches in addition to a couple of High Capacity Parcel Van coaches.

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	EOG	GEN	GEN	GEN	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	S8	A1	B1	B2	GEN	GEN	EOG

As this route is partially electrified, a Mughalsarai Junction based WAP 4 pulls the train from Dhanbad Junction to Mughalsarai Junction then Ludhiana Junction based WDM 3A pulls the train to its destination.

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