Nabadwip Dham–Malda Town Express

The Nabadwip Dham–Malda Town Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Malda Town and Nabadwip Dham railway station in Indian state of West Bengal. It is currently being operated with 13421/13422 train numbers on a daily basis.^[1][2]

Nabadwip Dham–Malda Town Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	13 September 2009; 15 years ago (2009-09-13)
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railway zone
Route
Termini	Nabadwip Dham (NDAE) Malda Town (MLDT)
Stops	14
Distance travelled	227 km (141 mi)
Average journey time	4h 50m
Service frequency	Daily[a]
Train number(s)	13421/13422
On-board services
Class(es)	Second Seating(2S)
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	No
Observation facilities	ICF coach
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	46 km/h (29 mph), including halts

Service

The 13421/Nabadwip Dham–Malda Town Express has average speed of 47 km/h and covers 227 km in 4 h 50 m. The 13422/Malda Town–Nabadwip Dham Express has average speed of 45 km/h and covers 227 km in 5 h 5 m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Nabadwip Dham
• Katwa Junction
• Salar
• Bazarsau
• Khagraghat Road
• Azimganj Junction
• Jangipur Road
• Nimtita
• Dhulian Ganga
• New Farakka Junction
• Malda Town

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 12 coaches:

• 10 Second Seating
• 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake
• Coach Sequence:

GEN D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 GEN

Traction

Both trains were earlier hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed or Bardhaman Loco Shed-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive from Nabadwip to English Bazar and vice versa. As the route is now fully electrified, a Howrah shed based WAP-4 or WAP-7 powers the train for its entire journey.

See also

• Malda Town railway station
• Nabadwip Dham railway station
• Kolkata–Radhikapur Express
• Hate Bazare Express
• Howrah–Balurghat Bi-Weekly Express

Notes

1. Runs seven days in a week for every direction.