Sealdah–Varanasi Express

The Sealdah–Varanasi Express was an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runed between Sealdah and Varanasi Junction in India via Sahibganj Loop. It is currently Not operating and cancelled. Before cancel It runs from Varanasi on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. From Sealdah MON TUE WED FRI SAT ^[1][2][3]

Sealdah–Varanasi Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	25 December 2014; 10 years ago (2014-12-25)
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 [a]
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

Service

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

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Sealdah
• Bidhannagar Road
• Barddhaman Junction
• Bolpur Shantiniketan
• Rampurhat Junction
• Barharwa Junction
• Sahibganj Junction
• Bhagalpur Junction
• Jamalpur Junction
• Kiul Junction
• Lakhisarai Junction
• Barh
• Bakhtiyarpur Junction
• Patna Sahib
• Gulzarbagh
• Rajendra Nagar Terminal
• Patna Junction
• Phulwari Sharif
• Danapur
• Ara Junction
• Buxar
• Dildarnagar Junction
• Zamania
• Mughalsarai Junction
• Varanasi Junction

Coach composition

The train had 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 were hauled by a Barddhaman Loco Shed-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive from Sealdah to Varanasi and vice versa.

See also

• Varanasi Junction railway station
• Sealdah railway station

Notes

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