Udyan Abha Toofan Express

The 13007 / 13008 Udyan Abha Toofan Express was an Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Eastern Railway zone that used to run between Howrah and Sri Ganganagar in India.

Udyan Abha Toofan Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Status	Discontinued on 19 May 2020; 5 years ago (2020-05-19)
First service	1 June 1930; 95 years ago (1930-06-01)
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railways
Route
Termini	Howrah (HWH) Shri Ganganagar Junction (SGNR)
Stops	110 as 13007 107 as 13008
Distance travelled	1,978 km (1,229 mi)
Average journey time	45 hours 25 minutes as 13007, 46 hours 20 minutes as 13008
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	13007 / 13008
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 3 tier, AC 2 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available but no pantry car attached
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum, 44 km/h (27 mph) average including halts

It operated as train number 13007 from Howrah to Sri Ganganagar and as train number 13008 in the reverse direction, serving the 8 states of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Punjab and Rajasthan. Eastern Railway cancelled its operations permanently from 19 May 2020 with 16 other pairs of trains such as the Sealdah-Rampurhat Intercity Express, Barddhaman-Rampurhat Express, Sealdah-Anand Vihar Terminal Express, Sealdah-Varanasi Express, Howrah-Anand Vihar Yuva Express, Howrah-New Jalpaiguri AC Express, Sealdah-Sitamarhi Express, Kolkata-Patna Express, Howrah-Amritsar Express, and 7 other passenger trains.

Coaches

The 13007

Service

The 13007 Howrah–Sri Ganganagar Udyan Abha Toofan Express covered the distance of 1978 kilometres in 45 hours 25 mins (43.55 km/h) and in 46 hours 20 mins as 13008 Sri Ganganagar–Howrah Udyan Abha Toofan Express (42.69 km/h).

13007 Udyan Abha Toofan Express – AC 3 tier coach

13007 Udyan Abha Toofan Express – Sleeper class coach

Routing

The 13007 / 13008 Howrah –Sri Ganganagar Udyan Abha Toofan Express ran from Howrah Junction via Bardhaman Junction, Asansol Junction, Kiul Junction, Mokama Junction, Barh, Patna Junction, Mughalsarai Junction, Allahabad Junction, Kanpur Central, Mathura Junction, New Delhi, Rohtak Junction, Bhatinda Junction to Sri Ganganagar.

It reversed direction of travel at Agra Cantonment.

Traction

As the route is partly electrified, a Howrah-based WAP-4 hauled the train from Howrah Junction up to Bathinda Junction handing over to a Ludhiana-based WDM-3A which powered the train for the remainder of the journey.

Timings

• 13007 Howrah–Sri Ganganagar Udyan Abha Toofan Express left Howrah Junction on a daily basis and reached Sri Ganganagar on the 3rd day.
• 13008 Sri Ganganagar–Howrah Udyan Abha Toofan Express left Sri Ganganagar on a daily basis and reached Howrah Junction on the 3rd day.