Farakka Express
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Mail/Express | ||||
| Status | Operating | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Eastern Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Malda Town (MLDT) | ||||
| End | Delhi Junction (DLI) | ||||
| Service frequency | Tri-weekly | ||||
| Train number(s) | 13413 / 13414 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Available | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Available | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available (Paid) | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | Broad Gauge | ||||
| Operating speed | Average - 42 km/hr | ||||
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Farakka Express is a normal mail/express type train of Indian Railways connecting Murshidabad and Malda districts of West Bengal with the national capital Delhi. This train is in much demand from the peoples of the district of Malda and Murshidabad. It covers a distance of 1422 km at an average speed of 42kmph. This train halts at:-
- Malda Town
- New Farakka Junction
- Barharwa Junction
- Sahibganj Junction
- Kahalgaon
- Bhagalpur Junction
- Jamalpur Junction
- Kiul Junction
- Patna Junction
- Danapur
- Mughalsarai Junction
- Dildarnagar railway station Junction
- Varanasi Junction
- Jaunpur Junction
- Lucknow Charbagh
- Kanpur Central
- Aligarh Junction
- Tundla Junction
- Delhi Junction
Coach Composition of this train is as follows: HCPV-1, SLR-2, SL-9, GEN-6, 3AC-1, 2AC-1, PC-1; Total 21 coaches.
- 13413 Farakka express leaves Malda Town station at 19:10 on Monday, Thursday, Saturday and reaches Delhi Junction at 4:30 on second day.
- 13414 Farakka express departs Delhi Junction at 21:50 on Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and reaches Malda Town station 7:20 on second day.Pantry car and Tatkal scheme is available in this train.
It is hauled by WAP-4/WAP-5 locomotive from Old Delhi to Lucknow Charbagh and from Lucknow Charbagh, WDM-3D class diesel locomotive puts it into action.
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