Asansol–Gonda Express

Express train in India

Asansol–Gonda ExpressOverview

Service type| Express
First service| 4 October 2011; 12 years ago (2011-10-04)
Current operator(s)| Eastern Railway zone
Route
Termini| Asansol Junction  (ASN)
Gonda Junction (GD)
Stops| 20
Distance travelled| 861 km (535 mi)
Average journey time| 20h 45m
Service frequency| Weekly [a]
Train number(s)| 13509/13510
On-board services
Class(es)| 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
Technical
Rolling stock| 1
Track gauge| 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed| 41 km/h (25 mph), including halts

The Asansol–Gonda Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Asansol Junction and Gonda Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 13509/13510 train numbers on a weekly basis.[1]

## Service[edit]

The 13509/Asansol–Gonda Express has an average speed of 41 km/h and covers 861 km in 20h 45m. The 13510/Gonda–Asansol Express has an average speed of 43 km/h and covers 861 km in 20h 15m.

## Route and halts[edit]

The important halts of the train are:

* Asansol Junction
* Chittaranjan
* Madhupur Junction
* Jasidih Junction
* Jhajha
* Kiul Junction
* Barauni Junction
* Samastipur Junction
* Muzaffarpur Junction
* Hajipur Junction
* Chhapra Junction
* Ballia
* Mau Junction
* Khorason Road
* Shahganj Junction
* Akbarpur Junction
* Goshainganj
* Ayodhya Junction
* Mankapur Junction
* Gonda Junction

## Coach composition[edit]

The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 16 coaches:

* 1 AC III Tier
* 7 Sleeper coaches
* 6 General
* 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

## Traction[edit]

Both trains are hauled by an Andal Loco Shed-based WDM-3A or WDP-4D diesel locomotive from Gonda to Asansol and vice versa.

## Rake sharing[edit]

The train shares its rake with 13507/13508 Asansol–Gorakhpur Express.

## Direction reversal[edit]

The train reverses its direction 1 times:

* Shahganj Junction
* Ayodhya Junction
* Mankapur Junction

## See also[edit]

* Gonda Junction railway station
* Asansol Junction railway station
* Asansol–Gorakhpur Express

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Runs one day in a week for every direction.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Extra coaches in trains to clear ‘kanwariya’ rush

## External links[edit]

* 13509/Asansol–Gonda Express
* 13510/Gonda–Asansol Express

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Railways in Eastern India

National network/
trunk lines|

* Howrah–Delhi main line
* Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line
* Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
* Howrah–Chennai main line
* Sahibganj loop
* Grand Chord
* Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
* Barauni–Guwahati line
* Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line

Other lines/sections|

| Interstate|

* Asansol–Gaya section
* Asansol–Patna section
* Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line
* Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
* Barkakana–Son Nagar line
* Barsoi–New Farakka section
* Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line
* Dumka–Bhagalpur line
* Gaya–Mughalsarai section
* Hatia–Rourkela line
* Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line
* Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line
* Katihar–Siliguri line
* Kharagpur–Puri line
* Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section
* Kothavalasa–Kirandul line
* New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line
* New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section
* Tatanagar–Bilaspur section

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Bihar|

* Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line
* Barauni–Katihar section
* Barauni–Samastipur section
* Fatuha–Tilaiya line
* Gaya–Kiul line
* Mokama–Barauni section
* Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi)
* Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line
* Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section
* Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section
* Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line
* Neora–Jatdumari–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line
* Patna–Gaya line
* Patna–Mughalsarai section
* Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section
* Raxaul–Sagauli line
* Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section

Jharkhand|

* Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line
* Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line
* Dhanbad–Chandrapura line
* Railways in Jharia Coalfield
* Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line
* Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line
* Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line

Odisha|

* Khurda Road–Bolangir line
* Cuttack–Sambalpur line

West Bengal|

* Ahmadpur–Katwa line
* Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line
* Andal–Sainthia branch line
* Andal–Sitarampur loop line
* Bandel–Katwa line
* Bankura–Masagram line
* Bardhaman–Asansol section
* Bardhaman–Katwa line
* Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop
* Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
* Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line
* Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line
* Howrah–Barddhaman main line
* Howrah–Bardhaman chord
* Howrah–Kharagpur line
* Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line
* New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line
* Santragachi–Amta branch line
* Sealdah Main and North section
* Calcutta Chord link line
* Kolkata Circular Railway
* Sealdah–Bangaon line
* Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line
* Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line
* Sealdah South section
* Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

Suburban
rail transport|

* Kolkata Metro
* Kolkata Suburban Railway
* Kolkata Circular Railway

Monorail|

* Kolkata Monorail
* Patna Monorail

Defunct lines|

| Revived/
Under revival|

* Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway
* Bankura–Damodar Railway
* Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway
* Burdwan–Katwa Railway
* Bakhtiarpur–Bihar Light Railway
* Futwah–Islampur Light Railway

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Inactive|

* Bengal Provincial Railway
* East Coast State Railway
* Kalighat Falta Railway
* Mayurbhanj State Railway
* Dehri Rohtas Light Railway
* Patna–Digha Ghat line
* Parlakimedi Light Railway

Zones & Divisions|

| Eastern|

* Asansol
* Howrah
* Malda
* Sealdah

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East Central|

* Danapur
* Dhanbad
* Mughalsarai
* Samastipur
* Sonpur

East Coast|

* Sambalpur
* Khurda Road
* Waltair

North Eastern|

* Varanasi

Northeast Frontier|

* Katihar
* Alipurduar

South Eastern|

* Adra
* Chakradharpur
* Kharagpur
* Ranchi

Production units/
workshops|

* Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
* Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam
* Braithwaite & Co.
* Burn Standard Company
* Bharat Wagon and Engineering
* Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company
* Carriage Repair Workshop, Harnaut

Transit points
with Bangladesh|

| Active|

* Haldibari–Chilahati
* Singhabad–Rohanpur
* Radhikapur–Biral
* Gede–Darshana
* Petrapole–Benapole

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Defunct|

* Mahisasan–Shahbajpur
* Changrabandha–Burimari
* Gitaldaha–Mogalhat

Indian railheads
near India–Nepal border|

* Raxaul Junction
* Bairgania
* Jaynagar
* Jogbani
* Laukaha Bazar
* Thakurganj

Railway companies|

* East Indian Railway Company
* Bengal Nagpur Railway
* Indian Branch Railway Company
* Indian Railways
* Martin's Light Railways

See also|

* Bholu (mascot)
* Suburban rail in India

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