Haldia–Asansol Express

Train in India

Haldia–Asansol ExpressOverview

Service type| Express
First service| 5 January 2010; 15 years ago (2010-01-05)
Current operator(s)| Eastern Railway zone
Route
Termini| Haldia (HLZ)
Asansol Junction  (ASN)
Stops| 17
Distance travelled| 324 km (201 mi)
Average journey time| 6h 35m
Service frequency| Six days[a]
Train number(s)| 13501/13502
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
Other facilities| Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock| 2
Track gauge| 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed| 49 km/h (30 mph), including halts

The Haldia–Asansol Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Haldia and Asansol Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 13501/13502 train numbers on six days in a week basis.[1][2][3][4]

## Service

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The 13501/Haldia–Asansol Express has an average speed of 49 km/h and covers 324 km in 6h 35m. The 13502/Asansol–Haldia Express has an average speed of 49 km/h and covers 324 km in 6h 35m.

## Route and stops

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The important stops of the train are:

* Haldia
* Bandar
* Durga Chak Town
* Tamluk
* Panskura Junction
* Kharagpur Junction
* Midnapore
* Salboni
* Chandrakona Road
* Garbeta
* Bishnupur
* Ondagram
* Bankura Junction
* Chhatna
* Adra Junction
* Muradi
* Madhukunda
* Burnpur
* Asansol Junction

## Coach composition

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The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 7 coaches:

* 5 General
* 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

## Traction

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Both trains are hauled by an Asansol Loco Shed-based WAP-4 or WAG-5 type electric locomotive from Haldia to Asansol and back.

## Rake sharing

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The train shares its rake with 13505/13506 Digha–Asansol Express.

## See also

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* Haldia railway station
* Asansol Junction railway station
* Digha–Asansol Express
* Digha–Malda Town Express

## Notes

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1. ^ Runs six days in a week for every direction.

## References

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1. ^ SER TRAIN SERVICES DISRUPTED DUE TO RAIL ROKO Bulletin-3
2. ^ SER TRAIN SERVICES DISRUPTED DUE TO RAIL ROKO
3. ^ SER reshuffles train schedule
4. ^ REGULATION OF SER TRAIN SERVICES DUE TO TRAFFIC CUM POWER BLOCK BETWEEN ONDAGRAM AND BANKURA ON 26th MAY 2015

## External links

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* 13501/Haldia - Asansol Express
* 13502/Asansol - Haldia Express

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Railways in Eastern India

National network/
trunk lines|

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

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–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction 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

|

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–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

|

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

|

East Central|

* Danapur
* Dhanbad
* Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
* 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 Limited
* 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

|

Defunct|

* Mahisasan–Shahbajpur
* Changrabandha–Burimari
* New 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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