The 13319 / 20 Dumka - Ranchi Junction Intercity Express is a
Intercity
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express train belonging to
Indian Railways
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East Central Railway zone
The East Central Railway (abbreviated ECR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Hajipur and comprises Sonpur, Samastipur, Danapur, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, and Dhanbad divisions.
History
First set up on 8 S ...
that runs between and in
India
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.
It operates as train number 13319 from to and as train number 13320 in the reverse direction serving the states of
Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...
.
''South Eastern Railway'', 12 December 2015
Coaches
The 13319 / 20 Baidyanathdham Deoghar - Ranchi Junction Intercity Express has 10 general unreserved & two SLR (seating with luggage rake) coaches. It does not carry a Dining car, pantry car coach.
As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 13319 - Intercity Express covers the distance of in 8 hours 5 mins (41 km/hr) & in 8 hours 35 mins as the 13320 - Intercity Express (41 km/hr).
As the average speed of the train is lower than , as per railway rules, its fare doesn't includes a Superfast surcharge.
Routing
The 13319 / 20 Deoghar Junction - Ranchi Junction Intercity Express runs from via , , to .
Traction
As the route is going to electrification, a based WAP-4
The Indian locomotive class WAP-4 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1993 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) ...
electric locomotive pulls the train up to later a based WDM-3A
The Indian locomotive class WDM-3A is a class of diesel–electric locomotive that was developed in 1993 by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Diesel (D), Mixed traffic (M) ...
locomotive pulls the train to its destination.
References
External links
13319 Intercity Express
at India Rail Info
13320 Intercity Express
at India Rail Info
Intercity Express (Indian Railways) trains
Rail transport in Jharkhand
Transport in Ranchi
Transport in Deoghar
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