The 13287 / 13288 South Bihar Express is an Express train belonging to

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 ...

that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 13287/13288 train numbers on a daily basis.Tatkal booking for South Bihar Express closed
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Service

The 13287 South Bihar Express has an average speed of 45 km/h and covers 1110 km in 24h 35m. The 13288 South Bihar Express has an average speed of 46 km/h and covers 1110 km in 24h 15m.

Route and halts

* * * * * * * * * * * * Rourkela Junction * Jharsuguda Junction * * * * *

Traction

This train is hauled by a Howrah-based

WAP-7 The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic ...

electric locomotive from Rajendra Nagar Terminal to . From Asansol Junction to Durg Junction it is hauled by a Tatanagar-based

electric locomotive.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction two times, at

Asansol Junction railway station Asansol Junction railway station (station code: ASN) is a Division of Eastern Railway Zone in Asansol Sadar subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The station is on the Howrah–Delhi main line. It is ...

and at

Tatanagar Junction railway station Tatanagar Junction railway station, station code TATA, is the main railway station serving the city of Jamshedpur in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is located on the Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line of the Indian Railways. It has 6 platforms a ...

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