Kolkata–Ghazipur City Weekly Express

Ghazipur City–Kolkata Weekly Express
Overview
Service type	Express
First service	19 December 2016; 8 years ago
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railway
Route
Termini	Ghazipur City (GCT); Kolkata (KOAA)
Stops	13
Distance travelled	743 km (462 mi)
Average journey time	14 hrs 20 mins
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	13121 / 13122
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	E-catering only
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	52 km/h (32 mph) average including halts.

The 13121 / 13122 Ghazipur City–Kolkata Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Ghazipur City and Kolkata in India. It is currently being operated with 13122/13121 train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Service

The 13122/Ghazipur City–Kolkata Express has an average speed of 52 km/h and covers 743 km in 14h 20m . The 13121/Kolkata–Ghazipur City Express has an average speed of 50 km/h and covers 743 km in 15h.

Route & halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 18 coaches:

1 AC II Tier
3 AC III Tier
6 Sleeper coaches
6 General
2 Head on Generation

Traction

It is hauled by a Howrah-based WAP-7 (HOG)-equipped locomotive from Ghazipur City to Kolkata and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The trains shares its rake with 22324 / 22323 Shabd Bhedi Superfast Express.

Notes

^ Runs one day in a week for every direction.

References

^ "Indian Railways name trains after personalities to woo voters in UP Elections". Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
^ INTRODUCTION OF NEW WEEKLY SUPERFAST EXPRESS TRAIN NO. 22323/22324 SHABD BHEDI EXPRESS
^ ER TO RUN NEWLY INTRODUCED KOLKATA – GHAZIPUR CITY WEEKLY EXPRESS
^ Railways to flag off superfast train Suhaildev Express on Wednesday from Ghazipur
^ Train names chug into age of politics

External links

13122/Kolkata - Ghazipur City Weekly Express India Rail Info
13121/Ghazipur City - Kolkata Weekly Express India Rail Info

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[1] Runs one day in a week for every direction.

[2] "Indian Railways name trains after personalities to woo voters in UP Elections". Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[3] INTRODUCTION OF NEW WEEKLY SUPERFAST EXPRESS TRAIN NO. 22323/22324 SHABD BHEDI EXPRESS

[4] ER TO RUN NEWLY INTRODUCED KOLKATA – GHAZIPUR CITY WEEKLY EXPRESS

[5] Railways to flag off superfast train Suhaildev Express on Wednesday from Ghazipur

[6] Train names chug into age of politics

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