Sealdah Ballia Express

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Sealdah-Ballia Express
भारतीय रेल
सियालदह-बलिया एक्सप्रेस
Overview
Service type Express
Locale West Bengal
First service Sealdah
Last service Ballia
Current operator(s) Eastern Railways
Route
Start Sealdah (SDAH)
Stops 29
End Ballia (BUI)
Distance travelled 669 km (416 mi)
Average journey time 16 hours 35 minutes
Service frequency Daily
On-board services
Class(es) Ac chair car, 2nd sitting, Unreserved
Seating arrangements Available
Sleeping arrangements Available
Catering facilities Avalaible
Observation facilities Large windows
Entertainment facilities No
Baggage facilities Available
Technical
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 40 km/h (25 mph) average with halts

Sealdah-Ballia Express (13105/13106) is a normal mail/express type train of Indian Railways linking the city of Kolkata with Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh.

Stopage

This is a long distance running express and covers its journey within a day. This train covers 669 kilometers at a speed of 40 km/h and through its journey it passes through important stations like

Facility

This train features a 2AC, a 3AC, Sleeper Class and general sitting type of coaches. All the classes except general class require prior reservation. Tatkal scheme is available in this train, whereas pantry car facility is unavailable. During its journey it is hauled by HWH WAP-4/ ASN WAM-4 from Sealdah to Barauni and WDM- 3A from Barauni to Ballia. This train is very popular among travelers; as a result of this people have to book their tickets at least four months in advance and even in some cases the Tatkal tickets are unavailable due to their high demand.[citation needed] This is one of the most important train in this route after Purvanchal Express.

Train detail

Train No. Sector Departure Arrival Frequency Stops Distance
13105 Sealdah-Ballia Express 13:25 06:10 Daily SDAH, ASNSL, JHJ, KUL, BRN, CHP, BUI 669 km
13106 Ballia-Sealdah Express 09:00 03:30 Daily

See also

References

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