South Bihar Express

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South Bihar Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
LocaleChhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal & Bihar
Current operator(s)East Central Railway
Route
TerminiDurg (DURG)
Ara (ARA)
Stops50
Distance travelled1,162 km (722 mi)
Average journey time25h 55m
Service frequencyDaily [a]
Train number(s)13287 / 13288
On-board services
Class(es)AC First, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering,
E-catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Other facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed46 km/h (29 mph) average including halts

The 13287 / 13288 South Bihar Express is an Express train belonging to East Central Railway zone that runs between Durg Junction and Ara Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 13287/13288 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2][3]

Service[edit]

The 13287 South Bihar Express has an average speed of 45 km/h and covers 1162 km in 25h 55m. The 13288 South Bihar Express has an average speed of 46 km/h and covers 1162 km in 25h 35m.

Train Schedule UP[edit]

From Durg Jn to Ara Jn - 13287. The train starts from Durg every day.

Station code Station name Arrival Departure
DURG Durg Junction START 07:00
BPHB Bhilai Power House 07:09 07:11
R Raipur Junction 07:40 07:50
TLD Tilda Neora 08:21 08:23
BYT Bhatapara 08:43 08:45
BPS Bilaspur Junction 09:40 9:55
AKT Akaltara 10:22 10:24
CPH Champa 10:50 10:52
SKT Sakti 11:17 11:19
KHS Kharsia 11:32 11:34
RIG Raigarh 12:05 12:10
BPH Belpahar 12:50 12:52
BRJN Brajrajnagar 13:06 13:08
JSG Jharsuguda 13:35 13:40
BEH Bagdihi 13:55 13:57
BMB Bamra 14:11 14:13
GP Rajgangpur 14:33 14:35
ROU Rourkela 15:05 15:13
MOU Manoharpur 15:47 15:49
GOL Goilkera 16:23 16:23
CKP Chakaradharpur 16:55 17:00
RKSN Rajkharsawan Junction 17:17 17:19
Sini Sini Junction 17:34 17:36
TATA Tatanagar Junction 18:10 18:45
CNI Chandil Junction 20:13 20:15
BBM Barabhum 20:38 20:40
PRR Purulia Junction 21:15 21:20
PRR Purulia 10:08 10:10
JOC Joychandi Pahar 10:51 10:53
BURN Burnpur 11:33 11:35
ASN Asansol Junction 12:00 12:20
CRJ Chittaranjan 12:41 12:43
JMT Jamtara 12:59 13:00
VDS Vidyasagar 13:18 13:19
MDP Madhupur Junction 13:40 13:42
JSME Jasidih Junction 14:07 14:09
STL Simultala 14:32 14:33
ARA Ara Junction 08:30 END

Train Schedule DN[edit]

From Ara Jn to Durg Jn - 13288. The train starts from Ara Jn every day.

Station code Station name Arrival Departure
DURG Durg Junction START 07:00
BPHB Bhilai Power House 07:09 07:11
R Raipur Junction 07:40 07:50
JOC Joychandi Pahar 10:51 10:53
BURN Burnpur 11:33 11:35
ASN Asansol Junction 12:00 12:20
CRJ Chittaranjan 12:41 12:43
JMT Jamtara 12:59 13:00
VDS Vidyasagar 13:18 13:19
MDP Madhupur Junction 13:40 13:42
JSME Jasidih Junction 14:07 14:09
ASN Asansol Junction 12:00 12:20
CRJ Chittaranjan 12:41 12:43
JMT Jamtara 12:59 13:00
VDS Vidyasagar 13:18 13:19
MDP Madhupur Junction 13:40 13:42
JSME Jasidih Junction 14:07 14:09
CRJ Chittaranjan 12:41 12:43
JMT Jamtara 12:59 13:00
VDS Vidyasagar 13:18 13:19
MDP Madhupur Junction 13:40 13:42
JSME Jasidih Junction 14:07 14:09
STL Simultala 14:32 14:33
ARA Ara Junction 08:30 END

Traction[edit]

The train is hauled by a Gomoh Loco Shed or Samastipur Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Ara Junction to Asansol Junction. From Asansol Junction to Durg Junction it is hauled by a Tatanagar Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive and vice versa.

Direction reversals[edit]

The train reverses its direction twice at;

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

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

References[edit]