The 13009 / 13010 Doon Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Eastern Railway zone that runs between Howrah Junction & Yog Nagari Rishikesh railway station in India.
Doon Express
Overview
Service type
Express
First service
1October 1925;96 years ago(1925-10-01)
Current operator(s)
Eastern Railways
Route
Termini
Howrah (HWH) Yog Nagari Rishikesh (YNRK)
Stops
75
Distance travelled
1,562km (971mi)
Average journey time
34 hours 55 minutes
Service frequency
Daily
Train number(s)
13009 / 13010
On-board services
Class(es)
AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements
Yes
Sleeping arrangements
Yes
Catering facilities
On-board catering E-catering
Baggage facilities
Available
Technical
Rolling stock
ICF coaches
Track gauge
1,676mm (5ft6in)
Operating speed
110km/h (68mph) maximum, 45km/h (28mph) average including halts
It operates as train number 13009 from Howrah Junction to Yog Nagari Rishikesh and as train number 13010 in the reverse direction, serving the state of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand.
Express train in India
Coaches
The 13009/13010 Doon Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 11 Sleeper class, 3 General Unreserved, military coach & 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) coaches. It does not have a pantry car.
As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 13009 Doon Express covers the distance of 1557 kilometres in 34 hours 55mins (45km/hr) & in 34 hours 30mins as 13010 Doon Express (45.13km/hr).
As the average speed of the train is below 55km/hr, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.
Routeing
The 13009/13010 Doon Express runs from Howrah via Shrirampur, Bandel, Barddhaman, Asansol Junction, Dhanbad Junction, Gomoh, Gaya Junction, Mughalsarai Junction, Varanasi, Jaunpur Junction, Akbarpur Junction, Faizabad Junction, Lucknow Charbagh, Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, Moradabad, Najibabad Junction, Laksar Junction, Haridwar to Yog Nagari Rishikesh.
Traction
As the route is now fully electrified, it is hauled by a Mughal Sarai-based WAP-4 from Howrah to Dehradun and vice versa.
Timings
13009 Doon Express leaves Howrah on a daily basis at 20:25hrs IST and reaches Yog Nagari Rishikesh at 05:30hrs IST on the 3rd day.
13010 Doon Express leaves Dehradun on a daily basis at 20:50hrs IST and reaches Howrah at 07:00hrs IST on the 3rd day.
Accidents
On 31 May 2012, 5 people died and 50 were injured when the train derailed at Mahrawa station.[1]
On 28 April 2014, the Doon Express derailed close to Zafarganj station near Ambedkar Nagar in Uttar Pradesh killing 3 and injuring 6 people.
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