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The 13413 / 13414 Farakka Express is an Express train of Indian Railways connecting Murshidabad and Malda districts of West Bengal with the national capital Delhi. This train is in much demand from the people of the district of Malda and Murshidabad. It covers a distance of 1422 km at an average speed of 42 km/h.

Farakka Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	1 October 1963; 58 years ago (1963-10-01)
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railways
Route
Termini	Malda Town (MLDT) Delhi Junction (DLI)
Distance travelled	1,423 km (884 mi)
Average journey time	33hrs 35mnts
Service frequency	Tri-weekly
Train number(s)	13413 / 13414
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, Unreserved , 2 EOG
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	Broad gauge
Operating speed	45 km/h (28 mph) average including halts
Route map

Halts

This train halts at:-

• Malda Town
• New Farakka Junction
• Barharwa Junction
• Sahibganj
• Kahalgaon
• Bhagalpur Junction
• Jamalpur Junction
• Kiul Junction
• Barh
• Patna Junction
• Danapur
• Mughalsarai Junction
• Dildarnagar Junction
• Varanasi Junction
• Jaunpur Junction
• Lucknow Charbagh
• Kanpur Central
• Aligarh Junction
• Khurja Junction
• Tundla Junction
• Delhi Junction

Coach composition

Coach composition of this train is as follows: EOG-2, SL-9, GEN-7, 3AC-3, 2AC-1, PC-1; Total= 23 coaches

Schedule

• 13413 Farakka Express leaves Malda Town station at 19:10 on Monday, Thursday, Saturday and reaches Delhi Junction at 4:30 on second day.
• 13414 Farakka Express departs Delhi Junction at 21:50 on Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and reaches Malda Town station 7:20 on second day. Pantry car and Tatkal scheme is available in this train.

It is hauled by WAP-4/WAP-5 locomotive from Old Delhi to Malda Town

References

External links

• Farakka Express/13413 India Rail Info
• Farakka Express/13414 India Rail Info

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