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The Vananchal Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Ranchi Junction and Bhagalpur Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 13403/13404 train numbers on a daily basis.[1] this train is also remembered for the famous Sainthia train collision.[2][3]

Vananchal Express
Overview
Service type	Express
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railway zone
Route
Termini	Ranchi Junction (RNC) Bhagalpur Junction (BGP)
Stops	26
Distance travelled	567 km (352 mi)
Average journey time	14h 55m
Service frequency	Daily [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)	13403/13404
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities	ICF coaches
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Yes/No
Operating speed	38 km/h (24 mph), including halts

Service

The 13403/Vananchal Express was inaugurated on 15 July 2000. It has an average speed of 39 km/hr and covers 553 km in 14h 15m. The 13404/Vananchal Express has an average speed of 41 km/hr and covers 556 km in 13h 30m.

Route & Halts

The important halts of the train are:

Ranchi Junction
Muri Junction
Bokaro Steel City
Chandrapura Junction
Dhanbad Junction
Asansol Junction
Raniganj
Andal Junction
Pandabeswar
Siuri
Sainthia Junction
Rampurhat Junction
Nalhati Junction
Murarai
Pakur
Gumani
Barharwa Junction
Tinpahar
Sahebganj
Mirza Cheuki
Pirpainti
Kahalgaon
Ghogha
Bhagalpur Junction

Coach composition

The train has standard swanky ICF rakes upgraded under Utkristh Scheme with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 14 coaches :

1 AC II Tier
1 AC III Tier
5 Sleeper coaches
5 General
2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by an Asansol-based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Ranchi to Andal. From Andal it is hauled by a Jamalpur-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive until Bhagalpur and vice versa.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 1 times:

Andal Junction

Notes

Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

External links

References

Railways in Eastern India

National network/
trunk lines

Howrah–Delhi main line
Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line
Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
Howrah–Chennai main line
Sahibganj loop
Grand Chord
Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
Barauni–Guwahati line
Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line

Other lines/sections

Interstate	Asansol–Gaya section Asansol–Patna section Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barkakana–Son Nagar line Barsoi–New Farakka section Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line Dumka–Bhagalpur line Gaya–Mughalsarai section Hatia–Rourkela line Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line Katihar–Siliguri line Kharagpur–Puri line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Kothavalasa–Kirandul line New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section Tatanagar–Bilaspur section
Bihar	Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Samastipur section Fatuha–Tilaiya line Gaya–Kiul line Kothavalasa–Kirandul line Mokama–Barauni section Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line Neora–Jatdumari–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line Patna–Gaya line Patna–Mughalsarai section Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section
Jharkhand	Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line Dhanbad–Chandrapura line Railways in Jharia Coalfield Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line
Odisha	Khurda Road–Bolangir line Cuttack–Sambalpur line
West Bengal	Ahmadpur–Katwa line Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line Andal–Sainthia branch line Andal–Sitarampur loop line Bandel–Katwa line Bankura–Masagram line Bardhaman–Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Calcutta Chord link line Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line Howrah–Bardhaman main line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line Kolkata Circular Railway New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line Santragachi–Amta branch line Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line Sealdah–Bangaon line Sealdah Main and North section Sealdah South section Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

Suburban
rail transport

Kolkata Metro
Kolkata Suburban Railway
Kolkata Circular Railway

Monorail

Kolkata Monorail
Patna Monorail

Defunct lines

Revived/ Under revival	Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway Bankura–Damodar Railway Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway Burdwan–Katwa Railway Bakhtiarpur–Bihar Light Railway Futwah–Islampur Light Railway
Inactive	Bengal Provincial Railway East Coast State Railway Kalighat Falta Railway Mayurbhanj State Railway Dehri Rohtas Light Railway Patna–Digha Ghat line

Zones & Divisions

Eastern	Asansol Howrah Malda Sealdah
East Central	Danapur Dhanbad Mughalsarai Samastipur Sonpur
East Coast	Sambalpur Khurda Road Waltair
North Eastern	Varanasi
Northeast Frontier	Katihar Alipurduar
South Eastern	Adra Chakradharpur Kharagpur Ranchi

Production units/
workshops

Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam
Braithwaite & Co.
Burn Standard Company
Bharat Wagon and Engineering
Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company
Carriage Repair Workshop, Harnaut

Transit points
with Bangladesh

Active	Haldibari–Chilahati Singhabad–Rohanpur Radhikapur–Biral Gede–Darshana Petrapole–Benapole
Defunct	Mahisasan–Shahbajpur Changrabandha–Burimari Gitaldaha–Mogalhat

Indian railheads
near India–Nepal border

Raxaul Junction
Bairgania
Jaynagar
Jogbani
Laukaha Bazar
Thakurganj

Railway companies

East Indian Railway Company
Bengal Nagpur Railway
Indian Branch Railway Company
Indian Railways
Martin's Light Railways