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Gaya Express

HWH based WDM-3A loco - 16040 has pulled into platform number - 01 at Bhagalpur (BGP) yard with Howrah (HWH) bound 13024 (Gaya-Howrah) Express at its tow !!

 

INTRODUCTION TO THE TRAIN : -

 

The 13023/13024 (HWH=GAYA) Express is an overnight running train that covers a distance of 653 kms between Howrah (HWH) station and Gaya (GAYA) station . The UP train leaves Howrah (HWH) station at 19:50 hours and reach Gaya (GAYA) at 10:55 hours on the next day covering the distance in 15 hours and 05 minutes . Its DOWN counterpart leaves Gaya (GAYA) at 12:10 hours and reach Howrah (HWH) station at 03:40 hours on the next day covering the distance in 15 hours and 30 minutes . The rake is maintained by ER zone at HWH coaching base . It gets Howrah (HWH) based WDM-2 or WDM-3A locomotive end to end on regular basis . It is a very rarely captured train .

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Uploaded on November 14, 2012
Taken on August 13, 2012