Ganga Damodar Express

The 13329 / 13330 Ganga Damodar Express is an Express train belonging to East Central Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 13329/13330 train numbers on a daily basis.Special train will be run from Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Dhanbad to participate in the Patna PrakashotsavaGujarat, Delhi are India's most investment-friendly states, Bihar and Jharkhand the worstECR diverts trains for track work

Service

The 13329/Ganga Damodar Express has an average speed of 48 km/h and covers 292 km in 6h 5m. The 13330/Ganga Damodar Express has an average speed of 50 km/h and covers 292 km in 5h 50m.

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches :

1 AC First Class 2 AC II Tier 6 AC III Tier 6 Sleeper 5 General 1 EOG (End of Generator) 1 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake)

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Gomoh Loco Shed or Samastipur Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Patna to Dhanbad and vice versa.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction once at:

Rake sharing

It used to have Rake sharing with 13331/13332 Dhanbad–Patna Intercity Express when it's was running with old ICF coach. After the introduction of LHB coach, it don't have rake sharing with 13331/13332 Dhanbad–Patna Intercity Express. Modern LHB coaches were introduced from 7 November 2022.

Ministry of Railway has approved introduction of 13333/13334 Dumka-Patna Express and the service of newly approved train will start from 24 January 2024 which will have Rake Sharing with 13329/13330 Ganga Damodar Express. The maintenance work will be done at Dhanbad CDO.

Train No. Train name Departs Arrival 13329 Ganga Damodar Express DHN@11:20 PM Daily PNBE@05:15 AM Daily 13334 Patna-Dumka Express PNBE@06:40 AM Daily DUMK@01:30 PM Daily 13333 Dumka-Patna Express DUMK@02:10 PM Daily PNBE@09:00 PM Daily 13330 Ganga Damodar Express PNBE@11:20 PM Daily DHN@05:20 AM Daily

Ganga Damodar Express

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