Dhanbad–Alappuzha Express

The 13351 / 13352 Dhanbad–Alappuzha Express is an express train belonging to East Central Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 13351/13352 train numbers on a daily basis, earlier it runs between Bokaro and Chennai so it was named as Bokaro-Madrass express ."Changes in operation of trains on July 10 & 11" For undertaking engineering works, the Southern Railway has announced changes in train scheduleMob missiles target trains on open line

Service

The 13351/Dhanbad–Alappuzha Express has an average speed of 45 km/h and covers 2546 km in 57h. The 13352/Alappuzha–Dhanbad Express has an average speed of 46 km/h and covers 2546 km in 55h 30m. From April first 2019 the train will not touch Shornur Junction, pass through link line and will halt at Ottappalam and Wadakkanchery in both directions.

History of the Train The train was originally introduced in 1970 as the TATA–Madras service. In 1975, it was extended up to Bokaro. Later, in 1981, the service was reorganised into two separate trains — the TATA–Madras and a new Bokaro–Madras service via Ranchi, with both trains operating in coordination up to Rourkela.

During the 1991–92 Railway Budget, the TATA / Bokaro–Madras service was further extended up to Alappuzha (ALLP). Subsequently, in the 2003–04 Railway Budget, approval was granted to extend the Bokaro–Alappuzha service up to Dhanbad, thereby enhancing connectivity to the coalfield region.

The extension of the train up to Dhanbad was primarily undertaken due to maintenance and operational constraints, as Bokaro faced limitations in providing adequate maintenance facilities for the rake.

In the post-COVID operational period, rake linking with the Tatanagar–Alappuzha Express was discontinued, following which both services began operating independently in terms of scheduling and rake management.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Katrasgarh

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches. It consist one 1st AC, two 2nd AC, six 3rd AC, six Sleeper, four General second class, two SLRD/EOG & one Pantry Car Coach.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction two times:

Rakes

The train has six dedicated rakes. It ran as link train with 18189/18190 Tatanagar–Alappuzha Express but was discontinued when Indian Railways started phasing out link services.

Dhanbad–Alappuzha Express

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