Ganga Damodar Express

Train in India

Ganga Damodar Express
Overview
Service type	Express
First service	29 November 1980; 43 years ago (1980-11-29)
Current operator(s)	East Central Railway zone
Route
Termini	Dhanbad (DHN) Patna (PNBE)
Stops	9
Distance travelled	292 km (181 mi)
Average journey time	05hrs 55mins
Service frequency	Daily ^[a]
Train number(s)	13329 / 13330
On-board services
Class(es)	AC chair car, Second Seating class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Auto-rack arrangements	Overhead racks
Catering facilities	E-catering only
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	50 km/h (31 mph),l average including halts.
Rake maintenance	Dhanbad
Rake sharing	13333/13334 Dumka - Patna Express

The 13329 / 13330 Ganga Damodar Express is an Express train belonging to East Central Railway zone that runs between Dhanbad Junction and Patna Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 13329/13330 train numbers on a daily basis.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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.

Train schedule Up

From Dhanbad Jn to Patna - 13329. The train starts from Dhanbad Jn every day.

Station Code	Station Platform	Station Name	Arrival	Departure
DHN	PF 2*	Dhanbad Jn.	START	23:20
TET	PF 1*	Tetulmari	23:31	23:33
GMO	PF 3*	NSCB Jn. Gomoh	23:54	23:59
PNME	PF 3*	Parasnath	00:13	00:15
HZD	PF 2*	Hazaribagh Road	00:35	00:37
PSB	PF 2*	Parsabad	00:53	00:55
KQR	PF 4*	Koderma Jn.	01:13	01:15
GAYA	PF 7*	Gaya Jn.	02:50	03:10
JHD	PF 2*	Jehanabad	03:50	03:55
TEA	PF 1*	Taregna	04:06	04:08
PNBE	PF 9*	Patna Jn.	05:15	END

Train schedule Dn

From Patna Jn to Dhanbad - 13330. The train starts from Patna Jn every day.

Station Code	Station Platform	Station Name	Arrival	Departure
PNBE	PF 9*	Patna Jn.	START	23:30
TEA	PF 2*	Taregna	23:55	23:57
JHD	PF 1*	Jehanabad	00:15	00:17
GAYA	PF 7*	Gaya Jn.	01:20	01:40
KQR	PF 3*	Koderma Jn.	02:53	02:55
PSB	PF 1*	Parsabad	03:14	03:16
HZD	PF 3*	Hazaribagh Road	03:33	03:35
PNME	PF 2*	Parasnath	03:55	03:57
GMO	PF 2*	NSCB Jn. Gomoh	04:18	04:23
TET	PF 2*	Tetulmari	04:38	04:40
DHN	PF 9*	Dhanbad Jn.	05:20	END

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
8 Sleeper
3 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:

Gaya Junction.

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 07th November, 2022.

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

Notes

^ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

External links

13329/Ganga Damodar Express
13330/Ganga Damodar Express

References

^ Special train will be run from Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Dhanbad to participate in the Patna Prakashotsava
^ Gujarat, Delhi are India's most investment-friendly states, Bihar and Jharkhand the worst
^ ECR diverts trains for track work

Railways in Eastern India

National network/
trunk lines

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–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction 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 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–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line Patna–Gaya line Patna–Mughalsarai section Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Raxaul–Sagauli line 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 Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line Howrah–Barddhaman main line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line Santragachi–Amta branch line Sealdah Main and North section Calcutta Chord link line Kolkata Circular Railway Sealdah–Bangaon line Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line Sealdah South section Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

Suburban
rail transport

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 Parlakimedi Light Railway

Zones & Divisions

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

Production units/
workshops

Transit points
with Bangladesh

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