Gour Express

Gour Express is an express train of the Indian Railways connecting Kolkata with the district of Malda. The train covers a distance of 349.6 km up to Malda with the numbers 13153/54. Previously there was an additional link service of 109 km (from Malda to Balurghat) which used to run with the 55421/22 Malda Town–Balurghat passenger.

Timeline
The Gour Express commenced operations as a triweekly express service between Sealdah and Malda from 20 April 1980. The train proved successful and the then railway minister A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury played a key role in increasing the frequency of the service. On 2 October 1982, he flagged off the first run of the train as a daily service.

Through coaches to Balurghat were added to the train after the completion of the broad-gauge rail link to Balurghat in 2004. Now electrification work is under construction to pull the whole train to balurghat with electric loco..

Important stoppages

 * Sealdah
 * Bidhannagar Road
 * Naihati Junction
 * Bandel Junction
 * Barddhaman Junction
 * Bolpur Shantiniketan
 * Ahmadpur Junction
 * Sainthia Junction
 * Rampurhat Junction
 * Nalhati Junction
 * Murarai
 * Rajgram (only for 13154 service)
 * Pakur
 * New Farakka Junction
 * Malda Town

Gour Link Express stoppage
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 * Old Malda Junction
 * Adina
 * Eklakhi Junction
 * Gazole
 * Mahanagar
 * Deotala
 * Daulatpur Hat
 * Buniadpur
 * Gangarampur
 * Malancha
 * Rampur Bazar
 * Mallickpurhat
 * Balurghat

Timings

 * 1) 13153 leaves Sealdah around 22:15 everyday and reaches Malda Town at 5:55 next day.
 * 2) 13154 departs Malda Town around 21:35 everyday and reaches Sealdah at 5:00 next day.

Coach composition
The train consists of 22 passenger coaches. The train runs with the following coach composition -


 * 1 Composite 1st A/C – A/C 2 tier coach
 * 3 A/C 2-tier coaches
 * 2 A/C 3-tier coaches
 * 12 Non-A/C sleeper coaches
 * 2 Unreserved sleeper coaches (UR)
 * 2 Luggage-cum-Guard coaches with unreserved seating (SLR)

Of these, one Luggage-cum-Guard, one unreserved sleeper, three reserved non-A/C sleeper, one A/C 3-tier and one A/C 2-tier coach were used for the through service between Sealdah and Balurghat (now closed).

Traction
As the route from Sealdah to Malda is fully electrified, it is hauled by a Howrah/Sealdah-based WAP-4/WAP-7 throughout its entire journey.