Sealdah–Varanasi Express

The Sealdah–Varanasi Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Sealdah and Varanasi Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 13133/13134 train numbers. It runs from Varanasi on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. From Sealdah MON TUE WED FRI SAT

Service
The 13133/Sealdah–Varanasi (Upper India) Express has an average speed of 36 km/h and covers 872 km in 24h 25m. 13134/Varanasi–Sealdah (Upper India) Express has an average speed of 33 km/h and covers 872 km in 26h 15m.

Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:


 * Sealdah
 * Bidhannagar Road
 * Barddhaman Junction
 * Bolpur Shantiniketan
 * Rampurhat Junction
 * Barharwa Junction
 * Sahibganj Junction
 * Bhagalpur Junction
 * Jamalpur Junction
 * Kiul Junction
 * Lakhisarai Junction
 * Barh
 * Bakhtiyarpur Junction
 * Patna Sahib
 * Gulzarbagh
 * Rajendra Nagar Terminal
 * Patna Junction
 * Phulwari Sharif
 * Danapur
 * Ara Junction
 * Buxar
 * Dildarnagar Junction
 * Zamania
 * Mughalsarai Junction
 * Varanasi Junction

Coach composition
The train has standard LCF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 16 coaches :


 * 2 AC III Tier
 * 6 Sleeper coaches
 * 6 General
 * 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Barddhaman Loco Shed-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive from Sealdah to Varanasi and vice versa.

Running status
13134 – leaves at 8:40 hrs from Varanasi Jn every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and reaches 2nd day at 10:55 hrs IST at Sealdah

13133 – leaves Sealdah at 21:15 hrs every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and reaches Varanasi Jn at 21:40                                                          hrs IST on 2nd day.