Hubballi–Varanasi Weekly Express

Train in India

Varanasi - Hubballi Weekly Express

Overview

Service type

Express

First service

23 May 2017; 7 years ago (2017-05-23) (Inaugural run)

Current operator(s)

South Western Railway zone

Route

Termini

Varanasi Junction (BSB)
Hubballi Junction (UBL)

Stops

Distance travelled

2,030 km (1,261 mi)

Average journey time

42h 5m

Service frequency

Weekly

Train number(s)

17324/17323

On-board services

Class(es)

AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved

Seating arrangements

Sleeping arrangements

Yes

Catering facilities

On-board Catering
E-Catering

Observation facilities

ICF Utkrisht Coaches

Entertainment facilities

Baggage facilities

Other facilities

Below the seats

Technical

Rolling stock

Track gauge

1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Operating speed

48 km/h (30 mph), including halts

Route map

The Varanasi - Hubballi Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to South Western Railway zone that runs between Varanasi Junction and Hubballi Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 17324/17323 train numbers on a weekly basis.

Service

17324/Varanasi - Hubballi Weekly Express has an average speed of 51 km/h and covers 2035 km in 39h 55m .

The 17323/Hubballi - Varanasi Weekly Express has an average speed of 48 km/h and covers 2035 km in 42h 5m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

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Coach composite

The train has standard ICF Utkrisht Rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 21 coaches :

1 AC II Tier
2 AC III Tier
6 Sleeper Coaches
6 General
2 Generators cum Luggage cum Parcel Car

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Hubballi Loco Shed based WDP-4 diesel locomotive from Varanasi Junction to Hubballi Junction and vice versa.

Direction reversal

Train Reverses its direction 1 times:

Gadag Junction

Notes

Runs one day in a week for every direction.

External links

References

^ "Minister of Railways Flags off Train No 17324/17323 Varanasi - Hubballi - Varanasi Express (Weekly) & 17325/17326 Hubballi - Mysuru - Hubballi Express (Daily)". Government of India. Press Information Bureau. 23 May 2017.
PERMANENTLY AUGMENTATION OF TRAIN WITH ADDITIONAL COACH
'Vishwamanava Express', and story behind the name
"Hubballi- Varanasi train to run from May 28". The Times of India. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2018.

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

Indian railheads
near India–Nepal border

Railway companies

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