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DGR/Durgapur (5 PFs)
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দুর্গাপুর / درگا پور

Track: Quadruple Electric-Line

Updated: Nov 19 2022 (23:27) by Pran22^~
Durgapur Railway Station, located in the heart of Durgapur, West Bengal, is a major junction serving the Howrah-Delhi main line. The station boasts five platforms with modern amenities like waiting rooms, food stalls, and drinking water facilities. A vibrant market area surrounds the station, offering local handicrafts and souvenirs.

Tourism

The Durga Mandir is a prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Goddess Durga.
The Kali Temple is a sacred site for devotees of Goddess Kali.
The Hanuman Temple is a popular spot for seeking blessings from Lord Hanuman.
The Gurudwara Sahib is a Sikh place of worship known for its serene atmosphere.
The Jama Masjid is a historic mosque and a prominent landmark in Durgapur.

Food

Annapurna Restaurant is known for its authentic Bengali vegetarian cuisine.
The Dhaba serves delicious North Indian vegetarian dishes.
Bawarchi is popular for its South Indian vegetarian thalis.
Sagar Ratna offers a wide variety of vegetarian snacks and meals.
Haldiram's is a chain restaurant serving a range of vegetarian snacks and sweets.

Station Address

Durgapur Railway Station Complex, Durgapur - 713201, Dist - Paschim Bardhaman
State: West Bengal

Elevation: 73 m above sea level
Type: Regular   Category: NSG-3
Zone: ER/Eastern   Division: Asansol


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Jan 18 (11:45)   12019/Howrah - Ranchi Shatabdi Express | DGR/Durgapur (5 PFs)
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Is breakfast served before Durgapur or after that? I am travel HWH-DGR on this train, should i carry some snacks or would i get breakfast?
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Jan 08 (16:52)   DGR/Durgapur (5 PFs)
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May 02 2020 (20:45)   12385/Howrah-Dhanbad AC Double Decker Express | HWH/Howrah Junction (23 PFs)
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◾Dhanbad Double Decker - Operational Constraints◾
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The Dhanbad Double Decker Express was stopped just within 5 years of its service. People have a lot of anticipation for this train, some want it to restart on same route, some want it to run towards Siliguri. There are many limitations for this train, rake as well as path. Lets see-
• The train was
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proposed as High-speed connection to Dhanbad, and was expected to run just ahead of Kolkata Rajdhani Exp in both directions.
• The rake is supposed to be a prototype.
• When the rake first arrived from Kapurthala, scratch marks were seen all over the body which was when railway understood their mistake. This mistake was rectified in other rakes where coaches were made less wide.
• The platform edges had to be immediately trimmed a little at several stations. A detailed report from press is supposed to be available in the link ➡️ click here
• This rake was suitable for 130Kmph operations, but became restricted to 110Kmph because of wider body & oscillation matters.
• The roof of the rake once touched overhead wires at Howrah yard in busy time, disrupting the traffic.
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◾ Special instructions for operation of 12385/6 Dhanbad Double Decker Express ◾
(as per CRS)
• The train was generally NOT allowed to run through DN HBC line (BWN-DKAE), UP & DN Slow lines (BWN-STN-BWN) as the platforms have 'reverse curve' (representative image of 'reverse curve' on DN HBC PF of MDSE stn attached). If was run through above lines, it had to maintain Speed Restriction of 15kmph at every platform line!
• The train SHOULD ONLY run through Rajdhani lines, i.e UP & Reverse line (in HWH SKG stretch), UP/DN Fast lines (in SKG-STN stretch), UP/DN GC lines (STN-DHN)
• The train had Permanent Speed Restrictions of 15Kmph at the following places over Rajdhani line (platform number indicated in brackets) -
≠In UP direction - Howrah (8,9,13), Bally (5), Saktigarh (1), Galsi (2), Asansol (4), Sitarampur (1), Barakar (1), Kumardubi (1)
≠In DN direction - Kalubathan (2), Asansol (5), Raniganj (3), Barddhaman (5), Belur (4), Liluah (4), Howrah (8,9,13)
• Hence, the slot & schedule was prepared to depart the train in afternoon from Howrah, and a morning departure from Dhanbad, just ahead of Rajdhani Express (reference attached)
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◾How things became worse?◾
• Things were more or less fine,train was getting some passengers, suddenly the slot was changed. The train on previous slot, was colliding with slots of other trains in DN direction & platform availability was becoming an issue at Howrah, so the train was put on a new slot, to depart Howrah in morning, and Dhanbad in evening arriving Howrah very late at around 23 hours. (the DN locals making it more late at night)
• The train departed just after Poorva in Up direction, so that it doesn't block path of any other train, while it departed in evening from Dhanbad, so that it could use DN Reverse line b/w SKG-DKAE (as the reverse line works as UP line throughout the evening, so a night slot was fine to get the track traffic-free)
• In morning, Ranchi Shatabdi, Black Diamond Exp & Hool Express takes away a good load of Passengers. Similarly in return the passengers ended up at 11PM at night, very inconvenient for many travellers, whereas the Ranchi Shatabdi & Black Diamond was always a more convenient option to Kolkata. The 900 seats of this train could not be filled, so coaches reduced, ultimately the train stopped!
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• Now with so many running restrictions in the Rajdhani line itself, How much logical will it be to run to run a 900 seat AC train to any other destinations? The answer remains debated!

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