Ganga Damodar Express


The 13329 / 13330 Ganga Damodar Express is an Express train belonging to East Central Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 13329/13330 train numbers on a daily basis.

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.

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches :

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:
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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 7 November 2022.
Ministry of Railway has approved introduction of 13333/13334 Dumka-Patna Express and the service of newly approved train will start from 24 January 2024 which will have Rake Sharing with 13329/13330 Ganga Damodar Express. The maintenance work will be done at Dhanbad CDO.
Train No.Train nameDepartsArrival
13329Ganga Damodar ExpressDHN@11:20 PM DailyPNBE@05:15 AM Daily
13334Patna-Dumka ExpressPNBE@06:40 AM DailyDUMK@01:30 PM Daily
13333Dumka-Patna ExpressDUMK@02:10 PM DailyPNBE@09:00 PM Daily
13330Ganga Damodar ExpressPNBE@11:20 PM DailyDHN@05:20 AM Daily