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{{Infobox rail service<br />
| name = Ganga Sutlej Express<br />
| image = File:Ganga sutlej exp.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express]]<br />
| locale = [[Jharkhand]], [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Haryana]] & [[Punjab,India|Punjab]]<br />
| first = <br />
| last =<br />
| operator = [[East Central Railway zone|East Central Railways]]<br />
| ridership = <br />
| start = {{stnlnk|Dhanbad Junction}} (DHN)<br />
| stops = 73<br />
| end = {{stnlnk|Firozpur Cantonment}} (FZR)<br />
| distance = {{convert|1604|km|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| journeytime = 36 hours 50 minutes<br />
| frequency = Daily<br />
| class = AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved<br />
| seating = Yes<br />
| sleeping = Yes<br />
| autorack =<br />
| catering = On-board catering, <br> E-catering<br />
| observation = Large windows<br />
| entertainment = <br />
| baggage = <br />
| otherfacilities =<br />
| stock = [[LHB coaches]]<br />
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm|allk=on}}<br />
| el = <br />
| trainnumber = 13307 / 13308<br />
| speed = {{convert|44|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average with halts.<br />
| map = <br />
| map_state =<br />
}}<br />
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The 13307 /13308 '''Ganga Sutlej Express''' is an [[Express trains in India|Express]] train belonging to [[Indian Railways]] that run between {{stnlnk|Dhanbad Junction}} and {{stnlnk|Firozpur Cantonment}} in India.<br />
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== Background ==<br />
It is named after two Indian Rivers; [[Ganga]] (which flows in the holy city of [[Varanasi]], also [[Chhapra]]) and [[Sutlej]] (a river which flows in the northern states of [[Punjab,India|Punjab]] and [[Himachal Pradesh]]).<br />
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== Service ==<br />
It operates as train number 13307 from Dhanbad Junction to Firozpur Cantonment and as train number 13308 in the reverse direction, serving the states of [[Jharkhand]], [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Haryana]] & [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. The train covers the distance of {{cvt|1604|km}} in 35–37 hours approximately at a speed of ({{cvt|43|km/h}}).<ref>[http://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-train-stay-on-station-15733316.html?src=Search-ART-train], ''jagran.com'', 24 March 2017</ref><ref>[http://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/dhanbad/story/862681.html], ''prabhatkhabar.com'', 17 September 2016</ref><br />
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==Coaches==<br />
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The service presently has 8 Sleeper Class & 6 General Unreserved coaches in addition to a couple of High Capacity Parcel Van coaches.<br />
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:violet;"| Loco<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:brown;"| 1<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:pink;"| 2<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:pink;"| 3<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:pink;"| 4<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 5<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 6<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 7<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 8<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 9<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 10<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 11<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightskyblue;"| 12<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:yellow;"| 13<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightgreen;"| 14<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:lightgreen;"| 15<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:pink;"| 16<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:pink;"| 17<br />
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:brown;"| 18<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:BSicon LDER.svg|25px]] ||EOG||GEN||GEN||GEN||S1||S2||S3||S4||S5||S6||S7||S8||A1||B1||B2||GEN||GEN||EOG<br />
|}<br />
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==Routing==<br />
The 13307/13308 Ganga Sutlej Express runs from Dhanbad Junction via {{stnlnk|Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh}}, {{stnlnk|Gaya Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Mughalsarai Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Varanasi Junction}},<br />
{{stnlnk|Jaunpur Junction}},<br />
{{stnlnk|Akbarpur Junction}},<br />
{{stnlnk|Ayodhya Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Lucknow Charbagh}}, {{stnlnk|Ambala Cantonment Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Ludhiana Junction}} to Firozpur Cantonment.<br />
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==Traction==<br />
As this route is partially electrified, a [[Electric Loco Shed, Mughal Sarai|Mughalsarai]]-based [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]] pulls the train from {{stnlnk|Dhanbad Junction}} to {{stnlnk|Ludhiana Junction}} then [[Diesel Loco Shed, Ludhiana|Ludhiana]]-based [[Indian locomotive class WDM-3A|WDM-3A]] pulls the train to its destination.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://indiarailinfo.com/train/ganga-sutlej-express-13307/475/378/105 13307 Ganga Sutlej Express] at India Rail Info<br />
*[https://indiarailinfo.com/train/ganga-sutlej-express-13308/476/105/378 13308 Ganga Sutlej Express] at India Rail Info<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ganga Sutlej Express}}<br />
[[Category:Transport in Dhanbad]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Firozpur]]<br />
[[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Jharkhand]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Haryana]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Punjab, India]]<br />
[[Category:Express trains in India]]</div>
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