| Doon Express | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Service type | Express |
| First service | 1 May 1968; 57 years ago (1968-05-01) |
| Current operator | Eastern Railway |
| Route | |
| Termini | Howrah Junction (HWH) Yog Nagari Rishikesh (YNRK) |
| Stops | 66 |
| Distance travelled | 1,535 km (954 mi) |
| Average journey time | 31 hours 20 minutes |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number | 13009 / 13010 |
| On-board services | |
| Classes | AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | On-board catering, E-catering |
| Observation facilities | Large windows |
| Baggage facilities | Available |
| Other facilities | Below the seats |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | LHB coach |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 50 km/h (31 mph) average including halts. |
The 13009 / 13010Doon Express is anexpress train belonging toIndian Railways –Eastern Railway zone that runs betweenHowrah Junction &Yog Nagari Rishikesh railway station in India.
It operates as train number 13009 from Howrah Junction to Yog Nagari Rishikesh and as train number 13010 in the reverse direction, serving the states ofWest Bengal,Jharkhand,Bihar,Uttar Pradesh &Uttarakhand.
The 13009/13010 Doon Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 5 AC 3 tier, 9 Sleeper class, 3 General Unreserved, military coach & 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) coaches. It does not have apantry car.
As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
The 13009 Doon Express covers the distance of 1557 kilometres in 33 hours (46.48 km/h) and in also 33 hours as 13010 Doon Express (46.48 km/h).
As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/h, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare does not include aSuperfast surcharge.
The 13009/13010 Doon Express runs from Howrah Junction viaChandannagar,Bandel Junction,Barddhaman Junction,Asansol Junction,Dhanbad Junction,Gomoh Junction,Koderma Junction,Gaya Junction,Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction,Varanasi Junction,Jaunpur Junction,Akbarpur Junction,Ayodhya Junction,Lucknow Charbagh,Shahjahanpur Junction,Bareilly Junction,Moradabad Junction,Najibabad Junction,Laksar Junction,Haridwar to Yog Nagari Rishikesh.
As the route is now fully electrified, it is hauled by aHowrah Loco Shed basedWAP-5 /WAP-7 electric locomotive from Howrah to Yog Nagari Rishikesh and vice versa.
On 31 May 2012, 5 people died and 50 were injured whenthe train derailed at Mahrawa station.[1]
On 28 April 2014, the Doon Express derailed close to Zafarganj station near Ambedkar Nagar inUttar Pradesh killing 3 and injuring 6 people.