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Posted: May 03 2020 (19:59)
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Last Response: Jun 05 2020 (12:12)
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Last Response: Jun 05 2020 (12:12)
May 03 2020 (19:59) 22504/Dibrugarh - Kanniyakumari Vivek SF Express (PT) | UDL/Andal Junction (6 PFs)guest
Why does this train and 15929/30 takes reversal at durgapur when it can take reversal and go from andal itself only, why to travel extra 16kms ?
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/train/16832/5/439 is small train & still reverse @ Durgapur!!
UDL got 6 PF as compared to 5 PF @ DGP & if long train can stop, they simply can reverse from there (UDL got Loco Shed and is a Jn & can easily manage reversal & major Freight Reversal must be happening there)!!
DGP is a major town, just 16 Kms away from UDL, tough to avoid and hence reversal happens @ DGP!!
UDL got 6 PF as compared to 5 PF @ DGP & if long train can stop, they simply can reverse from there (UDL got Loco Shed and is a Jn & can easily manage reversal & major Freight Reversal must be happening there)!!
DGP is a major town, just 16 Kms away from UDL, tough to avoid and hence reversal happens @ DGP!!
15929 is 22 Coach, 15629 is 23!!
These train's stop display their capacity to handle 24 Coach Rake!!
The stopping train can reverse @ UDL but IR dont wish to leave out Durgapur, which is just 16 Kms away!!
These train's stop display their capacity to handle 24 Coach Rake!!
The stopping train can reverse @ UDL but IR dont wish to leave out Durgapur, which is just 16 Kms away!!
15929 and a few other trains used to reverse at Andal and not touch Durgapur until 2002. (Most of the population at Durgapur lives near the steel plant and Andal is a convenient stop for them).
Only 2 PFs (I think PF5-6) can be used by trains going towards Siuri at Andal. These 2 platforms are quite short and can barely accommodate 13-14 coaches. There isn't much scope of extending them without extensive yard remodeling. So, in 2002, these trains were extended to Durgapur and started reversing there.
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Only 2 PFs (I think PF5-6) can be used by trains going towards Siuri at Andal. These 2 platforms are quite short and can barely accommodate 13-14 coaches. There isn't much scope of extending them without extensive yard remodeling. So, in 2002, these trains were extended to Durgapur and started reversing there.
Trains introduced later continued...
more...