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13352/Alappuzha - Dhanbad Express
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आलप्पुऴा - धनबाद एक्सप्रेस

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Mar 13 (18:38)   13351/Dhanbad - Alappuzha Express | DHN/Dhanbad Junction (9 PFs)
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Change in CC of 13351/13352 Dhanbad - Alleppey Express
Ex. Dhanbad - 22/03/24
Ex. Alleppey - 25/03/24
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I think the rake formation when it used to run as combined train was very good from Rou till Allp. Total 12 sleeper coaches, 4 general compartment, one PC, 2AC-2 and 3AC-3 . Not completely sure. But the quota was less for DHN & Ranchi .
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At that time it was very good. But the shameless central govt. is hell-bent on not providing adequate facility to general public.
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Mar 14 (23:14)
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22.3 ni 22/7 h bhaiii
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Mar 15 (18:06)
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Good. The general and sleeper coaches currently overflow even as it reaches Chennai Central where hundreds more await.
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Mar 15 (21:40)
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Why 21 coaches? Not 22
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Mar 13 (19:24)   13351/Dhanbad - Alappuzha Express | DHN/Dhanbad Junction (9 PFs)
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Railway ka AC coaches bharne ka nsha ab utarna suru ho chuka h.. Aise hi thode din or rhe to sara nsha utar jayega
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Mar 13 (16:45)   13351/Dhanbad - Alappuzha Express
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Great Great Useful Great
Rake standardisation, experimental stops and special trains
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Mar 13 (19:12)
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Two 2AC minus
Sleeper +1, General +1

Good decision for this train
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Mar 13 (19:19)
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Yes I think this is third train via bza like reduction in ac & increasing non ac coaches post lhb conversion
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They should have reduced 1AC and given I'm any fast train. It goes empty in many sections in between. One good decision. There is no necessity for adding more AC coaches for q train which stops at every 30km.and then introduce AB in that route in future. They should retain 10AC and 10 Non AC in present trains.
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Jasidih smvt must reduced 3ac coaches add atleast 5 sleeper coaches
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Mar 06 (17:10)   13352/Alappuzha - Dhanbad Express | KLMR/Kalamasseri (2 PFs) | ED/WAP-7/30748
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Roller coasting..

SR ED WAP 7 30748 playing roller coaster at KLMR with the daily ECR 13352 ALLP- DHN Express via MAS.

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Sep 11 2015 (14:29)   53339/Dhanbad - Chandrapura Passenger (UnReserved) | SJA/Sijua (2 PFs)
 
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Sijua on the DHN-KTH-CRP sub-section on the CIC line is a great place for railfanning. Trains here travel at a very low MPS, due to underground fire. This section was founded during colonial times in 1880, and in that way it precedes the Grand Chord, which was built in 1903.
At 1880 the Dhanbad-Jharia & the DHN-KTH-PLJE section was built and the tracks were laid down for the purpose of loading coal.Jharia and Katras in those days were tiny kingdoms, while Dhanbad was a small village. The coal in Jharia and Katras were the very best in the country, and as such the British made a deal with the local rulers to
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construct a railway line to Jharia & Katras. Sitting prettily in between Katras & Jharia, this small village Dhanbad was chosen as the terminus for this two lines. However there was a requirement for the construction of a Loco Tank for watering the engines, as well a loco shed for maintainance of the locos. The nearest loco shed, the then 'East Indian Railways' largest was at Sitarampur with which Dhanbad had no rail link. This was because the Damodar was then the 'Sorrow of Bengal'. Every year it flooded and caused the deaths of thousands. Even the british had tried for several years to built a bridge, but the monsoon flooding would undo every progess they made. And as such there were rail lines which terminated at Barakar. But with the discovery of rich coal areas,the british wanted them to be directly connected with the industrial heartlands of Calcutta.
This is how a small unknown village, by virtue of it's sheer luck happened to become a not only a railway terminus, but also housed 'EIR's' largest loco tank as well as largest loco shed!
After the completion of this route, the british suddenly realised that if they they laid a railway tracks from Howrah to Gaya to 'Moghulsarai' (The British name for now Mughalsarai), they happened to reduce the distance from Calcutta to Delhi even further. The Brits toiled for years and bridges were laid across the Damodar, the Phalgow and the '5km streching' Sone!
Tunnels were laid across the Gurpa & Gajhandi forrests, and curves bulit to counter the steep gradient change as the Chotanagpur Plateau receded. Finally with much fanfare Lord Minto innargurated the Grand Chord in 1906,at Gajhandi. Meanwhile the British had extended the DHN-PLJE all the way to Madhya Pradesh, and named it as the CIC section.
With the completion of the Grand Chord however, Dhanbad was connected to Calcutta as well and Delhi directly and as such, in a small space of time became a important junction on the Grand Chord. It became the center of Coal-Loading and passenger travel, as both Jharia and Katras lost their past influences, somewhat.
Within a space of 100 years a small unknown village has become a thriving industrial city! And all this started because of this two railway lines!
It is sad that both these railway lines hav had to become victims of Underground Fires, caused by pure negligence!
While the Dhanbad-Jharia line is already history, the DHN-PLJE section is counting it's last breaths! Alternate routes are being planned, and soon this line will fade into Oblivion.....................................
Coming back to the present. It was a hot sunny afternoon and myself and my friend found ourselves at Sijua station waiting to catch the Jhargram-Dhanbad MEMU to Dhanbad.
While standing the overhead bridges, we spotted three trains in the space of 1 hours. We spotted two WAM-4s, 2 WAG-9s, a WAG-7, and the MEMU itself!
However as a tribute to the WAM-4, the 'Rahul Dravid of Indian Railways', for it's selfless 40 years of service, we clicked the pictures of the two WAM-4s only!
Picture 1-5 shows MGS WAM-4 bring in the DHN-CRP passenger.
Picture 6 shows TATA WAM-4 speed by with the marathon runner ALLP-DHN Express.
Hope you enjoyed this railfanning report, I added a touch of the history of the CIC section as well!
#Arnab

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