6-701: The 22387 / 22388 Dhanbad – Howrah Black Diamond Express is a daily superfast passenger train that connects the city of Dhanbad in Jharkhand to the capital of West Bengal , Kolkata . It acts as a sister train / twin train to the Howrah – Dhanbad Coalfield Express . Due to the close proximity of Dhanbad, known as the coal capital of India and a major industrial hub in Jharkhand, to key coal and industrial regions of West Bengal including Asansol , Raniganj , Andal , Waria , and Durgapur , along with its proximity to
12-589: The Black Diamond Express between Dhanbad and Howrah on July 1, 2013. This train serves as a counterpart to the Howrah – Dhanbad Coalfield Express , with the key distinction being that the Black Diamond Express is operated by East Central Railways, whereas the former is managed by Eastern Railways. Additionally, while the Howrah – Dhanbad Coalfield Express runs on the Barrdhaman – Howrah Chord line ,
18-527: The Black Diamond Express operates along the Howrah – Barrdhaman Main line . The 22387 Howrah – Dhanbad Black Diamond Express, departs Howrah at 06:15 hrs and arrives in Dhanbad at 11:18 hrs, traversing a distance of 271 km in 5 hrs 3 min, with an average speed of 54 km / hr and maximum permissible speed of 110 km / hr. The reverse train, that is 22388 Dhanbad – Howrah Black Diamond Express, departs Dhanbad at 16:20 hrs and arrives in Howrah at 21:20 hrs, covering
24-413: The journey in 5 hrs, with an average speed of 54 km / hr. Enroute, the train stops at Seoraphuli, Bandel, Barrdhaman, Mankar, Panagarh, Durgapur, Waria, Andal, RaniGanj, Asansol, Sitarampur, Kulti, Barakar and Kumardubi stations. Initially, the train was inaugurated as 13317 / 13318 Howrah - Dhanbad Black Diamond Express. However, with the upgrading of this train to the superfast category, the train numbering
30-500: The state capital Kolkata , a significant number of passengers travel along this route daily. However, with the region experiencing population growth and increased industrial activity, the sole superfast daily connection between these cities, the Howrah – Dhanbad Coalfield Express , was struggling to meet the rising demand from passengers. Consequently, there was a strong demand for a new train to effectively address this passenger influx. In response to this demand, Indian Railways launched
36-590: Was changed to 22387 / 22388. The train is equipped with 22 ICF coaches. The coach composition includes, The train is hauled by the Deen Dayal Upadhyay based WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end. This Indian rail transport related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Dhanbad Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
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