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South Bihar Express
Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal & Bihar
Current operator(s)	East Central Railway
Route
Termini	Durg (DURG) Ara (ARA)
Stops	50
Distance travelled	1,162 km (722 mi)
Average journey time	25h 55m
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	13287 / 13288
On-board services
Class(es)	AC First, 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
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	46 km/h (29 mph) average including halts

The 13287 / 13288 South Bihar Express is an Express train belonging to East Central Railway zone that runs between Durg Junction and Ara Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 13287/13288 train numbers on a daily basis.

Service

The 13287 South Bihar Express has an average speed of 45 km/h and covers 1162 km in 25h 55m. The 13288 South Bihar Express has an average speed of 46 km/h and covers 1162 km in 25h 35m.

Train Schedule 13287

From Durg Jn to Ara Jn - 13287. The train starts from Durg every day.

Station code	Station name	Arrival	Departure
DURG	Durg Junction	START	07:00
BPHB	Bhilai Power House	07:09	07:11
R	Raipur Junction	07:40	07:50
TLD	Tilda Neora	08:21	08:23
BYT	Bhatapara	08:43	08:45
BPS	Bilaspur Junction	09:40	09:55
AKT	Akaltara	10:22	10:24
CPH	Champa	10:50	10:52
SKT	Sakti	11:17	11:19
KHS	Kharsia	11:32	11:34
RIG	Raigarh	12:05	12:10
BPH	Belpahar	12:50	12:52
BRJN	Brajrajnagar	13:06	13:08
JSG	Jharsuguda	13:35	13:40
BEH	Bagdihi	13:55	13:57
BMB	Bamra	14:11	14:13
GP	Rajgangpur	14:33	14:35
ROU	Rourkela	15:05	15:13
MOU	Manoharpur	15:47	15:49
GOL	Goilkera	16:23	16:23
CKP	Chakaradharpur	16:55	17:00
RKSN	Rajkharsawan Junction	17:17	17:19
Sini	Sini Junction	17:34	17:36
TATA	Tatanagar Junction	18:10	18:45
CNI	Chandil Junction	20:13	20:15
BBM	Barabhum	20:38	20:40
PRR	Purulia Junction	21:15	21:20
ANR	Anara	21:58	22:00
JOC	Joychandi Pahar	22:20	22:25
ASN	Asansol Junction	00:05	00:25
CRJ	Chittaranjan	00:48	00:50
JMT	Jamtara	01:04	01:06
MDP	Madhupur Junction	01:35	01:38
JSME	Jasidih Junction	02:02	02:05
JAJ	Jhajha	03:05	03:10
JMU	Jamui	03:26	03:28
KIUL	Kiul Junction	03:52	03:57
LKR	Lakhisarai Junction	03:59	04:01
BRYA	Barahiya	04:14	04:16
HTZ	Hathidah Junction	04:24	04:26
MKA	Mokama	04:37	04:39
BARH	Barh	04:55	04:57
ATL	Athmal Gola	05:05	05:07
BKP	Bakhtiyarpur Junction	05:33	05:35
KOO	Khusropur	05:48	05:50
FUT	Fatuha	06:06	06:08
PNC	Patna Sahib	06:28	06:30
RJPB	Rajendra Nagar	06:45	06:50
PNBE	Patna Junction	07:00	07:10
DNR	Danapur	07:23	07:33
BTA	Bihta	07:44	07:46
ARA	ARA	08:30/09:30	END

Train Schedule 13288

From Ara Jn to Durg Jn - 13288. The train starts from Ara Jn every day.

Station code	Station name	Arrival	Departure
ARA	ARA	START	18:45
BTA	Bihta	19:01	19:03
DNR	Danapur	19:30	19:40
PNBE	Patna Junction	20:05	20:15
RJPB	Rajendra Nagar	20:25	20:30
PNC	Patna Sahib	20:42	20:46
FUT	Fatuha Junction	20:55	20:57
KOO	Khusropur	21:05	21:07
BKP	Bakhtiyarpur Junction	21:22	21:24
ATL	Athmal Gola	21:32	21:34
BARH	Barh	21:41	21:43
MKA	Mokama	22:10	22:15
HTZ	Hathidah Junction	22:21	22:23
BRYA	Barahiya	22:32	22:34
LKR	Lakhisarai Junction	22:48	22:50
KIUL	Kiul Junction	23:00	23:05
JMU	Jamui	23:26	23:28
JAJ	Jhajha	00:35	00:40
JSME	Jasidih Junction	01:12	01:17
MDP	Madhupur Junction	01:42	01:46
JMT	Jamtara	02:16	02:18
CRJ	Chitranjan	02:32	02:34
ASN	Asansol Junction	03:30	03:50
JOC	Joychandi Pahar	04:33	04:35
ANR	Anara	04:54	04:56
PRR	Purulia Junction	05:25	05:30
BBM	Barabhum	05:58	06:00
CNI	Chandil Junction	06:34	06:35
GMH	Gamaharia	06:58	07:00
TATA	Tatanagar Junction	07:35	08:05
BSP	Bilaspur Junction	17:35	17:50
R	Raipur Junction	19:35	19:40
BPHB	Bhilai PWR HS	20:06	20:08
DURG	Durg	20:40	END

Traction

The train is hauled by a Gomoh Loco Shed or Samastipur Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Ara Junction to Asansol Junction. From Asansol Junction to Durg Junction it is hauled by a Tatanagar Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive and vice versa.

Direction reversals

The train reverses its direction twice at;

Notes

Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

References

Railways in Eastern India

National network/
trunk lines

Other lines/sections

Interstate	Asansol–Gaya section Asansol–Patna section Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barkakana–Son Nagar line Barsoi–New Farakka section Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line Dumka–Bhagalpur line Gaya–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction section Hatia–Rourkela line Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line Katihar–Siliguri line Kharagpur–Puri line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Kothavalasa–Kirandul line New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section Tatanagar–Bilaspur section
Bihar	Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Samastipur section Fatuha–Tilaiya line Gaya–Kiul line Mokama–Barauni section Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line Neora–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line Patna–Gaya line Patna–Mughalsarai section Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Raxaul–Sagauli line Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section
Jharkhand	Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line Dhanbad–Chandrapura line Railways in Jharia Coalfield Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line
Odisha	Khurda Road–Bolangir line Cuttack–Sambalpur line
West Bengal	Ahmadpur–Katwa line Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line Andal–Sainthia branch line Andal–Sitarampur loop line Bandel–Katwa line Bankura–Masagram line Bardhaman–Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line Howrah–Barddhaman main line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line Santragachi–Amta branch line Sealdah Main and North section Calcutta Chord link line Kolkata Circular Railway Sealdah–Bangaon line Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line Sealdah South section Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

Suburban
rail transport

Monorail

Defunct lines

Revived/ Under revival	Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway Bankura–Damodar Railway Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway Burdwan–Katwa Railway Bakhtiarpur–Bihar Light Railway Futwah–Islampur Light Railway
Inactive	Bengal Provincial Railway East Coast State Railway Kalighat Falta Railway Mayurbhanj State Railway Dehri Rohtas Light Railway Patna–Digha Ghat line Parlakimedi Light Railway

Zones & Divisions

Eastern	Asansol Howrah Malda Sealdah
East Central	Danapur Dhanbad Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Samastipur Sonpur
East Coast	Sambalpur Khurda Road Waltair
North Eastern	Varanasi
Northeast Frontier	Katihar Alipurduar
South Eastern	Adra Chakradharpur Kharagpur Ranchi

Production units/
workshops

Transit points
with Bangladesh

Active	Haldibari–Chilahati Singhabad–Rohanpur Radhikapur–Biral Gede–Darshana Petrapole–Benapole
Defunct	Mahisasan–Shahbajpur Changrabandha–Burimari New Gitaldaha–Mogalhat

Indian railheads
near India–Nepal border

Railway companies