Gour Express

{{Infobox rail service

| name = Gour Express

|image =

|caption = Gour Express over a railway bridge

| type = Express

| locale = West Bengal, Jharkhand

| first = {{start date and age|20 April 1980}}

| last =

| operator = Eastern Railways

| ridership =

| start = Sealdah (SDAH)

| stops = 12 up to {{stnlnk|Malda Town}}

| end = Malda (MLDT)

| distance = {{convert|349.6|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}

| journeytime = 7 hours 45 minutes in up direction, 7 hours 50 minutes in down direction.

| frequency = Daily

| class = First AC, Second AC, Third AC, Sleeper, Unreserved

| seating = Available

| sleeping = Available

| autorack = Available

| catering =

| observation = Large windows

| entertainment =

| baggage = Available

| otherfacilities=

| stock = LHB coach

| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}

| el =

| trainnumber = 13153/13154 (to Malda Town)

| speed = {{convert|44|km/h|abbr=on}} average with halts

| map =

| map_state =

}}

Gour Express is an express train of the Indian Railways connecting Kolkata with the district of Malda. The train covers a distance of {{convert|349.6|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} up to Malda with the numbers 13153/54.

Timeline

The Gour Express commenced operations as a triweekly express service between Sealdah and Malda from 20 April 1980. The train proved successful and the then railway minister A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury played a key role in increasing the frequency of the service. On 2 October 1982, he flagged off the first run of the train as a daily service

Important stoppages

{{stnlnk|Sealdah}}
{{stnlnk|Bidhannagar Road}}
{{stnlnk|Naihati Junction}}
{{stnlnk|Bandel Junction}}
{{stnlnk|Barddhaman Junction}}
{{stnlnk|Bolpur Shantiniketan}}
{{stnlnk|Ahmadpur Junction}}
{{stnlnk|Sainthia Junction}}
{{stnlnk|Rampurhat Junction}}
{{stnlnk|Nalhati Junction}}
{{stnlnk|Murarai}}
{{stnlnk|Rajgram}} (only for 13154 service)
{{stnlnk|Pakur}}
{{stnlnk|New Farakka Junction}}
{{stnlnk|Malda Town}}

Timings

13153 leaves Sealdah around 22:05 everyday and reaches Malda Town at 5:55 next day.
13154 departs Malda Town around 21:25 everyday and reaches Sealdah at 5:00 next day.

Coach composition

The train consists of 21 passenger coaches. The train runs with the following coach composition -

1 Composite 1st A/C
3 A/C 2-tier coaches
2 A/C 3-tier coaches
9 Non-A/C sleeper coaches
4 Unreserved sleeper coaches (UR)
1 Luggage-cum-Guard coaches with unreserved seating (SLR)
1 End on Generation (EOG)

Of these, one Luggage-cum-Guard, one unreserved sleeper, three reserved non-A/C sleeper, one A/C 3-tier and one A/C 2-tier coach were used for the through service between Sealdah and Balurghat (now closed).{{cite web|title=Gour Express Link|url=http://amp.indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-sealdah-balurghat-gour-link-express-13153-slip/6854/325/1899}}