The 13379/13380 DhanbadâÂÂLokmanya Tilak Terminus Express is an Express train of Indian Railways connecting Dhanbad Junction in the state of Jharkhand with Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The train provides direct rail connectivity between the coalfield region of eastern India and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
The service was earlier operated as special train numbers 03379/03380 and later continued as a regular express service with new numbering. The train is operated by the East Central Railway zone.
Train number 13379 departs from Dhanbad Jn at around 23:00 hrs and reaches Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at about 14:15 hrs on the third day of the journey. The return service 13380 operates in the opposite direction with similar travel duration of about 39 hours.
The train covers a distance of around 1,870 km and halts at important stations including Katrasgarh, Chandrapura, Patratu, Latehar, Garhwa Road, Renukut, Singrauli, Katni South, Jabalpur, Itarsi, Bhusaval, Manmad and Kalyan.
The important halts of the train include:
The train generally runs with LHB coaches comprising AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, AC 3 Economy, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved coaches and SLR coaches.
The train runs through the states of Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra providing long-distance connectivity between eastern coal belt regions and western India.