Departing from Bandel Junction on HB Main line: Black Diamond Express on-board
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After completing an unnecessary extended halt, the 40 minutes late running 22 coaches 13317 Howrah (HWH)- Dhanbad (DHN) BLACK DIAMOND Express headed by freshly POH'ed 30204 WAP-7 of GMO shed (now transferred to HWH) departs from Bandel Junction (situated on HB Main line), and accelerates. The diverging Azimganj- Katwa...
more... loop line, and Bandel EMU Car shed is also seen in the video.
Most of the Express and Mail trains uses the Howrah- Burdwan Chord line, and Sealdah- Burdwan Chord line via Dankuni Junction. Only the Passenger trains and a handful of Express and Mail trains uses the lengthier and slower Main line section via Bendel Junction. Bandel Junction is a station where lines from four different directions meet:
1) Howrah- Bandel
2) Sealdah- Bandel
3) Burdwan- Bandel.
4) Malta Town- Bandel via Katwa, Nabadwip Dham.
Giving me company on the trip were railfans Wrik, P.K. Venkatramani and B.G. (Pen-name), and we were on our way to visit CLW (Chittaranjan Locomotive Works) after getting special permission.