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22387/Black Diamond Express
ब्लैक डायमण्ड एक्सप्रेस

HWH/Howrah Junction --> DHN/Dhanbad Junction

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• JCO 06.02.2023 & 09.02.2023 will remain cancelled due to Traffic & Power Block for dismantling of existing ROB no. 213 at Barddhaman over ER.
Tue Jan 31, 2023 (01:48AM)
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Black Diamond Express will stop at All Stations between Barddhaman & Asansol from 18.11.22 to 29.11.22
Mon Nov 14, 2022 (10:05AM)
JCO 01.08.2021 cancelled
Sun Aug 01, 2021 (07:56AM)
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Pantry/Catering
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✕ On-board Catering
✓ E-Catering
Updated: Mar 14 (19:23) by Anubad_008^~
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No RSA. Single Rake PM @DHN
Rating: 4.4/5 (154 votes)
cleanliness - good (27)
punctuality - excellent (29)
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ticket avbl - good (24)
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railfanning - excellent (27)
safety - excellent (25)
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Mar 09 2019 (11:37)   22387/Black Diamond Express
SFAnish~
SFAnish~   321 blog posts
Entry# 4255144            Tags   Past Edits
Railfans will have a ball at this train especially if they are sitiing at the right side of the train. In the Up direction you will witness both HWH and SDAH Raj near Panagarh and Durgapur respectively. In the return direction, you will feel the mindblowing speed of HWH raj near DGR and SDAH Raj and DUronto back to back near Khana Jn. Nowadays maintains great speed and even notches up to MPS in DGR-BWN section.
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May 20 2015 (22:21)   22387/Black Diamond Express
tan.11~
tan.11~   2019 blog posts
Entry# 1477596            Tags   Past Edits
This is the most punctual train ever...........you can't find a single red mark in the picture.
SO, THIS IS THE BEST OPTION TO REACH Howrah to Barddhman, Durgapur, Asansol, Dhanbad.
This train always reaches before time...........
best suited for those who want to catch their jobs and for students.
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passengers, moving for north of Howrah interchanging from trains like Gitanjali, Howrah Mail, Azad Hind, Samarsata, etc. this is the best suited train
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HWH-DHN Black Diamond Express :::::::::: /blog/post/1477601

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Mar 01 2019 (16:51)   22387/Black Diamond Express
SFAnish~
SFAnish~   321 blog posts
Entry# 4245940            Tags   Past Edits
Bathroom in general remains clean, Some coaches in 2S also fitted with bio toilets.
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May 17 2015 (13:41)   22387/Black Diamond Express
tan.11~
tan.11~   2019 blog posts
Entry# 1472446            Tags   Past Edits
hoooooooh!!!!! Reached Dhanbad sharp at 11:01 a.m. (10 minutes early)
Anyhow i just managed to catch this train which was 1 minute early at Durgapur station.
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This train is one of the most punctual trains of India...... i travelled in this train several times and i never saw it getting late more then 20 minutes.
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This train is best suited for those who want to catch their jobs and for students.
For passengers, moving for north of Howrah interchanging from trains like Gitanjali, Howrah Mail, Azad Hind, Samarsata, etc. this is the best suited train and Siuri-Howrah Hool Epress (as the second option)
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#admins please update this as the #TB (the current one is quite older)
Pic by :- #Alexander (train standing at Durgapur, Platform no. 2)

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May 17 2015 (14:59)
IndianTrainFanonTwitter~
IndianTrainFanonTwitter~   10340 blog posts
Re# 1472446-1              
Very popular train between Howrah and Dhanbad... it used to run with Non-AC DD Coaches some decades back. I feel that it's timings are something that make the train an attractive option for Inter City Chair Car travel apart from the Howrah - Ranchi Shatabdi. ER should LHBfy this train by replacing this ICF Rake with some single decker LHB coaches (both Non-AC and AC) + some LHB double decker coaches from the old LHB AC DD Rake that is languishing in the Howrah Rail Yard :-)
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May 17 2015 (15:03)
tan.11~
tan.11~   2019 blog posts
Re# 1472446-2              
ER was not getting any zone which would purchase the Howrah-Dhanbad DD Express.........so a number of coaches can be utilised here.
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can you update the #TB
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May 17 2015 (15:06)
IndianTrainFanonTwitter~
IndianTrainFanonTwitter~   10340 blog posts
Re# 1472446-3              
I've updated the Train Board Pic.... the toilet window in this photo seems to be that of an AC CC Coach :-)
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May 17 2015 (15:17)
tan.11~
tan.11~   2019 blog posts
Re# 1472446-4               Past Edits
no, no AC coaches.
don't u feel the coaches look tilted towards right.
actually, i captured the picture of second last coach standing at the beginning of the platform and it was fast.
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May 18 2015 (15:39)
KeepTravelling^~
KeepTravelling^~   10611 blog posts
Re# 1472446-5              
Very good train but shouldnt be SF .
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May 18 2015 (21:29)
Snehal Kumar Pandey   10 blog posts
Re# 1472446-6              
one of the most majestic trains of ER, very punctual and runs both UP/DOWN on a single rake.
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Nov 22 2016 (17:42)
kroy1967   72 blog posts
Re# 1472446-7               Past Edits
Just for information to all members - 22387/8 Black Diamond SF express is an ECR train & not ER. ECR has recently asked Railway Board for LHB coaches for this train. They expect to receive this rake shortly. If LHB fied this train will be the first Intercity service to have LHB rake in the eastern zone. The only drawback will be - this train is always overcrowded & if there is no middle doors then there will be chaotic scenes at intermediate staions. Hope the LHB ICE rakes are provided with the middle doors for the convenience of the passengers.
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Dec 18 2016 (11:02)
Hiiiiiiii
Hiiiiiiii   9797 blog posts
Re# 1472446-8              
2s has no middle door..but GEN of LHB have middle doors
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Oct 18 2014 (17:48)   22387/Black Diamond Express
SujatoGanguly1234344
SujatoGanguly1234344   15 blog posts
Entry# 1249610            Tags  
Quite good service for the daily commuters in general.
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