page_title: Tirhut Express
section_title: Traction
hierarchical_section_title: Tirhut Express / Traction
caption_attribution_description: English: Tirhut Express being pulled by WDM 3A
context_page_description: The 13157 / 13158 Kolkata Station-Muzaffarpur Junction Tirhut Express is a Mail/Express express train belonging to Indian Railways - Eastern Railway zone that runs between Kolkata Station and Muzaffarpur Junction in India. This is the most popular train for people travelling beyond Muzaffarpur to Kolkata.
  It operates as train number 13157 from Kolkata Station to Muzaffarpur Junction and as train number 13158 in the reverse direction serving the states of Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal.
context_section_description: As the track between Muzaffarpur Junction (MFP) and Barauni Junction (BJU) has recently been electrified. Still till complete electrification and CRS inspection a Samastipur based WDM3D locomotive powers the train for its journey from Barauni Junction to Muzaffarpur Junction. The rest part of the journey is covered by an electric locomotive WAP 4 / WAM 4 / WAG-5.
caption: Tirhut Express being pulled by WDM 3A
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