The train covers a distance of 349.6 km (217 mi) up to Malda with the numbers 13153/54.
The train proved successful and the then railway minister A.
A. Ghani Khan Choudhury played a key role in increasing the frequency of the service.
The train runs with the following coach composition - 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).
[1] As the route from Sealdah to Malda is fully electrified, it is hauled by a Howrah/Sealdah-based WAP-4/WAP-7 throughout its entire journey.