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Tapaswini Express - Wikipedia

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Tapaswini Express

Overview

Service type

Express

Locale

Odisha & Jharkhand

First service

15 August 1996; 28 years ago

Current operator(s)

East Coast Railway

Route

Termini

Puri (PURI)
Hatia (HTE)

Stops

Distance travelled

690 km (430 mi)

Average journey time

14 hours 30 minutes

Service frequency

Daily

Train number(s)

18451 / 18452

On-board services

Class(es)

AC First class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved,

Seating arrangements

Yes

Sleeping arrangements

Yes

Catering facilities

On-board catering
E-catering

Observation facilities

Large windows

Baggage facilities

Available

Other facilities

Below the seats

Technical

Rolling stock

LHB coach

Track gauge

1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) (Broad Gauge)

Operating speed

55 km/h (34 mph) average with halts

Route map

The 18451 / 18452 Tapaswini Express is daily Express train between Hatia and Puri. The train was the first Express train to be introduced with a route via Bhubaneswar, Dhenkanal, Talcher, Sambalpur. 18451UP departs Hatia at 15:55 and reaches Puri at 07:15 every day. The 18452DN departs Puri at 20:00 and reaches Hatia at 11:05 every day.

This train is named after famous Odia book Tapaswini written by 19th century Odia poet Swabhabkabi Gangadhar Meher.

Route & halts

PURI – Puri
KUR – Khurda Road Junction
BBS – Bhubaneswar
CTC – Cuttack Junction
DNKL – Dhenkanal
TLHR – Talcher (train reverses direction)
ANGL – Angul
BONA – Boinda
RAIR – Rairakhol
SBP – Sambalpur Junction (train reverses direction)
RGL – Rengali
JSG – Jharsuguda Junction
BMB – Bamra
GP – Rajgangpur
ROU – Rourkela Junction
NXN - Nuagaon
ORGA – Orga
BANO – Bano
GBX – Govindpur Road
HTE – Hatia

Schedule

Train number	Station code	Departure station	Departure time	Departure day	Arrival station	Arrival time	Arrival day
18451	HTE	Hatia	3:55 PM	Daily	Puri	7:35 AM	Daily (next day)
18452	PURI	Puri	8:00 PM	Daily	Hatia	11:05 AM	Daily (next day)

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 kmph.

1 AC I Tier
2 AC II Tier
7 AC III Tier
6 Sleeper coaches
4 General
1 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
1 Generator Car

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
	EOG	H1	A1	A2	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B7	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	GEN	GEN	GEN	GEN	SLR

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction twice at;

Traction

As the route is fully electrified, it is hauled by a Visakhapatnam Loco Shed / Tatanagar Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end.

References

External links

India Rail Info page

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