East Coast Express (India)
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| Locale | Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha & West Bengal |
| First service | 16 May 1975 |
| Current operator(s) | South Eastern Railway |
| Route | |
| Termini | Hyderabad Deccan (HYB) Kolkata Shalimar (SHM) |
| Stops | 56 |
| Distance travelled | 1,566 km (973 mi) |
| Average journey time | 31 hrs 10 mins |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 18045 / 18046 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, AC 3 Tier Economy, Sleeper class, General Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | E-catering only |
| 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) |
| Operating speed | 51 km/h (32 mph) average including halts. |
The 18045 / 18046 East Coast Express is a daily train that runs between Hyderabad Deccan railway station and Shalimar (Kolkata). Earlier this train's terminating station was Howrah. It is being operated with train numbers 18045/46 on a daily basis.
Train composition
[edit]This train has 7 Sleeper Coaches, 5 3AC-Tier Coaches, 2 2AC-Tier Coaches, 2 3AC Economy Coaches, 2 General, 1 SLR Coach, 1 EOG Coach & 2 High Capacity Parcel Van making a total of 22 coaches.[1]
Locomotive
[edit]The train is hauled by a Lallaguda-based WAP-7 locomotive from Hyderabad to Vijayawada. It reverses there and gets another WAP-4 of Vijayawada loco shed and hauls it up to Visakhapatnam. It again reverses there a gets a WAP-4 from Santragachi loco shed or a WAP-7 from Visakhapatnam Electric Shed to haul the train up to Howrah.
Route
[edit]18045 – East Coast Express – SHALIMAR (KOLKATA )to CHARLAPALLI (HYDERABAD) [2]
| Station name | Station code |
|---|---|
| Shalimar | SHM |
| Mecheda | MCA |
| Panskura Junction | PKU |
| Kharagpur Junction | KGP |
| Belda | BLDA |
| Jaleswar | JER |
| Basta | BTS |
| Rupsa Junction | ROP |
| Balasore | BLS |
| Soro | SORO |
| Markona | MKO |
| Bhadrakh | BHC |
| Baitarani Road | BTV |
| Korai Halt | KRIH |
| Jajpur Keonjhar Road | JJKR |
| Dhanmandal | DNM |
| Cuttack | CTC |
| Barang | BRAG |
| Bhubaneswar | BBS |
| Khurda Road | KUR |
| Nirakarpur | NKP |
| Kalupara Ghat | KAPG |
| Balugan | BALU |
| Chilka | CLKA |
| Khallikot | KIT |
| Chatrapur | CAP |
| Brahmapur | BAM |
| Ichchapuram | IPM |
| Sompeta | SPT |
| Palasa | PSA |
| Naupada | NWP |
| Srikakulam Road | CHE |
| Chipurupalle | CPP |
| Vizianagaram | VZM |
| Kothavalasa | KTV |
| Simhachalam | SCM |
| Visakhapatnam | VSKP |
| Duvvada | DVD |
| Anakapalle | AKP |
| Elamanchili | YLM |
| Tuni | TUNI |
| Annavaram | ANV |
| Pithapuram | PAP |
| Samalkot | SLO |
| Dwarapudi | DWP |
| Rajahmundry | RJY |
| Nidadavolu | NDD |
| Tadepalligudem | TDD |
| Eluru | EE |
| Vijayawada | BZA |
| Khammam | KMT |
| Mahbubabad | MABD |
| Warangal | WL |
| Kazipet | KZJ |
| Jangaon | ZN |
| Aler | ALER |
| Bhongir | BG |
| Charlapalli | CHZ |
References
[edit]- ^ Pran. "18045/East Coast Express (PT) - Kolkata Shalimar to Hyderabad Deccan Nampally SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ http://erailways.in/train-route.php?train_number=East+Coast+Express+-+%2818645%29 [dead link]
External links
[edit]- "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
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