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[[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]
[[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]

Revision as of 02:17, 19 December 2016

East Coast Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
LocaleTelangana, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal
First service16 May 1975; 49 years ago (1975-05-16)
Current operator(s)South Eastern Railway
Route
TerminiHyderabad Deccan
Howrah Junction
Distance travelled1,592 km (989 mi)
Average journey time29 hrs 55 min for both
upwards and downwards journey
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)18645 / 18646
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, Unreserved
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Observation facilitiesRake Sharing with Howrah Hatia Express
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed56.87 km/h (35.34 mph) average with halts
Route map

The East Coast Express is a daily train running between Hyderabad and Howrah (near Kolkata). This train numbered 18645/46 takes 30 hours to cover the distance of 1592 km due to lot of stops on the way.

Train composition and loco

This train has 11 sleeper coaches, four 3AC, one 2AC, 2 general and 2 SLR coaches making a total of 20 coaches. The train is hauled by a Lallaguda WAP7 locomotive from Secundrabad to Vijayawada. It reverses there and gets another WAP4 Lallaguda loco and hauls it up to Visakhapatnam. It again reverses there a gets a WAP4/WAM4 Visakhapatnam loco to haul the train up to Howrah.

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