East Coast Express (India)
Appearance
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Overview | |||||
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Service type | Express | ||||
Locale | Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal | ||||
First service | 16 May 1975 | ||||
Current operator(s) | South Eastern Railway | ||||
Route | |||||
Termini | Hyderabad Deccan Howrah Junction | ||||
Stops | 57 | ||||
Distance travelled | 1,592 km (989 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 29 hrs 55 min for both upwards and downwards journey | ||||
Service frequency | Daily | ||||
Train number(s) | 18645 / 18646 | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, Unreserved | ||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
Catering facilities | E-Catering | ||||
Observation facilities | Rake Sharing with Howrah Hatia Express | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | ICF Coaches | ||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Operating speed | 56.87 km/h (35.34 mph) average with halts | ||||
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The East Coast Express is a daily train that runs between Hyderabad and Howrah (near Kolkata). This train numbered 18645/46 takes 30 hours to cover the distance of 1592 km due to a lot of stops on the way.The train is currently suspended due to COVID19 pandemic.
Train Composition
This train has 11 sleeper coaches, four 3AC, one 2AC, 2 general and 2 SLR coaches making a total of 20 coaches.
Locomotive
The train is hauled by a Lallaguda WAP7 locomotive from Secundrabad to Vijayawada. It reverses there and gets another WAP4 Vijayawada loco and hauls it up to Visakhapatnam. It again reverses there a gets a WAP4 from Visakhapatnam loco to haul the train up to Howrah.
Route
18645 - East Coast Express - HOWRAH JN to HYDERABAD DECAN [1]
Station Name | Station Code |
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HOWRAH JN | HWH |
MECHEDA | MCA |
PANSKURA | PKU |
KHARAGPUR JN | KGP |
BELDA | BLDA |
JALESWAR | JER |
BASTA | BTS |
RUPSA JN | ROP |
BALASORE | BLS |
SORO | SORO |
MARKONA | MKO |
BHADRAKH | BHC |
BAITARANI ROAD | BTV |
KORAI HALT | KRIH |
JAJPUR K ROAD | JJKR |
DHANMANDAL | DNM |
CUTTACK | CTC |
BARANG | BRAG |
BHUBANESWAR | BBS |
KHURDA ROAD JN | KUR |
NIRAKARPUR | NKP |
KALUPARA GHAT | KAPG |
BALUGAN | BALU |
CHILKA | CLKA |
KHALLIKOT | KIT |
CHATRAPUR | CAP |
BRAHMAPUR | BAM |
ICHCHPURAM | IPM |
SOMPETA | SPT |
PALASA | PSA |
NAUPADA JN | NWP |
SRIKAKULAM ROAD | CHE |
CHIPURUPALLE | CPP |
VIZIANAGRAM JN | VZM |
KOTTAVALASA | KTV |
SIMHACHALAM | SCM |
VISAKHAPATNAM | VSKP |
DUVVADA | DVD |
ANAKAPALLE | AKP |
ELAMANCHILI | YLM |
TUNI | TUNI |
ANNAVARAM | ANV |
PITHAPURAM | PAP |
SAMALKOT JN | SLO |
DWARAPUDI | DWP |
RAJAMUNDRY | RJY |
NIDADAVOLU JN | NDD |
TADEPALLIGUDEM | TDD |
ELURU | EE |
VIJAYAWADA JN | BZA |
KHAMMAM | KMT |
MAHBUBABAD | MABD |
WARANGAL | WL |
KAZIPET JN | KZJ |
JANGAON | ZN |
ALER | ALER |
BHONGIR | BG |
SECUNDERABAD JN | SC |
HYDERABAD DECCAN NAMEPALLY | HYB |
Gallery
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Howrah Hatia Express - AC 3 tier
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Howrah Hatia Express - Sleeper Class
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LGD shed WAP-4 with East Coast Express
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Howrah-bound East Coast Express during its scheduled halt at Kazipet Junction
References
External links
- "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-30.