Shalimar–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express
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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Express | ||||
| Locale | Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Jharkhand, West Bengal | ||||
| Current operator(s) | South Eastern Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Shalimar (Kolkata) Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai) | ||||
| Stops | 82 as 18030 Shalimar Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express, 83 as 18029 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Shalimar Express | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,951 km (1,212 mi) as 18030 Shalimar Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express, 1,950 km (1,212 mi) as 18029 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Shalimar Express | ||||
| Average journey time | 37 hours 50 minutes as 18030 Shalimar Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express, 38 hours 20 minutes as 18029 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Shalimar Express | ||||
| Service frequency | daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 18029 / 18030 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | No Pantry Car | ||||
| Observation facilities | No Rake Sharing | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 51.22 km/h (32 mph), including halts | ||||
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The 18029/18030 Shalimar Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Shalimar (Kolkata) and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai) in India.
It operates as train number 18029 from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Shalimar (Kolkata) and as train number 18030 in the reverse direction.
Coaches
The 18029/18030 Shalimar Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 1 AC 3 tier, 13 Sleeper Class & 4 General Unreserved coaches. In addition, it carries up to 4 High Capacity Parcel Vans.
As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 18029 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Shalimar Express covers the distance of 1950 kilometres in 38 hours 20 mins (50.87 km/hr) & 1951 kilometres in 37 hours 50 mins (51.57 km/hr) as 18030 Shalimar Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express.
As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.
Gallery
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18029 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Shalimar Express - Fishy coach -
18029 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Shalimar Express - Sleeper coach
Traction
Prior to DC-AC conversion, 2 locomotives would haul the train. A WCAM 3 from the Kalyan shed hauls the train between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus & Igatpuri after which a Howrah based WAP 4 takes over for the remainder of the journey.
With Central Railway progressively moving towards a complete changeover from DC to AC traction, it has recently started being hauled end to end by a Howrah based WAP 4 locomotive.
Time Table
18029 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Shalimar Express leaves Lokmanya Tilak Terminus on a daily basis at 21:55 hrs IST and reaches Kolkata Shalimar at 12:15 hrs IST on the 3rd day.
18030 Shalimar Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express leaves Kolkata Shalimar on a daily basis at 15:00 hrs IST and reaches Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 04:50 hrs IST on the 3rd day.
| Station Code | Station Name |
18029 - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Kolkata Shalimar[1] |
Distance from Source in km |
Day |
18030 - Kolkata Shalimar to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus[2] |
Distance from Source in km |
Day | ||
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| Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | ||||||
| LTT | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus | Source | 21:55 | 0 | 1 | 04:50 | Destination | 1951 | 3 |
| TNA | Thane | 22:18 | 22:20 | 18 | 1 | 04:09 | 04:10 | 1934 | 3 |
| KYN | Kalyan Junction | 22:40 | 22:45 | 38 | 1 | 03:50 | 03:55 | 1913 | 3 |
| IGP | Igatpuri | 00:30 | 00:35 | 121 | 2 | 01:49 | 01:50 | 1830 | 3 |
| MMR | Manmad Junction | 02:45 | 02:50 | 245 | 2 | 23:12 | 23:15 | 1706 | 2 |
| BSL | Bhusawal Junction | 05:10 | 05:20 | 429 | 2 | 20:30 | 20:45 | 1522 | 2 |
| NGP | Nagpur Junction | 13:10 | 13:30 | 821 | 2 | 13:15 | 13:40 | 1129 | 2 |
| G | Gondia Junction | 15:45 | 15:55 | 952 | 2 | 10:05 | 10:15 | 999 | 2 |
| DURG | Durg | 18:25 | 18:35 | 1086 | 2 | 07:45 | 07:55 | 865 | 2 |
| R | Raipur Junction | 19:25 | 19:35 | 1123 | 2 | 06:35 | 06:45 | 828 | 2 |
| BSP | Bilaspur Junction | 22:05 | 22:25 | 1233 | 2 | 04:25 | 04:35 | 718 | 2 |
| ROU | Rourkela | 03:25 | 03:35 | 1540 | 3 | 23:03 | 23:13 | 411 | 1 |
| TATA | Tatanagar Junction | 06:50 | 07:10 | 1703 | 3 | 20:05 | 20:10 | 248 | 1 |
| KGP | Kharagpur Junction | 09:20 | 09:30 | 1837 | 3 | 17:35 | 17:50 | 113 | 1 |
| SHM | Kolkata Shalimar | 12:15 | Destination | 1950 | 3 | Source | 15:00 | 0 | 1 |
External links
References
- ^ shalimar_express-18029-train.html "LTT Shalimar Express-18029". Retrieved 3 September 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ ltt-express-18030-shm-to-ltt/459/297/65 "Shalimar LTT Express 18030". Retrieved 18 October 2012.
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