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 | Charlapalli railway station (CHZ) Shalimar Railway Station (SHM) |
Stops | 56 |
Distance travelled | 1,566 km (973 mi) |
Average journey time | 31 hrs 0 min as 18045 30 hrs 40 min as 18046 |
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, Unreserved |
Seating arrangements | Yes |
Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
Catering facilities | E-catering |
Entertainment facilities | No |
Baggage facilities | Yes |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | LHB coach |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Operating speed | 51 km/h (32 mph) as 18045 52 km/h (32 mph) as 18046 |
The East Coast Express is a daily train that runs between Charlapalli( Hyderabad) and Shalimar (Kolkata). Earlier this train's terminating station was Hyderabad Deccan Nampally and Howrah. It is being operated with train numbers 18045/46 on a daily basis.
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]
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.
18045 – East Coast Express – SHALIMAR (KOLKATA )to CHARLAPALLI (HYDERABAD) [2]
Station name | Station code |
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Shalimar (Kolkata) | 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 |
Jaipur 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 |
CHARLAPALLI | CHZ |
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