Tapaswini Express

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Tapaswini Express
Overview
Service type Express train
Locale Odisha, Jharkhand
First service1996
Current operator(s) East Coast Railway
Route
Termini Puri
Hatia
Stops22 halts between Puri and Hatia
Distance travelled690 km (430 mi)
Average journey time15 hours 10 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)18451/18452
On-board services
Class(es) 1 AC First Class coaches, 3 AC two-tier coaches, 4 AC 3-tier coaches, 11 sleeper coaches, 3 2nd Class coaches, two SLRs
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesNo pantry car but food is served
Observation facilitiesLarge windows in AC classes
Entertainment facilitiesNil
Baggage facilitiesUnder the seats
Technical
Rolling stock 4
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) (broad gauge)
Operating speed55 km/h (34 mph) (average with halts)
Route map
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The Tapaswini Express is daily Express train between Hatia and Puri. The train was the first Express train to be introduced with a route via Bhubaneswar, Dhenkanal, Talcher, Sambalpur. 18451UP departs Hatia at 15:55 and reaches Puri at 07:15 every day. The 18452DN departs Puri at 20:00 and reaches Hatia at 11:05 every day. This train has two rakes with WAP-4 or WAP-7 Visakhapatnam locomotive. This train reverses 2 times: at Sambalpur and Talcher.

Contents

This train is named after famous Odia book Tapaswini written by 19th century Odia poet Swabhabkabi Gangadhar Meher.

Route

Schedule

Train numberStation codeDeparture stationDeparture timeDeparture dayArrival stationArrival timeArrival day
18451HTEHatia3:55 PMDailyPuri7:35 AMDaily (next day)
18452PURIPuri8:00 PMDailyHatia11:05 AMDaily (next day)

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 kmph.

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Reversals

Loco

As this route is fully electrified, this train runs with electric locomotive WAP-7 or WAP-4 of Visakhapatnam shed end to end

Diesel Loco Shed, Bondamunda WDM-3D/Twins was used earlier (before electrification of Jharsuguda/Sambalpur to Talcher route).

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