| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Express | ||||
| Locale | Odisha & Jharkhand | ||||
| First service | 15 August 1998 | ||||
| Current operator | East Coast Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Puri (PURI) Hatia (HTE) | ||||
| Stops | 22 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 690 km (430 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 14 hours 30 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number | 18451 / 18452 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Classes | AC First class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved, | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | On-board catering E-catering | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
| Other facilities | Below the seats | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) (Broad Gauge) | ||||
| Operating speed | 55 km/h (34 mph) average with halts | ||||
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The 18451 / 18452 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.
Contents
- Route & halts
- Schedule
- Coach composition
- Direction reversal
- Traction
- See also
- References
- External links
This train is named after famous Odia book Tapaswini written by 19th century Odia poet Swabhabkabi Gangadhar Meher.
