Sambalpur–Jammu Tawi Express
Overview | |
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Service type | Express |
Current operator(s) | East Coast Railway zone |
Route | |
Termini | Sambalpur Junction (SBP) Jammu Tawi (JAT) |
Stops | 79 |
Distance travelled | 2,348 km (1,459 mi) |
Average journey time | 18309 - 51h 25m 18310 - 49h 40m |
Service frequency | Quad-weekly [a] |
Train number(s) | 18309/18310 |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved |
Seating arrangements | No |
Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
Catering facilities | Pantry Car On-board catering E-catering |
Observation facilities | ICF coach |
Entertainment facilities | No |
Baggage facilities | No |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | 4 |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Operating speed | 18309 - 46 km/h (29 mph), including halts 18310 - 47 km/h (29 mph), including halts |
The Sambalpur–Jammu Tawi Express is an Express train belonging to East Coast Railway zone that runs between Sambalpur Junction and Jammu Tawi in India. It is currently being operated with 18309/18310 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2][3]
Service[edit]
The 18309/Sambalpur–Jammu Tawi Express has an average speed of 46 km/h and covers 2348 km in 51h 25m. The 18310/Jammu Tawi–Sambalpur Express has an average speed of 47 km/h and covers 2348 km in 49h 40m.
Route and halts[edit]
The important halts of the train are:
- Sambalpur Junction
- Jharsuguda Junction
- Bamra
- Rajgangpur
- Rourkela Junction
- Hatia
- Ranchi Junction
- Muri Junction
- Ramgarh Cantonment
- Barkakana Junction
- Barwadih Junction
- Daltonganj
- Garwa Road Junction railway station
- Chopan
- Chunar Junction
- Allahabad Junction
- Kanpur Central
- Tundla Junction
- Aligarh Junction
- Ghaziabad Junction
- Old Delhi Junction
- Ambala Cantonment Junction
- Ludhiana Junction
- Phillaur Junction
- Phagwara Junction
- Jalandhar City Junction
- Amritsar Junction
- Pathankot Junction
- Jammu Tawi
Coach composition[edit]
The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 21 coaches:
- 1 AC II Tier
- 1 Parcel Van
- 3 AC III Tier
- 9 Sleeper coaches
- 1 Pantry car
- 4 General Unreserved
- 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake
Traction[edit]
Both trains are hauled by a Santragachi Loco Shed-based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Sambalpur to Jammu Tawi.
Slip coaches[edit]
The train used to get attached/detached to/from 18101/18102 Muri Express at Muri Junction to continue till Jammu Tawi. This system was in use till March 2020.
Direction reversal[edit]
The train reverses its direction 2 times:
See also[edit]
- Phillaur Junction
- Rourkela Junction railway station
- Jammu Tawi railway station
- Tatanagar–Amritsar Jallianwalla Bagh Express
- Muri Express
Notes[edit]
- ^ Runs four days in a week for every direction.
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Transport in Rourkela
- Transport in Jammu
- Express trains in India
- Rail transport in West Bengal
- Rail transport in Jharkhand
- Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh
- Rail transport in Bihar
- Rail transport in Haryana
- Rail transport in Punjab, India
- Rail transport in Jammu and Kashmir
- Railway services introduced in 2003
- Indian express train stubs