Kolkata–Jammu Tawi Express

The 13151 / 13152 Kolkata-Jammu Tawi Express is an Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Kolkata in West Bengal and Jammu Tawi in Jammu and Kashmir. It is currently being operated with 13151/13152 train numbers on a daily basis.

Service
It averages 45 km/h as 13151 Kolkata - Jammu Tawi Express and covers 1986 km in 45 hrs 5 mins & 45 km/h as 13152 Jammu Tawi - Kolkata Express and covers 1986 km in 45 hrs.

Route and halts
The important halts of the train are :


 * Kolkata
 * Dakshineswar
 * Kamarkundu
 * Barddhaman Junction
 * Asansol Junction
 * Dhanbad Junction
 * Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh
 * Gaya Junction
 * Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction
 * Varanasi Junction
 * Jaunpur Junction
 * Akbarpur Junction
 * Ayodhya Junction
 * Faizabad Junction
 * Lucknow Charbagh
 * Hardoi
 * Shahjahanpur
 * Bareilly Junction
 * Rampur Junction
 * Moradabad Junction
 * Laksar Junction
 * Roorkee
 * Saharanpur Junction
 * Ambala Cantonment Junction
 * Ludhiana Junction
 * Jalandhar Cantonment Junction
 * Pathankot Cantonment
 * Jammu Tawi.

Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end.

Coach composition
The train uses 5 dedicated LHB rakes. It has 21 coaches. The coach composition is as follows:

For 13151 (KOAA-JAT)
 * 2 Generator Car (1 at each end)
 * 3 Unreserved (only at front)
 * 8 Sleeper Class
 * 1 Pantry Car
 * 1 AC 3-tier Economy Coach
 * 5 AC 3-tier Coaches
 * 1 AC 2-tier Coach

For 13152 (JAT-KOAA)
 * 2 Generator Car
 * 1 AC 2-tier Coach
 * 5 AC 3-tier Coaches
 * 1 AC 3-tier Economy Coach
 * 1 Pantry Car
 * 8 Sleeper Coaches
 * 3 Unreserved Coach (Only at back)

It is to be kept in mind that 2 out of the 5 rakes of 13151/52 run with the exact opposite coach composition i.e. regular 13152 composition in 13151 and vice versa. So check the coach composition at station and hear out the announcements.

Operation
13151 - Starts Kolkata Station at 11:45 AM IST Daily and reaches Jammu Tawi on 3rd Day at 9:00 AM IST.

13152 - Starts Jammu Tawi at 6:55 PM IST Daily and reaches Kolkata on 3rd Day at 3:45 PM IST.

History
Earlier this train used to originate from Sealdah. But as Kolkata Chitpur Terminus was built this train was shifted to Kolkata (KOAA).