Kolkata–Jammu Tawi Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| First service | 1 June 1913 |
| Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway |
| Route | |
| Termini | Kolkata (KOAA) Jammu Tawi (JAT) |
| Stops | 78 |
| Distance travelled | 1,988 km (1,235 mi) |
| Average journey time | 45hrs 05mins |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 13151 / 13152 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | Available |
| 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) |
| Operating speed | 44 km/h (27 mph) average including halts. |
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.[1]
Service
[edit]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
[edit]The important halts of the train are :
- Kolkata
- Dakshineswar
- Kamarkundu
- Barddhaman Junction
- Asansol Junction
- Dhanbad Junction
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh
- koderma Junction
- 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
[edit]Both trains are hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end.
Coach composition
[edit]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
[edit]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.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]History
[edit]Earlier this train used to originate from Sealdah. But as Kolkata Chitpur Terminus was built this train was shifted to Kolkata (KOAA).
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