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{{Italic title}}{{Short description|Train in India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name = Tapaswini Express
| image=
| image_width =
| caption =
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express]]
| locale = [[Odisha, India|Odisha]] & [[Jharkhand]]
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|1998|08|15}}
| last =
| operator = [[East Coast Railway zone|East Coast Railway]]
| start = {{rws|Puri}} (PURI)
| stops = 22
| end = {{rws|Hatia}} (HTE)
| distance = {{convert|690|km|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 14 hours 30 minutes
| frequency = Daily
| class = AC First class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved,
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = On-board catering <br/> E-catering
| observation = Large windows
| entertainment =
| baggage = Available
| otherfacilities = Below the seats
| stock = [[LHB coach]]
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}} (Broad Gauge)
| el =
| trainnumber = 18451 / 18452
| speed = {{convert|55|km/h|abbr=on}} average with halts
| map = [[File:Tapaswini Express (Puri - Hatia) Route map.png|250px]]
| map_state =
}}

The 18451 / 18452 '''Tapaswini Express''' is daily [[Express trains in India|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 is named after famous Odia book ''Tapaswini'' written by 19th century Odia poet Swabhabkabi [[Gangadhar Meher]].

==Route & halts ==

* '''PURI – Puri'''
* KUR – Khurda Road Junction
* BBS – Bhubaneswar
* CTC – Cuttack Junction
* DNKL – Dhenkanal
* TLHR – Talcher (train reverses direction)
* ANGL – Angul
* BONA – Boinda
* RAIR – Rairakhol
* SBP – Sambalpur Junction (train reverses direction)
* RGL – Rengali
* JSG – Jharsuguda Junction
* BMB – Bamra
* GP – Rajgangpur
* ROU – Rourkela Junction
* NXN - Nuagaon
* ORGA – Orga
* BANO – Bano
* GBX – Govindpur Road
* '''HTE – Hatia'''

==Schedule==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Train number !! Station code !! Departure station !! Departure time !! Departure day !! Arrival station !! Arrival time !! Arrival day
|-
| 18451 || HTE || Hatia || 3:55 PM || Daily || Puri || 7:35 AM || Daily (next day)
|-
| 18452 || PURI || Puri || 8:00 PM || Daily || Hatia || 11:05 AM || Daily (next day)
|}

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

* 1 AC I Tier
* 2 AC II Tier
* 7 AC III Tier
* 6 Sleeper coaches
* 4 General
* 1 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
* 1 Generator Car
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|-
|[[File:BSicon LDER.svg|25px]] ||EOG||H1||A1||A2||B1||B2||B3||B4||B5||B6||B7||S1||S2||S3||S4||S5||S6||GEN||GEN||GEN||GEN||SLR
|}

==Direction reversal==
The train reverses its direction twice at;
* {{stnlnk|Talcher}}
* {{stnlnk|Sambalpur Junction}}.

==Traction==
As the route is fully electrified, it is hauled by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam|Visakhapatnam Loco Shed]] / [[Electric Loco Shed, Tatanagar|Tatanagar Loco Shed]] based [[WAP-7]] electric locomotive from end to end.

==See also==

*[[Bokaro Steel City–Bhubaneswar Garib Rath Express]]
*[[List of named passenger trains in India]]
*[[Express trains in India]]
*[[Indian Railways coaching stock]]
*[[Hatia railway station]]
*[[Puri railway station]]
*[[Talcher Road railway station]]
*{{stnlnk|Sambalpur Junction}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/train/1615 India Rail Info page]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tapaswini Express}}
[[Category:Transport in Ranchi]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Puri]]
[[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Odisha]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Express trains in India]]
[[Category:Railway services introduced in 1998]]

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