Kolkata–Jammu Tawi Express
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 every day week.[1]
.jpg) 13152 Jammu Tawi - Kolkata Express cruising towards Roorkee for its scheduled halt. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway |
| Route | |
| Start | Kolkata (KOAA) |
| Stops | 95 |
| End | Jammu Tawi (JAT) |
| Distance travelled | 1,986 km (1,234 mi) |
| Average journey time | 45h 5m |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | No |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | Yes |
| Entertainment facilities | No |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 44 km/h (27 mph) |
ServiceEdit
It averages 55 km/hr as 13151 Kolkata - Jammu Tawi Express and covers 1986 km in 45 hrs 5 mins & 55 km/hr as 13152 Jammu Tawi - Kolkata Expressand covers 1986 km in 45 hrs.
Route and haltsEdit
The important halts of the train are :
- Kolkata
- Barddhaman Junction
- Asansol Junction
- Dhanbad Junction
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh
- Gaya Junction
- Mughalsarai Junction
- Varanasi Junction
- Jaunpur Junction
- Akbarpur Junction
- Ayodhya Junction
- Faizabad Junction
- Lucknow Charbagh
- Hardoi
- Roza Junction
- Shahjahanpur
- Bareilly Junction
- Rampur Junction
- Moradabad Junction
- Dhampur
- Roorkee
- Saharanpur Junction
- Ambala Cantonment Junction
- Ludhiana Junction
- Jalandhar Cantonment Junction
- Pathankot Cantonment
- Jammu Tawi
TractionEdit
Both trains are hauled by a Mughalsarai Electric Loco Shed based WAP-4 electric locomotives from Kolkata to Pandit Dinadayal upadhyay. and handing over to a Lucknow Diesel Loco Shed or Tughlakabad Diesel Loco Shed based WDP-4D Diesel locomotive up till Jammu Tawi.
Coach compositeEdit
The train consists of 24 coaches:[clarification needed]
- 1 AC II Tier
- 2 AC III Tier
- 11 Sleeper Coaches
- 3 General
- 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
- 1 Pantry car
- 1 Military coach
OperationEdit
13151 - Starts Kolkata Station at 11:45 AM IST Daily and reaches Jammu Tawi on 3rd Day at 9:25 AM IST.
13152 - Starts Jammu Tawi at 6:55 PM IST Daily and reaches Kolkata on 3rd Day at 3:45 PM IST.
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HistoryEdit
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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