Tapaswini Express
The Tapaswini Express is daily 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 has two rakes with WAP-4 or WAP-7 Visakhapatnam locomotive. This train reverses 2 times: at Sambalpur and Talcher.
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Express train | ||||
| Locale | Odisha, Jharkhand | ||||
| First service | 1996 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | East Coast Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Puri Hatia | ||||
| Stops | 22 halts between Puri and Hatia | ||||
| Distance travelled | 690 km (430 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 15 hours 10 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 18451/18452 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | 1 AC First Class coaches, 3 AC two-tier coaches, 4 AC 3-tier coaches, 11 sleeper coaches, 3 2nd Class coaches, two SLRs | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | No pantry car but food is served | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows in AC classes | ||||
| Entertainment facilities | Nil | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Under the seats | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | 4 | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) (broad gauge) | ||||
| Operating speed | 55 km/h (34 mph) (average with halts) | ||||
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This train is named after famous Odia book Tapaswini written by 19th century Odia poet Swabhabkabi Gangadhar Meher.
Route
- 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
| 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
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | EOG | H1 | A1 | A2 | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | B5 | B6 | B7 | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | GEN | GEN | GEN | GEN | SLR |
Reversals
- TLHR – Talcher railway station
- SBP – Sambalpur Junction
Loco
As this route is fully electrified, this train runs with electric locomotive WAP-7 or WAP-4 of Visakhapatnam shed end to end
Diesel Loco Shed, Bondamunda WDM-3D/Twins was used earlier (before electrification of Jharsuguda/Sambalpur to Talcher route).