East Coast Express (India)

The East Coast Express is a daily train that runs between Hyderabad and Howrah (near Kolkata). This train numbered 18645/46 takes 30 hours to cover the distance of 1592 km due to a lot of stops on the way.The train is currently suspended due to COVID19 pandemic.

East Coast Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
LocaleTelangana, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal
First service16 May 1975 (1975-05-16)
Current operator(s)South Eastern Railway
Route
StartHyderabad Deccan
Stops57
EndHowrah Junction
Distance travelled1,592 km (989 mi)
Average journey time29 hrs 55 min for both
upwards and downwards journey
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)18645 / 18646
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesE-Catering
Observation facilitiesRake Sharing with Howrah Hatia Express
Technical
Rolling stockICF Coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed56.87 km/h (35.34 mph) average with halts
Route map

Train Composition

This train has 11 sleeper coaches, four 3AC, one 2AC, 2 general and 2 SLR coaches making a total of 20 coaches.

Locomotive

The train is hauled by a Lallaguda WAP7 locomotive from Secundrabad to Vijayawada. It reverses there and gets another WAP4 Vijayawada loco and hauls it up to Visakhapatnam. It again reverses there a gets a WAP4 from Visakhapatnam loco to haul the train up to Howrah.

Route

18645 - East Coast Express - HOWRAH JN to HYDERABAD DECAN [1]

Station NameStation Code
HOWRAH JNHWH
MECHEDAMCA
PANSKURAPKU
KHARAGPUR JNKGP
BELDABLDA
JALESWARJER
BASTABTS
RUPSA JNROP
BALASOREBLS
SOROSORO
MARKONAMKO
BHADRAKHBHC
BAITARANI ROADBTV
KORAI HALTKRIH
JAJPUR K ROADJJKR
DHANMANDALDNM
CUTTACKCTC
BARANGBRAG
BHUBANESWARBBS
KHURDA ROAD JNKUR
NIRAKARPURNKP
KALUPARA GHATKAPG
BALUGANBALU
CHILKACLKA
KHALLIKOTKIT
CHATRAPURCAP
BRAHMAPURBAM
ICHCHPURAMIPM
SOMPETASPT
PALASAPSA
NAUPADA JNNWP
SRIKAKULAM ROADCHE
CHIPURUPALLECPP
VIZIANAGRAM JNVZM
KOTTAVALASAKTV
SIMHACHALAMSCM
VISAKHAPATNAMVSKP
DUVVADADVD
ANAKAPALLEAKP
ELAMANCHILIYLM
TUNITUNI
ANNAVARAMANV
PITHAPURAMPAP
SAMALKOT JNSLO
DWARAPUDIDWP
RAJAMUNDRYRJY
NIDADAVOLU JNNDD
TADEPALLIGUDEMTDD
ELURUEE
VIJAYAWADA JNBZA
KHAMMAMKMT
MAHBUBABADMABD
WARANGALWL
KAZIPET JNKZJ
JANGAONZN
ALERALER
BHONGIRBG
SECUNDERABAD JNSC
HYDERABAD DECCAN NAMEPALLYHYB

References

  • "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-30.


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