Tapaswini Express

The 18451 / 18452 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.

Tapaswini Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Odisha & Jharkhand
First service	15 August 1998; 26 years ago (1998-08-15)
Current operator(s)	East Coast Railway
Route
Termini	Puri (PURI) Hatia (HTE)
Stops	22
Distance travelled	690 km (430 mi)
Average journey time	14 hours 30 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	18451 / 18452
On-board services
Class(es)	AC First class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved,
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
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) (Broad Gauge)
Operating speed	55 km/h (34 mph) average with halts
Route map

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

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

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction twice at;

• Talcher
• Sambalpur Junction.

Traction

As the route is fully electrified, it is hauled by a Visakhapatnam Loco Shed / 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
• Sambalpur Junction

References

External links

• India Rail Info page