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 daily basis.[1]
Overview | |
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Service type | Express |
Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway |
Route | |
Termini | Kolkata (KOAA) Jammu Tawi (JAT) |
Stops | 78 |
Distance travelled | 1,986 km (1,234 mi) |
Average journey time | 45h 5m |
Service frequency | Daily |
Train number(s) | 13151/13152 |
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 | 5 |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Operating speed | 44 km/h (27 mph) |
Service edit
It averages 45 km/h as 13151 Kolkata - Jammu Tawi Express and covers 1986 km in 45 hrs 5 mins & 45 km/h as 13152 Jammu Tawi - Kolkata Express and covers 1986 km in 45 hrs.
Route and halts edit
The important halts of the train are :
- Kolkata
- Dakshineswar
- Kamarkundu
- Barddhaman Junction
- Asansol Junction
- Dhanbad Junction
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh
- Gaya Junction
- Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction
- Varanasi Junction
- Jaunpur Junction
- Akbarpur Junction
- Ayodhya Junction
- Faizabad Junction
- Lucknow Charbagh
- Sandila
- Hardoi
- Roza Junction
- Shahjahanpur
- Bareilly Junction
- Rampur Junction
- Moradabad Junction
- Dhampur
- Laksar Junction
- Roorkee
- Saharanpur Junction
- Ambala Cantonment Junction
- Ludhiana Junction
- Jalandhar Cantonment Junction
- Pathankot Cantonment
- Jammu Tawi
Traction edit
Both trains are hauled by a Howrah Electric Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotives from end to end. But they also have been spotted with WAP-4 as well.
Coach composition edit
The train uses 5 dedicated LHB rakes. It has 21 coaches. The coach composition is as follows:
For 13151 (KOAA-JAT)
- 2 Generator Car (1 at each end)
- 3 Unreserved (only at front)
- 8 Sleeper Class
- 1 Pantry Car
- 1 AC 3-tier Economy Coach
- 5 AC 3-tier Coaches
- 1 AC 2-tier Coach
For 13152 (JAT-KOAA)
- 2 Generator Car
- 1 AC 2-tier Coach
- 5 AC 3-tier Coaches
- 1 AC 3-tier Economy Coach
- 1 Pantry Car
- 8 Sleeper Coaches
- 3 Unreserved Coach (Only at back)
It is to be kept in mind that 2 out of the 5 rakes of 13151/52 run with the exact opposite coach composition i.e. regular 13152 composition in 13151 and vice versa. So check the coach composition at station and hear out the announcements.
Operation edit
13151 - Starts Kolkata Station at 11:45 AM IST Daily and reaches Jammu Tawi on 3rd Day at 9:00 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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History edit
Earlier this train used to originate from Sealdah. But as Kolkata Chitpur Terminus was built this train was shifted to Kolkata (KOAA).