The East Coast Express is a daily train that runs between
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...
and
Shalimar Shalimar or Shalamar refers to three historic royal gardens (or Baghs) of the Mughal Empire in South Asia:
* Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India; built in 1619
* Shalimar Gardens, Lahore, Pakistan; a UNESCO World Heritage Site built i ...
(near
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
). Earlier this train's terminating station was Howrah . This train numbered 18045/46 takes 30 hours to cover the distance of 1592 km due to a lot of stops on the way.
Train composition
This train has 11 Sleeper Coaches, Three 3AC-Tier Coaches, One 2AC-Tier Coach, 4 General and 1 SLR-EOG Coach, 1 EOG Coach & 1 High Capacity Parcel Van making a total of 22 coaches.
Locomotive
The train is hauled by a
-based
WAP-7
The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 Volt, kV Alternating current, AC Electric locomotive, electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for 5 ft 6 ...
locomotive from
Secunderabad
Secunderabad, also spelled as Sikandarabad (, ), is a twin cities, twin city of Hyderabad and one of the six zones of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Telangana. It ...
to
Vijayawada
Vijayawada, formerly known as Bezawada, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and is a part of the state's Capital Region. It is the administrative headquarters of the NTR district. Its metropolitan region comprises NT ...
. It reverses there and gets another
WAP-4
The Indian locomotive class WAP-4 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1993 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) ...
of
Vijayawada loco shed and hauls it up to
Visakhapatnam
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. It again reverses there a gets a WAP-4 from
Visakhapatnam loco shed to haul the train up to
Howrah
Howrah (, , alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River opposite its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively it lies within Howrah district, and is th ...
.
Route
18045 – East Coast Express – SHALIMAR (KOLKATA )to HYDERABAD DECCAN
[http://erailways.in/train-route.php?train_number=East+Coast+Express+-+%2818645%29 ]
Gallery
File:Howrah Hatia Express - AC 3 tier.jpg, Howrah–Hatia Express – AC 3 tier
File:Howrah Hatia Express - Sleeper Class.jpg, Howrah–Hatia Express
The 18615 / 16 Kriya Yoga Express, formerly known as Howrah–Hatia Express is an Express trains in India, Express train belonging to Indian Railways – South Eastern Railway zone that runs between & in India.
It operates as train number 186 ...
– Sleeper class
File:LGD shed WAP-4 with East Coast Express.jpg, LGD shed WAP-4
The Indian locomotive class WAP-4 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1993 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) ...
with East Coast Express
File:East coast express.JPG, Howrah
Howrah (, , alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River opposite its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively it lies within Howrah district, and is th ...
-bound East Coast Express during its scheduled halt at
References
External links
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Rail transport in Howrah
Transport in Hyderabad, India
Named passenger trains of India
Rail transport in West Bengal
Rail transport in Odisha
Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh
Rail transport in Telangana
Railway services introduced in 1975
Express trains in India
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