The 12871 / 12872 & 22861 / 22862 Ispat Express is a Superfast day train of

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connecting

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with

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. It covers a distance of 741 kilometers at an average speed of . It has Two Second Class Unreserved Seating Coaches, 3 AC 3 Tier Coaches, 2 AC Chair Car Coaches and 8 Second Sitting Chair Car Coaches. All of the classes require reservations, except for Second Class Unreserved Seating class, where

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is available. A

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is available in this train. Unlike many trains of Indian Railways, it has an advance reservation period of sixty (60) days.

Traction

It is hauled by

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locomotive from electric loco shed on its entire journey. When it was first opened, it ran from

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 ...

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. Later, it was extended to

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and then to

. After a fifth change, its destination station was changed from

Rake Composition

It is running with

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. Advance Reservation Period is of 60 days. Coach composition (18 coaches) is as follows :- * 1 Seating cum Luggage coach * 1 Power Generator Car (EOG) * 2 Unreserved accommodation * 8 Second Sitting Coaches * 2 AC Chair Car * 3 AC Three Tier * 1 Pantry Car

Route & halts

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Schedule

* Train runs daily for both the direction

References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20131125225205/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Ispat Express Rail transport in Howrah Rail transport in Odisha Express trains in India Rail transport in West Bengal Rail transport in Jharkhand Named passenger trains of India