The 18623 / 18624 Patna–Hatia Express is an
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train belonging to
South Eastern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 18623/18624 train numbers on a daily basis.
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Service
The 18623/Patna–Hatia Express has an average speed of and covers in 11h. The 18624/Hatia–Patna Express has an average speed of and covers in 11h 25m.
Route & Halts
The important halts of the train are:
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Coach composition
The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of . The train consists of 21 coaches :
* 1 First AC
* 1 AC II Tier
* 2 AC III Tier
* 9 Sleeper Coaches
* 5 General Unreserved
* 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Mughalsarai
Mughalsarai (; English: '' Mughal Tavern''), officially known as Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar, is a city and a municipal board in the Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh. Located around from Varanasi, it is an important railway junction ...
-based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Patna to Hatia.
Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 18696/18695 Islampur–Patna Express.
Direction reversal
The train reverses its direction 2 times:
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See also
* Patna Junction railway station
* Hatia railway station
Hatia railway station, station code HTE, is the railway station serving the capital city of Ranchi in the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Hatia Station belongs to the Ranchi division of the South Eastern Railway Zone of the I ...
* Patna–Haita Patliputra Express
* Patna–Hatia Super Express
The Patna - Hatia Super Express was an express train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Patna Junction and Hatia in India. It was currently being operated with 18625/18626 train numbers on daily basis. Now this is merged w ...
* Islampur–Patna Express
Notes
References
External links
18623/Patna–Hatia Express
18624/Hatia–Patna Express
Transport in Ranchi
Transport in Patna
Express trains in India
Rail transport in Bihar
Rail transport in Jharkhand
Rail transport in West Bengal
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