The 18403 / 04 Rourkela - Barbil Intercity Express is an
Express train belonging to
Indian Railways
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tot ...
East Coast Railway zone
The East Coast Railway (abbreviated ECoR) is one of the 19 railway zones of Indian Railways. It came into existence on 1 April 2003. The headquarters of the zone are at Bhubaneswar, Odisha
History
Consequent upon the parliament's approval, Ea ...
that runs between and in
India
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.
It operates as train number 18403 from to and as train number 18404 in the reverse direction serving the states of
Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...
&
Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...
.
It was started as Chakradharpur–Barbil Intercity Express on 15 July 2012, After 8 Feb 2019 it was extended up to Rourkela and runs as Rourkela–Barbil Intercity Express.
Coaches
The 18403 / 04 Rourkela - Barbil Intercity Express has one AC chair car, one Chair car, eight general unreserved & two SLR (seating with luggage rake) coaches. It does not carry a
pantry car coach.
As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 18403 - Intercity Express covers the distance of in 2 hours 35 mins (48 km/hr) & in 2 hours 55 mins as the 18404 - Intercity Express (42 km/hr).
As the average speed of the train is lower than , as per railway rules, its fare doesn't includes a Superfast surcharge.
Routing
The 18403 / 04 Rourkela - Barbil Intercity Express runs from via ,
Chaibasa,
Danguwapasi
Danguwapasi is a census town in Pashchimi Singhbhum district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Demographics
India census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a g ...
to .
Traction
As the route is electrified, a based
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) ...
electric locomotive pulls the train to its destination.
References
External links
18403 Intercity Expressat India Rail Info
18404 Intercity Expressat India Rail Info
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Intercity Express (Indian Railways) trains
Rail transport in Jharkhand
Rail transport in Odisha