The 18403 / 04 Rourkela - Barbil Intercity Express was an
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train belonging to
Indian Railways
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East Coast Railway zone
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History
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that runs between and in
India
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.
It was operated as train number 18403 from to and as train number 18404 in the reverse direction serving the states of
Jharkhand
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&
Odisha
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.
It was started as
Chakradharpur
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–Barbil Intercity Express on 15 July 2012, After 8 Feb 2019 it was extended up to Rourkela and runs as Rourkela–Barbil Intercity Express.
and as COVID enters India the train get terminated fully
Coaches
The 18403 / 04 Rourkela - Barbil Intercity Express has one AC chair car, one Chair car, eight general unreserved and 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/h) and in 2 hours 55 mins as the 18404 - Intercity Express (42 km/h).
As the average speed of the train is lower than , as per railway rules, its fare doesn't include a Superfast surcharge.
Routing
The 18403 / 04 Rourkela - Barbil Intercity Express runs from via ,
Chaibasa
Chaibasa is a small town and a municipality in West Singhbhum district in the state of Jharkhand, India. Chaibasa is the district headquarters of West Singhbhum district. It is also the headquarter of Singhbhum Kolhan division headed by the D ...
,
Danguwapasi to .
Traction
As the route is electrified, a based
WAP-4
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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