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Tapaswini Express

The 18451 / 18452 Tapaswini Express is daily Express train between Hatia and Puri. The train was the first Express train to be introduced with a route via Bhubaneswar, Dhenkanal, Talcher, Sambalpur. 18451UP departs Hatia at 15:55 and reaches Puri at 07:15 every day. The 18452DN departs Puri at 20:00 and reaches Hatia at 11:05 every day.

This train is named after famous Odia book Tapaswini written by 19th century Odia poet Swabhabkabi Gangadhar Meher.

Route & halts

  • PURI – Puri
  • KUR – Khurda Road Junction
  • BBS – Bhubaneswar
  • CTC – Cuttack Junction
  • DNKL – Dhenkanal
  • TLHR – Talcher (train reverses direction)
  • ANGL – Angul
  • BONA – Boinda
  • RAIR – Rairakhol
  • SBP – Sambalpur Junction (train reverses direction)
  • RGL – Rengali
  • JSG – Jharsuguda Junction
  • BMB – Bamra
  • GP – Rajgangpur
  • ROU – Rourkela Junction
  • NXN - Nuagaon
  • ORGA – Orga
  • BANO – Bano
  • GBX – Govindpur Road
  • HTE – Hatia

Schedule

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 kmph.

  • 1 AC I Tier
  • 2 AC II Tier
  • 7 AC III Tier
  • 6 Sleeper coaches
  • 4 General
  • 1 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
  • 1 Generator Car

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction twice at;

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Traction

As the route is fully electrified, it is hauled by a Visakhapatnam Loco Shed / Tatanagar Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end.

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