Kolkata–Jammu Tawi Express

Kolkata-Jammu Tawi Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	1 June 1913; 111 years ago (1913-06-01)
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railway
Route
Termini	Kolkata (KOAA) Jammu Tawi (JAT)
Stops	78
Distance travelled	1,988 km (1,235 mi)
Average journey time	45hrs 05mins
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	13151 / 13152
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	44 km/h (27 mph) average including halts.

The 13151 / 13152 Kolkata-Jammu Tawi Express is an Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Kolkata in West Bengal and Jammu Tawi in Jammu and Kashmir. It is currently being operated with 13151/13152 train numbers on a daily basis.[1]

Service

It averages 45 km/h as 13151 Kolkata - Jammu Tawi Express and covers 1986 km in 45 hrs 5 mins & 45 km/h as 13152 Jammu Tawi - Kolkata Express and covers 1986 km in 45 hrs.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are :

• Kolkata
• Dakshineswar
• Kamarkundu
• Barddhaman Junction
• Asansol Junction
• Dhanbad Junction
• Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh
• koderma Junction
• Gaya Junction
• Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction
• Varanasi Junction
• Jaunpur Junction
• Akbarpur Junction
• Ayodhya Junction
• Faizabad Junction
• Lucknow Charbagh
• Hardoi
• Shahjahanpur
• Bareilly Junction
• Rampur Junction
• Moradabad Junction
• Laksar Junction
• Roorkee
• Saharanpur Junction
• Ambala Cantonment Junction
• Ludhiana Junction
• Jalandhar Cantonment Junction
• Pathankot Cantonment
• Jammu Tawi.

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end.

Coach composition

The train uses 5 dedicated LHB rakes. It has 21 coaches. The coach composition is as follows:

For 13151 (KOAA-JAT)

• 2 Generator Car (1 at each end)
• 3 Unreserved (only at front)
• 8 Sleeper Class
• 1 Pantry Car
• 1 AC 3-tier Economy Coach
• 5 AC 3-tier Coaches
• 1 AC 2-tier Coach

For 13152 (JAT-KOAA)

• 2 Generator Car
• 1 AC 2-tier Coach
• 5 AC 3-tier Coaches
• 1 AC 3-tier Economy Coach
• 1 Pantry Car
• 8 Sleeper Coaches
• 3 Unreserved Coach (Only at back)

It is to be kept in mind that 2 out of the 5 rakes of 13151/52 run with the exact opposite coach composition i.e. regular 13152 composition in 13151 and vice versa. So check the coach composition at station and hear out the announcements.

Operation

13151 - Starts Kolkata Station at 11:45 AM IST Daily and reaches Jammu Tawi on 3rd Day at 9:00 AM IST.

13152 - Starts Jammu Tawi at 6:55 PM IST Daily and reaches Kolkata on 3rd Day at 3:45 PM IST.

See also

• Begampura Express
• Archana Express
• Himgiri Superfast Express

References

1. RESTORATION OF EARLIER CANCELLED/REDUCED FREQUENCY TRAINS

External links

• 13151/Kolkata–Jammu Tawi Express
• 13152/Jammu Tawi–Kolkata Express

History

Earlier this train used to originate from Sealdah. But as Kolkata Chitpur Terminus was built this train was shifted to Kolkata (KOAA).