East Coast Express (India)

East Coast Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal
First service	16 May 1975 (1975-05-16)
Current operator(s)	South Eastern Railway
Route
Start	Hyderabad Deccan
End	Howrah Junction
Distance travelled	1,592 km (989 mi)
Average journey time	29 hrs 55 min for both upwards and downwards journey
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	18645 / 18646
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, Unreserved
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Observation facilities	Rake Sharing with Howrah Hatia Express
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	56.87 km/h (35.34 mph) average with halts
Route map

The East Coast Express is a daily train that runs between Hyderabad and Howrah (near Kolkata). This train numbered 18645/46 takes 30 hours to cover the distance of 1592 km due to a lot of stops on the way.

Train composition and loco

This train has 11 sleeper coaches, four 3AC, one 2AC, 2 general and 2 SLR coaches making a total of 20 coaches. The train is hauled by a Lallaguda WAP7 locomotive from Secundrabad to Vijayawada. It reverses there and gets another WAP4 Lallaguda loco and hauls it up to Visakhapatnam. It again reverses there a gets a WAP4/WAM4 Visakhapatnam loco to haul the train up to Howrah.

Route

18645 - East Coast Express - HOWRAH JN to HYDERABAD DECAN ^[1]

Gallery

• 
  Howrah Hatia Express - AC 3 tier
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  Howrah Hatia Express - Sleeper Class
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  LGD shed WAP-4 with East Coast Express
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  Howrah-bound East Coast Express during its scheduled halt at Kazipet Junction

References

External links

• "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-30.