East Coast Express (India)

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East Coast Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal
First service	16 May 1975; 46 years ago (1975-05-16)
Current operator(s)	South Eastern Railway
Route
Start	Hyderabad Deccan (HYB)
Stops	57
End	Howrah Junction (HWH)
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)	18045 / 18046
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	E-catering
Observation facilities	Rake sharing with Howrah–Hatia Express
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Yes
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF coaches
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 18045/46 takes 30 hours to cover the distance of 1592 km due to a lot of stops on the way. The train is currently running with special tag due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Train composition[]

This train has 11 sleeper coaches, four 3AC, one 2AC, 2 general and 2 SLR coaches making a total of 20 coaches.

Locomotive[]

The train is hauled by a Lallaguda-based WAP-7 locomotive from Secunderabad to Vijayawada. It reverses there and gets another WAP-4 of Vijayawada loco shed and hauls it up to Visakhapatnam. It again reverses there a gets a WAP-4 from Visakhapatnam loco shed to haul the train up to Howrah.

Route[]

18645 – East Coast Express – HOWRAH JN to HYDERABAD DECCAN ^[1]

Gallery[]

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  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.

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