Hatia–Bangalore Cantonment Express

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Hatia–Bangalore Cantonment Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
First service15 February 2014; 7 years ago (2014-02-15)
Current operator(s)South Eastern Railway zone
Route
StartHatia (HTE)
Stops25
EndBangalore Cantonment (BNC)
Distance travelled1,890 km (1,174 mi)
Service frequencyWeekly [a]
Train number(s)18637/18638
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering
E-catering
Observation facilitiesLHB coaches
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stock2
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed55 km/h (34 mph), including halts
Route map
(Bengaluru cantonment - Hatia) Express route map.png

The Hatia–Bangalore Cantonment Express is an express train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Hatia and Bangalore Cantonment in India. It is currently being operated with 18637/18638 train numbers on a weekly basis.[1][2][3]

Service[]

The 18637/Hatia–Bengaluru Cantt. Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers 1890 km in 34h 15m. The 18638/Bengaluru Cantt.–Hatia Express has an average speed of 51 km/h and covers 1890 km in 36h 45m.

Route and halts[]

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composition[]

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 160 km/h. The train consists of 16 coaches:

  • 1 AC II Tier
  • 4 AC III Tier
  • 6 Sleeper coaches
  • 3 General Unreserved
  • 2 End-on Generator

Traction[]

Both trains are hauled by an Erode Loco Shed-based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Bangalore Cantonment to Visakhapatnam. From Visakhapatnam, trains are hauled by a -based WDM-3A diesel locomotive up til Hatia.

Direction reversal[]

The train reverses its direction 1 times:

  • Visakhapatnam Junction

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Runs one day in a week for every direction.

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