Tatanagar–Thawe Express

Jamshedpur–Thawe- Superfast Express (Sahil Choudhary)
	Jamshedpur Thawe Express standing at PF 2 of Jamshedpur with ASN WAP 4 22288
Overview
Service type	Express
Current operator(s)	South Eastern Railway zone
Route
Termini	Jamshedpur Junction (JSR); Thawe Junction (THE)
Stops	37
Distance travelled	718 km (446 mi)
Average journey time	19 h 50 min as 18181 ; 20 h 10 min as 18182
Service frequency	Four Days ; 18181- Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri ; 18182- Sun, Wed, Thu, Sat
Train number(s)	18181/18182
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, Second Sitting
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering ; E-catering
Observation facilities	ICF coach
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	36 km/h (22 mph), including halts

The JAMSHEDPUR–Thawe Express is an express train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between JAMSHEDPUR Junction and Thawe Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 18181/18182 train numbers on a quad-weekly basis.^[1]^[2]

Service

The 18181/Tatanagar–Thawe Express has an average speed of 36 km/h and covers 718 km in 19h 50 m. The 18182/Thawe–Tatanagar Express has an average speed of 36 km/h and covers 718 km in 20h 10m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 23 coaches:

1 AC II Tier
3 AC III Tier
12 Sleeper coaches
5 Second Seating cum General coaches
2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Santragachi Loco Shed-based WAP-4 or Asansol Loco Shed-based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Tatanagar to Asansol. From Asansol, trains are hauled by a Asansol Loco Shed-based WAP-4 electric locomotive uptil Thawe and vice versa.

Extension

The train ran between Tatanagar and Samastipur when introduced. It got extended to Muzaffarpur later. This was again extended to Gorakhpur during early 1990s but later got short terminated to Chhapra. The train was again extended to Thawe Junction from 12 April 2021 on the request of Gopalganj MP, Dr. Alok Kumar Suman.

Rake sharing

The train shared its rake with 15083/15084 Utsarg Express before COVID-19 pandemic in India. Currently it shares its rake with Tatanagar-Katihar Express.

Slip coaches

It used to carry the slip coaches of Tatanagar-Katihar Express before COVID-19 pandemic in India, which used to get detached at Barauni Junction. Now Tatanagar-Katihar Express is running independently (now via New Barauni) with Rake Sharing with this train.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 1 times:

Asansol Junction

Notes

^ Runs four days in a week for every direction.

References

External links

18181/Tatanagar–Thawe Express India Rail Info
18182/Thawe–Tatanagar Express India Rail Info

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[1] Runs four days in a week for every direction.

[2] Tata-Chhapra Express Looted in Bihar; Guards Chose to Hide, Allege Passengers

[3] Tata-Chhapra Express robbed by 15 men in Bihar

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