Hasdeo Express Explained

Hasdeo Express
Type:Intercity Express
Locale:Chhattisgarh
Operator:South East Central Railway
Start: (KRBA)
Stops:7
End: (R)
Distance:200km (100miles)
Journeytime:3 hrs 45 mins
Frequency:Daily
Class:AC Chair car, Second class chair car, General Unreserved
Seating:Yes
Sleeping:No
Autorack:Overhead racks
Catering:On-board catering,
E-catering
Observation:Large windows
Baggage:Available
Otherfacilities:Below the seats
Stock:ICF coach/LHB coach
Trainnumber:18249 / 18250
18251 / 18252
Speed:53km/h average including halts.

The 18249/18250 & 18251/18252 Hasdeo Express are two sets of Superfast Intercity Express trains which run between Korba and Raipur. These trains are operated by the South East Central Railway zone. This train is named after Hasdeo river, a tributary river of Mahanadi. [1]

Coach Composition

18249/18250

18251/18252

18249/18250 runs with LHB coaches. This train was flagged off by Piyush Goyal.18251/18252 runs with ICF coaches.

Route & halts

Traction & maintenance

Both sets of trains are hauled by a WAP-7 locomotive of Bhilai Loco Shed. The trains are maintained in (Bilaspur Division SEC) coaching complex.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.patrika.com/raipur-news/korba-raipur-hasdeo-express-flagged-off-by-piyush-goyal-1-3525560/ patrika.com
  2. https://www.bhaskar.com/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/news/chhattisgarh-news-hasdeo-express-will-have-primary-maintenance-in-bilaspur-064659-5988514.html bhaskar.com