Tatanagar–Katihar Express | |
Type: | Express |
Operator: | South Eastern Railway zone |
Start: | (TATA) |
Stops: | 25 |
End: | (KIR) |
Distance: | 591km (367miles) |
Journey Time: | 17 h 20 min as 28181 15 h 20 min as 28182 |
Frequency: | Tri-Weekly 28181- Sun, Wed, Sat 28182- Mon, Tue, Fri |
Class: | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, Second Sitting |
Seating: | No |
Sleeping: | Yes |
Catering: | On-board catering E-catering |
Observation: | ICF coach |
Entertainment: | No |
Baggage: | No |
Other Facilities: | Below the seats |
Stock: | 2 |
Trainnumber: | 28181/28182 |
Speed: | 28181- 34km/h, including halts 28182- 39km/h, including halts |
The Tatanagar–Katihar Express is an Express train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 28181/28182 train numbers on a tri-weekly basis.
The 28181/Tatanagar–Katihar Express has an average speed of 34 km/h and covers 591 km in 17h 20m. The 28182/Katihar–Tatanagar Express has an average speed of 39 km/h and covers 591 km in 15h 20m.
The important halts of the train are:
The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 23 coaches:
Both trains are hauled by a Tatanagar Loco Shed-based WAP-7 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 Katihar and vice versa.
It used to run linked with Tatanagar-Thawe Express (then running upto Chhapra) upto Barauni and used to get detached there to continue its journey. This system was discontinued during suspension of train services during COVID-19 pandemic in India.
It shares its rake with Tatanagar-Thawe Express (formerly Tatanagar-Chhapra Express).
The train reverses its direction 1 time: