Tatanagar–Ernakulam Express Explained

The 18189 / 18190 Tatanagar - Ernakulam Express is a Express class train operated by the South Eastern Railway of India connecting Ernakulam (Kochi) with the steel-producing city Jamshedpur in Jharkhand state. The Tatanagar- Ernakulam Express is the replacement train of Tatanagar - Alappuzha Express. It covers 2,297 kilometres (1,427 mi) at an average speed of 51 kilometres per hour (32 mph).[1] [2]

Tatanagar - Ernakulam Express
Type:Express
Locale:Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu & Kerala
Operator:South Eastern Railways
Start: (TATA)
Stops:46
End: (ERS)
Distance:2297km (1,427miles)
Journeytime:45 hours 10 minutes as 18189, 45 hours 5 minutes as 18190
Frequency:Daily
Trainnumber:18189 / 18190
Class:AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, AC 3 Tier Economy, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating:Yes
Sleeping:Yes
Catering:Available
Baggage:No
Stock:LHB coach
Speed:51km/h average including halts

Traction

It is hauled by a Tatanagar based WAP-7 Locomotive (End to End). Top speed permissible is 130 km/h.

Train schedule

From Tatanagar Jn to Ernakulam Jn - 18189. The train starts from Tatanagar Jn everyday.

Station codeStation nameArrivalDeparture
TATATatanagar Junction--- 05:15
SINI Sini 05:40 05:42
CKP Chakradharpur 06:08 06:10
GOLGoilkera06:3506:37
JRAJaraikela07:1207:14
ROU Rourkela Junction 07:43 07:48
GPRajgangpur08:1308:15
JSGJharsuguda09:4509:50
SBPSambalpur Jn10:4510:55
BRGABargarh Road11:3211:37
BLGRBalangir Jn12:4412:49
TIGTitlagarh Junction13:5014:00
KSNGKesinga14:2014:22
MNGD Muniguda 15:28 15:30
RGDARayagada16:5016:55
PVPParvatipuram17:3417:36
VBLBobbili17:5918:01
VZMVizianagaram Junction18:4518:55
DVD Duvvada 20:43 20:45
AKP Anakapalle 20:58 21:00
TUNI Tuni 21:43 21:45
SLO Samalkot Junction 22:43 22:45
RJY Rajahmundry 00:03 00:05
NDDNidadavolu00:2400:25
TNKUTanuku00:4400:45
BVRTBhimavaram Town01:2301:25
KKLRKaikaluru02:0302:05
GDVGudivada02:4302:45
BZAVijayawada Junction03:4504:00
TELTenali Junction04:2804:30
BPPBapatla05:1305:15
CLXChirala05:2805:30
OGLOngole06:2806:30
KVZKavali07:3807:40
NLRNellore08:2808:30
GDRGudur Junction10:4810:50
PERPerambur13:0513:10
AJJArakkonam Junction14:1014:20
KPDKatpadi Junction15:1515:35
JTJJolarpettai17:0317:05
SASalem Junction18:4218:45
EDErode Junction19:5019:55
TUPTiruppur20:3820:40
PTJPodanur Junction21:3421:35
PGTPalakkad Junction22:3722:40
TCRThrissur00:0700:10
AWYAluva01:0001:02
ERS Ernakulam Junction 02:25 ---

From Ernakulam Jn to Tatanagar Jn - 18190. The train starts from Tatanagar Jn everyday.

Station codeStation nameArrivalDeparture
ERSErnakulam Junction--- 07:15
AWY Aluva 07:38 07:40
TCR Thrissur 08:37 08:40
PGTPalakkad Junction10:0510:10
PTJPodanur Junction12:0012:02
TUP Tiruppur 12:53 12:55
EDErode Junction13:4013:45
SASalem Junction14:4714:50
JTJJolarpettai16:4316:45
KPDKatpadi Junction18:0018:15
AJJArakkonam Junction19:1319:15
PERPerambur20:0520:10
GDRGudur Junction22:3322:35
NLR Nellore 23:03 23:05
KVZKavali23:4823:50
OGLOngole00:3800:40
CLXChirala01:1301:15
BPPBapatla01:2801:30
TEL Tenali Junction 02:03 02:05
BZA Vijayawada Junction 03:10 03:30
GDV Gudivada 04:28 04:30
KKLR Kaikaluru 04:58 05:00
BVRT Bhimavaram Town 05:23 05:25
TNKUTanuku06:1806:20
NDDNidadavolu06:5807:00
RJYRajahmundry07:4307:45
SLOSamalkot Junction08:2308:25
TUNITuni09:1309:15
AKPAnakapalle11:1311:15
DVDDuvvada12:0812:10
VZMVizianagaram Junction13:2513:35
VBLBobbili14:2214:24
PVPParvatipuram14:4614:48
RGDARayagada15:3515:40
MNGDMuniguda16:4216:44
KSNGKesinga17:3517:37
TIGTitlagarh Junction17:5518:05
BLGRBalangir Jn18:5619:01
BRGABargarh Road19:5319:58
SBPSambalpur Jn20:5021:00
JSGJharsuguda23:3523:40
GPRajgangpur00:3100:32
ROURourkela Junction01:0701:15
JRAJaraikela01:4301:45
GOLGoilkera02:1802:20
CKPChakradharpur02:5002:55
SINISini03:2303:25
TATATatanagar Junction 04:20 ---

References

  1. Web site: Maharshi . Tageeru Anubharadwaj . 18189/Tatanagar - Ernakulam Express (PT) - Tatanagar to South SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry . 2022-06-11 . indiarailinfo.com.
  2. Web site: Choubey . Tarun . 18190/Ernakulam - Tatanagar Express (PT) - South to Tatanagar SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry . 2022-06-11 . indiarailinfo.com.