The 12871 / 12872 & 22861 / 22862 Ispat Express is a Superfast day train of Indian Railways connecting Kolkata with Titlagarh & Kantabanji. It covers a distance of 741 kilometers at an average speed of 57 km/h (35 mph). It has Two Second Class Unreserved Seating Coaches, 3 AC 3 Tier Coaches, 2 AC Chair Car Coaches and 8 Second Sitting Chair Car Coaches. All of the classes require reservations, except for Second Class Unreserved Seating class, where Tatkal scheme is available. A pantry car is available in this train. Unlike many trains of Indian Railways, it has an advance reservation period of sixty (60) days.
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ispat, express, 12871, 12872, 22861, 22862, superfast, train, indian, railways, connecting, kolkata, with, titlagarh, kantabanji, covers, distance, kilometers, average, speed, second, class, unreserved, seating, coaches, tier, coaches, chair, coaches, second, . The 12871 12872 amp 22861 22862 Ispat Express is a Superfast day train of Indian Railways connecting Kolkata with Titlagarh amp Kantabanji It covers a distance of 741 kilometers at an average speed of 57 km h 35 mph It has Two Second Class Unreserved Seating Coaches 3 AC 3 Tier Coaches 2 AC Chair Car Coaches and 8 Second Sitting Chair Car Coaches All of the classes require reservations except for Second Class Unreserved Seating class where Tatkal scheme is available A pantry car is available in this train Unlike many trains of Indian Railways it has an advance reservation period of sixty 60 days Ispat ExpressOverviewService typeExpressLocaleWest Bengal Jharkhand amp OdishaFirst service15 August 1976 46 years ago 1976 08 15 Current operator s South Eastern RailwaysRouteTerminiHowrah HWH Titlagarh Junction TIG on Mon Weds amp Sat Kantabanji KBJ on Sun Tue Thurs amp FriStops22Distance travelled741 km 460 mi as 12871 12872 amp 777 km 483 mi as 22861 22862Average journey time14 HoursService frequencyDaily Mon Weds Sat as 12871 12872 amp Sun Tue Thurs Fri as 22861 22862 Train number s 12871 12872 amp 22861 22862On board servicesClass es 3 AC 3 Tier 2 AC Chair Car 8 2nd Sitting Chair CarSeating arrangementsYesSleeping arrangementsYes Available in AC Three Tier Class Catering facilitiesAvailable Pantry Car AttachedObservation facilitiesLarge windowsOther facilitiesBelow the seatsTechnicalRolling stockLHB coachTrack gauge1 676 mm 5 ft 6 in Operating speed130 km h 81 mph maximum speed 57 km h 35 mph average including haltsRoute map Contents 1 Traction 2 Rake Composition 3 Route amp halts 4 Schedule 5 ReferencesTraction EditIt is hauled by WAP 7 locomotive from Santragachi electric loco shed on its entire journey When it was first opened it ran from Howrah to Jamshedpur Later it was extended to Rourkela Jharsuguda Sambalpur and then to Titlagarh After a fifth change its destination station was changed from Titlagarh to Kantabanji Rake Composition EditIt is running with LHB coach Advance Reservation Period is of 60 days 1 Coach composition 18 coaches is as follows 1 Seating cum Luggage coach 1 Power Generator Car EOG 2 Unreserved accommodation 8 Second Sitting Coaches 2 AC Chair Car 3 AC Three Tier 1 Pantry CarLoco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18SLRD GEN GEN D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 PC C1 C2 B1 B2 B3 EOGRoute amp halts EditHowrah Kharagpur Junction Tatanagar Junction Chakradharpur Rourkela Junction Jharsuguda Junction Sambalpur Junction Bargarh Road Balangir Junction Kantabanji Titlagarh JunctionSchedule EditTrain runs daily for both the directionTrain number Station code Departure station Departure time IST Arrival station Arrival time IST Day12871 HWH Howrah 6 35 AM Titlagarh Junction 7 35 PM Day 112872 TIG Titlagarh Junction 5 15 AM Howrah 6 15 PM Day 1References Edithttps web archive org web 20131125225205 http www indianrail gov in Disguise TrainMan in 12871 Howrah Titlagarh Ispat Express Howrah to Titlagarh SER South Eastern Zone Railway Enquiry indiarailinfo com Retrieved 18 January 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ispat Express amp oldid 1134390218, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
