KOLKATA �JAMMU TAWI EXPRESS

Kolkata-Jammu Tawi Express
Overview
Service type	Express
First service	1 June 1913; 111 years ago
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railway
Route
Termini	Kolkata (KOAA); Jammu Tawi (JAT)
Stops	78
Distance travelled	1,988 km (1,235 mi)
Average journey time	45hrs 05mins
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	13151 / 13152
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	44 km/h (27 mph) average including halts.

The 13151 / 13152 Kolkata-Jammu Tawi Express is an Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Kolkata in West Bengal and Jammu Tawi in Jammu and Kashmir. It is currently being operated with 13151/13152 train numbers on daily basis.^[1]

Service

It averages 45 km/h as 13151 Kolkata - Jammu Tawi Express and covers 1986 km in 45 hrs 5 mins & 45 km/h as 13152 Jammu Tawi - Kolkata Express and covers 1986 km in 45 hrs.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are :

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Howrah Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end.

Coach composition

The train uses 5 dedicated LHB rakes. It has 21 coaches. The coach composition is as follows:

For 13151 (KOAA-JAT)

2 Generator Car (1 at each end)
3 Unreserved (only at front)
8 Sleeper Class
1 Pantry Car
1 AC 3-tier Economy Coach
5 AC 3-tier Coaches
1 AC 2-tier Coach

For 13152 (JAT-KOAA)

2 Generator Car
1 AC 2-tier Coach
5 AC 3-tier Coaches
1 AC 3-tier Economy Coach
1 Pantry Car
8 Sleeper Coaches
3 Unreserved Coach (Only at back)

It is to be kept in mind that 2 out of the 5 rakes of 13151/52 run with the exact opposite coach composition i.e. regular 13152 composition in 13151 and vice versa. So check the coach composition at station and hear out the announcements.

Operation

13151 - Starts Kolkata Station at 11:45 AM IST Daily and reaches Jammu Tawi on 3rd Day at 9:00 AM IST.

13152 - Starts Jammu Tawi at 6:55 PM IST Daily and reaches Kolkata on 3rd Day at 3:45 PM IST.

References

^ RESTORATION OF EARLIER CANCELLED/REDUCED FREQUENCY TRAINS

External links

History

Earlier this train used to originate from Sealdah. But as Kolkata Chitpur Terminus was built this train was shifted to Kolkata (KOAA).

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[1] RESTORATION OF EARLIER CANCELLED/REDUCED FREQUENCY TRAINS

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Urban and suburban rail transport	Delhi Suburban Railway Delhi Metro ( Blue Green Grey Magenta Orange Pink Red Violet Yellow) Rapid Metro Gurgaon Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway Barabanki–Lucknow Suburban Railway Delhi–Meerut RRTS
Heritage railways	Kalka–Shimla Railway
Monorails	Patiala State Monorail Trainways
Defunct lines	Jammu–Sialkot line
Manufacturing units and workshops	Banaras Locomotive Works Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli
Railway companies	Northern Railway North Eastern Railway North Central Railway North Western Railway East Indian Railway Company Kangra Valley Railway Rajputana–Malwa Railway Tirhut Railway Oudh and Tirhut Railway Indian Branch Railway Company Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway Lucknow–Bareilly Railway Bengal and North Western Railway Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway Mashrak–Thawe Extension Railway Lucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State Railway Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway Segowlie–Raxaul Railway Delhi Metro Rail Corporation National Capital Region Transport Corporation
See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) 1974 railway strike in India Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor

v t e Railways in Northern India
National network/ trunk lines	Howrah–Delhi main line New Delhi–Chennai main line New Delhi–Mumbai main line Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line Delhi–Jaipur line Jaipur–Ahmedabad line
Branch lines/ sections	Agra–Bhopal section Ahmedabad–Udaipur line Allahabad–Mau–Gorakhpur main line Ambala–Attari line Amritsar–Khem Karan line Amritsar–Pathankot line Aunrihar–Jaunpur line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Bathinda–Rewari line Bathinda–Rajpura line Bikaner–Rewari line Bhanupli–Leh line Chandigarh–Sahnewal line Delhi–Fazilka line Delhi–Kalka line Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line Delhi–Moradabad line Jalandhar–Firozpur line Jalandhar–Jammu line Jammu–Baramulla line Jodhpur–Bathinda line Jodhpur–Jaisalmer line Kanpur–Delhi section Laksar–Dehradun line Lucknow–Gorakhpur line Lucknow–Moradabad line Ludhiana–Fazilka line Ludhiana–Jakhal line Marwar Junction–Munabao line Mathura–Vadodara section Mau–Ghazipur–Dildarnagar main line Merta Road–Rewari line Moradabad–Ambala line Mughalsarai–Kanpur section Rewari–Rohtak line Shri Ganganagar–Sadulpur line Suratgarh–Bathinda line Varanasi–Chhapra line Varanasi–Lucknow main line Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow line Varanasi–Sultanpur–Lucknow line
Urban and suburban rail transport	Delhi Suburban Railway Delhi Metro ( Blue Green Grey Magenta Orange Pink Red Violet Yellow) Rapid Metro Gurgaon Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway Barabanki–Lucknow Suburban Railway Delhi–Meerut RRTS
Heritage railways	Kalka–Shimla Railway
Monorails	Patiala State Monorail Trainways
Defunct lines	Jammu–Sialkot line
Manufacturing units and workshops	Banaras Locomotive Works Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli
Railway companies	Northern Railway North Eastern Railway North Central Railway North Western Railway East Indian Railway Company Kangra Valley Railway Rajputana–Malwa Railway Tirhut Railway Oudh and Tirhut Railway Indian Branch Railway Company Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway Lucknow–Bareilly Railway Bengal and North Western Railway Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway Mashrak–Thawe Extension Railway Lucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State Railway Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway Segowlie–Raxaul Railway Delhi Metro Rail Corporation National Capital Region Transport Corporation
See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) 1974 railway strike in India Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor

Service

Route and halts

Traction

Coach composition

Operation

See also

References

External links

History

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