Tatanagar–Thawe Express

The 18181 / 18182 Tatanagar–Thawe Express is an express train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between and Thawe Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 18181/18182 train numbers on a quad-weekly basis.Tata-Chhapra Express Looted in Bihar; Guards Chose to Hide, Allege PassengersTata-Chhapra Express robbed by 15 men in Bihar

Service

The 18181/Tatanagar–Thawe Express has an average speed of 36 km/h and covers 718 km in 19h 50 m. The 18182/Thawe–Tatanagar Express has an average speed of 36 km/h and covers 718 km in 20h 10m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

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Thawe Junction

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 23 coaches:

1 AC II Tier 3 AC III Tier 12 Sleeper coaches 5 Second Seating cum General coaches 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Santragachi Loco Shed-based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Tatanagar to Thawe and vice versa.

Extension The train ran between Tatanagar and Samastipur when introduced. It got extended to Muzaffarpur later. This was again extended to Gorakhpur during early 1990s but later got short terminated to Chhapra. The train was again extended to Thawe Junction from 12 April 2021 on the request of Gopalganj MP, Dr. Alok Kumar Suman.

Rake sharing

The train shared its rake with 15083/15084 Utsarg Express before COVID-19 pandemic in India. Currently it shares its rake with Tatanagar-Katihar Express.

Slip coaches

It used to carry the slip coaches of Tatanagar-Katihar Express before COVID-19 pandemic in India, which used to get detached at . Now Tatanagar-Katihar Express is running independently (now via New Barauni) with Rake Sharing with this train.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 1 times:

Tatanagar–Thawe Express

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