Tatanagar–Alappuzha Express

Tatanagar - Alappuzha ExpressOverview

Service type| Express
First service| 1st October 1970
Last service| 22nd March 2020
Current operator(s)| South Eastern Railway zone
Route
Termini| Tatanagar Junction (TATA)
Alappuzha (ALLP)
Stops| 91
Distance travelled| 2,362 km (1,468 mi)
Average journey time| 52h
Service frequency| Daily [a]
Train number(s)| 18189/18190
On-board services
Class(es)| AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements| No
Sleeping arrangements| Yes
Catering facilities| On-board catering
E-catering
Observation facilities| ICF coach
Entertainment facilities| No
Baggage facilities| No
Technical
Rolling stock| 6
Track gauge| 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed| 45 km/h (28 mph), including halts

The Tatanagar–Alappuzha Express was an express train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that ran between Tatanagar Junction and Alappuzha in India. It was operated with 18189/18190 train numbers on daily basis.[1][2][3]

## Cancellation

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It ran as a link train which used to get attached to Dhanbad Alappuzha Express at Rourkela Junction railway station. Indian Railways is currently discontinuing the link services and this train also was discontinued. In place of this, a new Train Tatanagar - Ernakulam Express was introduced for the benefit of passengers.

## See also

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* Alappuzha railway station
* Dhanbad Junction railway station
* Dhanbad–Alappuzha Express
* Tatanagar - Ernakulam Express
* Ernakulam–Patna Express (via Chennai)
* Ernakulam–Patna Express (via Tirupati)

## Notes

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1. ^ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

## External links

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* 18189/Tatanagar– Alappuzha Express India Rail Info
* 18190/Alappuzha–Tatanagar Express India Rail Info

## References

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1. ^ "Changes in operation of trains on July 10 & 11 - TAMIL NADU". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
2. ^ "Trains rescheduled - TAMIL NADU". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
3. ^ "Mob missiles target trains on open line". telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.

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Railways in Eastern India

National network/
trunk lines|

* Barauni–Guwahati line
* Grand Chord
* Howrah–Chennai main line
* Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
* Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
* Howrah–New Delhi main line
* Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
* Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line
* Sahibganj loop

Other lines/sections|

| Interstate|

* Asansol–Gaya section
* Asansol–Patna section
* Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line
* Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
* Barkakana–Son Nagar line
* Barsoi–New Farakka section
* Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line
* Dumka–Bhagalpur line
* Gaya–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction section
* Hatia–Rourkela line
* Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line
* Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line
* Katihar–Siliguri line
* Kharagpur–Puri line
* Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section
* Kothavalasa–Kirandul line
* New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line
* New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section
* Tatanagar–Bilaspur section

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Bihar|

* Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line
* Barauni–Katihar section
* Barauni–Samastipur section
* Fatuha–Tilaiya line
* Gaya–Kiul line
* Mokama–Barauni section
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* Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section
* Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section
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* Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section
* Raxaul–Sagauli line
* Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section

Jharkhand|

* Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line
* Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line
* Dhanbad–Chandrapura line
* Railways in Jharia Coalfield
* Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line
* Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line
* Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line

Odisha|

* Khurda Road–Bolangir line
* Cuttack–Sambalpur line

West Bengal|

* Ahmadpur–Katwa line
* Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line
* Andal–Sainthia branch line
* Andal–Sitarampur loop line
* Bandel–Katwa line
* Bankura–Masagram line
* Bardhaman–Asansol section
* Bardhaman–Katwa line
* Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop
* Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
* Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line
* Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line
* Howrah–Barddhaman main line
* Howrah–Bardhaman chord
* Howrah–Kharagpur line
* Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line
* New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line
* Santragachi–Amta branch line
* Sealdah Main and North section
* Calcutta Chord link line
* Kolkata Circular Railway
* Sealdah–Bangaon line
* Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line
* Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line
* Sealdah South section
* Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

Suburban
rail transport|

* Kolkata Metro
* Kolkata Suburban Railway
* Kolkata Circular Railway

Monorail|

* Kolkata Monorail
* Patna Monorail

Defunct lines|

| Revived/
Under revival|

* Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway
* Bankura–Damodar Railway
* Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway
* Burdwan–Katwa Railway
* Bakhtiarpur–Bihar Light Railway
* Futwah–Islampur Light Railway

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Inactive|

* Bengal Provincial Railway
* East Coast State Railway
* Kalighat Falta Railway
* Mayurbhanj State Railway
* Dehri Rohtas Light Railway
* Patna–Digha Ghat line
* Parlakimedi Light Railway

Zones & Divisions|

| Eastern|

* Asansol
* Howrah
* Malda
* Sealdah

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East Central|

* Danapur
* Dhanbad
* Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
* Samastipur
* Sonpur

East Coast|

* Sambalpur
* Khurda Road
* Waltair

North Eastern|

* Varanasi

Northeast Frontier|

* Katihar
* Alipurduar

South Eastern|

* Adra
* Chakradharpur
* Kharagpur
* Ranchi

Production units/
workshops|

* Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
* Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam
* Braithwaite & Co.
* Burn Standard Company Limited
* Bharat Wagon and Engineering
* Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company
* Carriage Repair Workshop, Harnaut

Transit points
with Bangladesh|

| Active|

* Haldibari–Chilahati
* Singhabad–Rohanpur
* Radhikapur–Biral
* Gede–Darshana
* Petrapole–Benapole

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Defunct|

* Mahisasan–Shahbajpur
* Changrabandha–Burimari
* New Gitaldaha–Mogalhat

Indian railheads
near India–Nepal border|

* Raxaul Junction
* Bairgania
* Jaynagar
* Jogbani
* Laukaha Bazar
* Thakurganj

Railway companies|

* East Indian Railway Company
* Bengal Nagpur Railway
* Indian Branch Railway Company
* Indian Railways
* Martin's Light Railways

See also|

* Bholu (mascot)
* Suburban rail in India

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Authority|

* Ministry of Railways
* Railway Board

Zones and divisions|

| South Central|

* Hyderabad
* Secunderabad

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South Coast|

* Guntakal
* Guntur
* Vijayawada
* Waltair

Southern|

* Chennai
* Madurai
* Palakkad
* Salem
* Thiruvananthapuram
* Tiruchirappalli

South Western|

* Bangalore
* Hubli
* Mysore

Suburban and metro|

| Operational|

| Suburban|

* Chennai Suburban
* Chennai MRTS
* Hyderabad MMTS

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Metro|

* Chennai Metro
* Kochi Metro
* Hyderabad Metro
* Namma Metro

Proposed|

* Bengaluru Monorail
* Chennai Monorail
* Coimbatore Metro
* Kozhikode Light Metro
* Madurai Metro
* Thiruvananthapuram Light Metro
* Trichy Metro

Workshops|

* BEML Limited
* Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
* Golden Rock
* Integral Coach Factory
* ICF coach
* Rail Wheel Factory

Depots|

| Electric Loco|

* Arakkonam
* Erode
* Guntakal
* Kazipet
* Lallaguda
* Royapuram
* Vijayawada
* Visakhapatnam

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Diesel Loco|

* Coonoor
* Erode
* Ernakulam
* Golden Rock
* Gooty
* Guntakal
* Hubli
* Kazipet
* Tondiarpet
* Vijayawada
* Visakhapatnam

Steam Loco|

* Coonoor

Multiple Unit|

* Avadi
* Bangalore
* Kollam
* Palakkad
* Tambaram
* Velachery
* Vijayawada

Lines|

| Main|

* Chennai–Bangalore
* Chennai–Howrah
* Chennai–New Delhi
* Chennai–Mumbai

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Broad Gauge|

* Bangalore–Hubli
* Bhimavaram–Narasapur
* Chennai–Thanjavur
* Ernakulam–Kayamkulam
* Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam
* Erode–Tiruchirappalli
* Gudivada–Machilipatnam
* Jolarpettai–Shoranur
* Kollam–Sengottai
* Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram
* Kothapalli–Manoharabad
* Kothavalasa–Kirandul
* Madurai–Tirunelveli
* Manamadurai–Rameswaram
* Manamadurai–Virudhunagar
* Mangalore–Mysore
* Mysore–Bangalore
* Mysore–Chamarajanagar
* Nagercoil–Tirunelveli
* Nilambur–Shoranur
* Palakkad–Pollachi
* Peddapalli–Nizamabad
* Pune–Londa
* Samalkot–Kakinada
* Secunderabad–Manmad
* Tenali–Repalle
* Thiruvananthapuram–Kanyakumari
* Vijayawada–Nidadavolu
* Viluppuram–Tiruchirappalli

Mountain|

* Nilgiri Mountain Railway

Sections|

* Duvvada–Vijayawada
* Gudur–Renigunta
* Guntakal–Nandyal
* Guntakal–Renigunta
* Guntakal–Vasco da Gama
* Guntur–Tenali
* Hassan–Bangalore
* Kazipet–Vijayawada
* Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam
* Motumarri–Vishnupuram
* Nagpur–Secunderabad
* Nallapadu–Nandyal
* Nandyal–Yerraguntla
* Pagidipalli–Nallapadu
* Secunderabad–Dhone
* Shoranur–Cochin Harbour
* Shoranur–Mangalore
* Solapur–Guntakal
* Vijayawada–Gudur
* Vijayawada–Guntur

Inactive|

* Cochin State Forest Tramway
* Kundala Valley Railway
* Nilambur–Nanjangud line
* Sabarimala Railway

Passenger trains|

* Express
* High speed
* Luxury
* Passenger

Stations|

| Major|

* Arakkonam Jn.
* Chengalpattu Jn.
* Bengaluru
* KSR Bengaluru
* Yesvantpur Jn.
* Chennai
* Avadi
* Chennai Central
* Chennai Egmore
* Tambaram
* Coimbatore Jn.
* Ernakulam Jn.
* Hyderabad
* Hyderabad Deccan
* Kacheguda
* Secunderabad Jn.
* Katpadi Jn.
* Kollam Jn.
* Kozhikode
* Madurai Jn.
* Mysuru Jn.
* Thiruvananthapuram Central
* Thrissur
* Tirupati
* Tiruvallur
* Vijayawada Jn.
* Visakhapatnam Jn.

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Railway companies|

| Active|

* Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
* Konkan Railway Corporation (KRCL)
* Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation (KRTCL)
* Kerala Rail Development Corporation (KRDC)

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Defunct|

* East Coast State Railway
* Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways
* Madras Railway
* Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
* Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway

Accidents
and incidents|

* South Indian railway strike (1928)
* Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway strike (1932)
* Indian Railway strike (1974)
* Peruman accident (1988)
* Nellore fire (2012)

Related articles|

* Bholu (mascot)
* Madras Time
* Timeline of Southern Railway zone
* Annual passenger earnings - Kerala railway stations

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