Tatanagar–Alappuzha Express

Tatanagar - Alappuzha ExpressOverview

Service type| Express
First service| 1 October 1970
Current operator(s)| South Eastern Railway zone
Route
Termini| Tatanagar Junction (TATA)
Ernakulam Junction (ERS)
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, AC 3 Tier Economy, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements| No
Sleeping arrangements| Yes
Catering facilities| On-board catering
E-catering
Observation facilities| LHB coach
Entertainment facilities| No
Baggage facilities| No
Other facilities| Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock| 6
Track gauge| 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed| 45 km/h (28 mph), including halts

The Tatanagar–Ernakulam Express was an express train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that ran between Tatanagar Junction and Ernakulam Junction in India. It was operated with 18189/18190 train numbers on daily basis. Till 2020, it ran as a link train between Tata Nagar to Alappuzha by attaching and detaching with Dhanbad - Alappuzha Express at Rourkela. Since, link train services in India was discontinued, this link train service was stopped for many months... After 2021, it was started as a independed train on a weekly basis with the same train number 18189/18190 between Tata Nagar and Ernakulam Junction. The train service was stopped till Ernakulam instead of Alappuzha. It runs with different timings and route had also been changed. It runs via Gudivada, instead of Eluru route and bypasses Chennai Central by having additional stoppage at Perambur and again bypasses Coimbatore junction with additional stoppage at Podanur Junction. In 2023 it was changed into Tri-Weekly service and after 2024 May it started to run as a daily train service, connecting Jharkhand with Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu and Kerala. At present, it runs as 18189/18190 Tatanagar - Ernakulam - Tatanagar Express.

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## History

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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 as a link train. In place of this, a new independent train Tatanagar - Ernakulam Express was introduced for the benefit of passengers with the same train number with different timings and routes .

## 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. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
2. ^ "Trains rescheduled - TAMIL NADU". The Hindu. 17 June 2017. 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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rail transport|

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Under revival|

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Transit points
with Bangladesh|

| Active|

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Defunct|

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See also|

* Bholu (mascot)
* Suburban rail in India

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Zones and divisions|

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* Waltair

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South Central|

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Southern|

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Workshops|

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Diesel Loco|

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* Tondiarpet
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* Visakhapatnam

Steam Loco|

* Coonoor

Multiple Unit|

* Avadi
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* Cochin–Shoranur
* Ernakulam–Kayamkulam
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* Erode–Tiruchirappalli
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* Gudur–Renigunta
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* Guntur–Tenali
* Guntur–Vijayawada
* Jolarpettai–Shoranur
* Kanyakumari–Thiruvananthapuram
* Kazipet–Vijayawada
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* Kollam–Sengottai
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* Kothapalli–Manoharabad
* Madurai–Tirunelveli
* Manamadurai–Rameswaram
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* Mangalore–Mysore
* Mangalore–Shoranur
* Motumarri–Vishnupuram
* Nagercoil–Tirunelveli
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* Nandyal–Guntakal
* Nandyal–Yerraguntla
* Nidadavolu–Vijayawada
* Nilambur–Shoranur
* Palakkad–Pollachi
* Peddapalli–Nizamabad
* Pune–Londa
* Samalkot–Kakinada
* Secunderabad–Dhone
* Secunderabad–Manmad
* Secunderabad–Nagpur
* Tenali–Repalle
* Tiruchirappalli–Viluppuram

Mountain|

* Nilgiri Mountain Railway

Defunct|

* 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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Suburban and metro|

| Operational|

| Suburban|

* Chennai Suburban
* Chennai MRTS
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Metro|

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

Proposed|

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

Railway companies|

* Andhra Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation
* Bangalore Suburban Rail Company
* Chennai Metro Rail Limited
* Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation
* Kochi Metro Rail Limited

Accidents
and incidents|

* South Indian railway strike (1928)
* Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway strike (1932)
* Rameswaram cyclone (1964)
* Indian Railway strike (1974)
* Peruman accident (1988)
* Nellore fire (2012)
* Chennai bombing (2014)
* Medak collision (2014)
* Anekal derailment (2015)
* Tamil Nadu train collision (2024)

Related articles|

* Madras Time
* Timeline of Southern Railway zone

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