The 18189 / 18190 Tatanagar–Ernakulam Express is an express class train operated by the South Eastern Railway of India connecting Ernakulam (Kochi) with the steel-producing city Jamshedpur in Jharkhand state. The Tatanagar- Ernakulam Express is the replacement train of Tatanagar - Alappuzha Express. It covers 2,297 kilometres (1,427 mi) at an average speed of 51 kilometres per hour (32 mph).
Traction
Earlier was WDM-3A or WDP-4B. It is hauled by a Tatanagar Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end.
Coach composition Earlier the train had ICF coaches. Now this train gets standard LHB coaches.
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Train schedule
From Tatanagar Jn to Ernakulam Jn - 18189. The train starts from Tatanagar Jn everyday. Station code Station name Arrival Departure TATA Tatanagar Junction --- 05:00 SINI Sini 05:23 05:25 RKSN Rajakharsawan Junction 05:38 05:40 CKP Chakradharpur 06:03 06:05GOLGoilkera06:3106:32JRAJaraikela07:2507:26 ROU Rourkela Junction 07:50 07:55GPRajgangpur08:1808:20JSGJharsuguda Junction09:4009:45SBPSambalpur Jn10:4510:55BRGABargarh Road11:3511:40BLGRBalangir Jn12:4312:48TIGTitlagarh Junction13:5014:00KSNGKesinga14:2014:22 MNGD Muniguda 15:28 15:30 AMB Ambodala 15:28 15:30RGDARayagada17:0017:05PVPParvatipuram17:5317:55VBLBobbili Junction18:1818:20VZMVizianagaram Junction19:1519:20 DVD Duvvada 20:43 20:45 AKP Anakapalle 20:58 21:00 TUNI Tuni 21:38 21:40 SLO Samalkot Junction 22:28 22:30 RJY Rajahmundry 23:13 23:15NDDNidadavolu23:4923:50TNKUTanuku00:0300:05BVRTBhimavaram Town00:3800:40KKLRKaikaluru01:1801:20GDVGudivada Junction02:0802:10BZAVijayawada Junction03:5004:00TELTenali Junction04:2304:25BPPBapatla04:5805:00CLXChirala05:1305:15OGLOngole06:3306:35KVZKavali07:2407:25NLRNellore08:1308:15GDRGudur Junction09:4809:50PERPerambur12:2012:25AJJArakkonam Junction13:3513:40KPDKatpadi Junction14:4515:00JTJJolarpettai Junction16:4816:50SASalem Junction18:1718:20EDErode Junction19:2019:30TUPTiruppur20:1320:15PTJPodanur Junction21:2921:30PGTPalakkad Junction22:3522:40TCRThrissur23:5023:53AWYAluva00:5500:57 ERS Ernakulam Junction 01:55 ---
From Ernakulam Jn to Tatanagar Jn - 18190. The train starts from Tatanagar Jn everyday. Station code Station name Arrival Departure ERS Ernakulam Junction --- 07:15 AWY Aluva 07:38 07:40 TCR Thrissur 08:37 08:40PGTPalakkad Junction10:0510:10PTJPodanur Junction11:2811:30 TUP Tiruppur 12:10 12:15EDErode Junction13:0513:15SASalem Junction14:1014:15JTJJolarpettai Junction16:5316:55KPDKatpadi Junction18:1018:15AJJArakkonam Junction18:5518:57PERPerambur19:4519:50GDRGudur Junction22:2822:30 NLR Nellore 23:03 23:05KVZKavali00:0300:05OGLOngole00:5300:55CLXChirala01:3801:40BPPBapatla01:5802:00 TEL Tenali Junction 02:33 02:35 BZA Vijayawada Junction 03:25 03:35 GDV Gudivada Junction 04:18 04:20 KKLR Kaikaluru 04:53 04:55 BVRT Bhimavaram Town 05:28 05:30TNKUTanuku06:0806:10NDDNidadavolu06:5807:00RJYRajahmundry07:4807:50SLOSamalkot Junction08:3808:40TUNITuni09:3809:40AKPAnakapalle11:0311:05DVDDuvvada11:5311:55VZMVizianagaram Junction13:1013:20VBLBobbili Junction14:0314:05PVPParvatipuram14:2814:30RGDARayagada15:2515:30MNGDMuniguda16:4016:42KSNGKesinga17:4217:44TIGTitlagarh Junction18:0518:15BLGRBalangir Jn19:0619:11BRGABargarh Road20:0320:08SBPSambalpur Jn21:3021:40JSGJharsuguda Junction23:3023:35GPRajgangpur00:3300:35ROURourkela Junction01:0701:15JRAJaraikela01:4301:45GOLGoilkera02:2802:30CKPChakradharpur03:0003:05SINISini Junction03:4003:42 TATA Tatanagar Junction 05:00 ---
Accidents and Incidents A passenger died in a fire that engulfed two AC coaches of Train no. 18189 Tatanagar–Ernakulam Express at Yelamanchili railway station, under the Vijayawada division of South Central Railway, in the early hours of Monday. The other passengers had a miraculous escape. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined.
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