Ispat Express

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Ispat express is a superfast day train of Indian Railways connecting Kolkata with Titlagarh.It covers a distance of 745 Kilometers at an average speed of 60 KMPh.It has Second class sitting, an AC chair car, and a general class of coaches. All of the classes except general class require reservations;Tatkal scheme is available in it. A Pantry car is available in this train.Unlike many trains of Indian Railways, it has advance reservation period of 10 days.It is hauled by WAM 4 and WDM 3A class locomotives. When first inaugurated it ran from Howrah Jn. to Tatanagar Jn., later it was extended till Rourkela and then to Jharsuguda and then to Sambalpur, and again after a fourth change its destination station was changed from Sambalpur to Titlagarh.

Important halts

  1. Kharagpur Jn.
  2. Tatanagar
  3. Chakradharpur
  4. Rourkela
  5. Jharsuguda Jn.
  6. Sambalpur Jn.
  7. Titlagarh

Timings

  1. 12871 Ispat express departs Howrah Jn. at 6:55 everyday and reaches Titlagarh Same day at 20:20
  2. 12872 Ispat express departs Titlagarh at 5:15 and reaches Howrah Jn. same day at 18:45.

References

http://www.indianrail.gov.in/

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