Ispat Express

Ispat Express
Overview
Service type Superfast
Locale West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha
Current operator(s) South Eastern Railways
Route
Start Howrah Junction
End Titlagarh Jn.
Distance travelled 745 km (463 mi)
Service frequency Daily
On-board services
Class(es) AC Chair, 2nd Sitting, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements Yes
Sleeping arrangements No
Catering facilities Pantry Car attached
Observation facilities Large Windows
Baggage facilities Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock Standard Indian Railway coaches
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 60 km/h (37 mph), including halts

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 km/H. 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

References

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