Ispat Express

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 seating, an AC chair car, and a general class of coaches. All of the classes require reservations, except for general class, where Tatkal scheme is available. A Pantry car is available in this train. Unlike many trains of Indian Railways, it has an advance reservation period of ten days. It is hauled by WAM 4 and WDM 3A class locomotives. When first inaugurated, it ran from Howrah to Jamshedpur. Later, it was extended to Rourkela, Jharsuguda, and then to Sambalpur. After a fourth change, its destination station was changed from Sambalpur to Titlagarh.

Important halts

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

References

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