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Steel Express

Train in India

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The 12813 / 12814 Steel Express is a Superfast class train operated by Indian Railways connecting Kolkata with the steel-producing city Jamshedpur in Jharkhand state.

It has a Single Dedicated Rake whose Primary Maintenance is done at Tatanagar coaching depot.

01Rake composition

It is running with LHB coach from 11 June 2018. Advance Reservation Period is of 30 days. Coach composition (22 coaches) is as follows :-

  • 1 Seating cum Luggage coach
  • 1 Power Generator Car (EOG)
  • 4 Unreserved accommodation
  • 10 Second Sitting Coaches
  • 4 AC Chair Car
  • 1 AC 3 Tier Economy
  • 1 Executive Chair Car
Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
SLRD GEN GEN D10 D9 D8 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 M1 C4 C3 C2 C1 E1 GEN GEN EOG

02Route and halts

03Traction

It is hauled by a Tatanagar, Santragachi or Bondamunda based WAP-7 locomotive from end to end.

04Time table

From Tatanagar to Howrah- 12814. The train starts from Tatanagar every day

Station code Station name Arrival Departure
TATA Tatanagar Jn -- 06:05
RHE Rakha Mines 06:33 06:35
GTS Ghatsila Jn 06:47 06:49
CKU Chakulia Jn 07:10 07:12
JGM Jhargram 07:32 07:34
KGP Kharagpur Jn 08:18 08:20
SRC Santragachi Jn 09:40 09:42
HWH Howrah 10:35 --

From Howrah to Tatanagar, 12813. The train starts from Howrah every day.

Station code Station name Arrival Departure
HWH Howrah -- 17:20
KGP Kharagpur Jn 18:58 19:00
JGM Jhargram 19:30 19:32
CKU Chakulia Jn 19:51 19:53
GTS Ghatsila Jn 20:15 20:16
RHE Rakha Mines 20:29 20:30
TATA Tatanagar Jn 21:25 --
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