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Kosi Express
Overview
Service type	Express
First service	22 June 2016; 8 years ago (2016-06-22) (extended to Purnia Court)
Current operator(s)	South Eastern Railways
Route
Termini	Purnia Court (PRNC) Hatia (HTE)
Stops	42
Distance travelled	722 km (449 mi)
Average journey time	19h 15m
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	18625 / 18626
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Two Tier AC Three Tier Sleeper Chair Car General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	E-catering On-board catering
Baggage facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	38 km/h (24 mph) average including halts

The 18625 / 18626 Kosi Express is an Express train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Purnia Court and Hatia in India. It is currently being operated with 18625/18626 train numbers on a daily basis.

Service

The 18625/Kosi Express has an average speed of 38 km/h and covers 722 km in 19h 15m. The 18626/Kosi Express has an average speed of 40 km/h and covers 722 km in 18h 00m

Route and halts

Station Code	Station Name	Distance (km)
PRNC	Purnia Court	0
BNKI	Banmankhi Junction	31
MRIJ	Murliganj	50
DMH	Dauram Madhepura	72
SHC	Saharsa Junction	94
SBV	Simri Bakhtiyarpur	111
KFA	Koparia	117
BHB	Badla Ghat	130
MNE	Mansi Junction	136
KGG	Khagaria Junction	145
SKJ	Sahibpur Kamal Junction	158
LKN	Lakhminia	167
BGS	Begusarai	185
HTZU	Hathidah Upper	211
MKA	Mokama	219
PHK	Punarakh	235
BARH	Barh	245
BKP	Bakhtiyarpur Junction	263
KOO	Khusropur	278
FUT	Fatuha Junction	286
PNC	Patna Sahib	298
RJPB	Rajendra Nagar Terminal	306
PNBE	Patna Junction	308
PPN	Punpun	322
TEA	Taregna	338
JHD	Jehanabad	353
BELA	Bela	381
GAYA	Gaya Junction	401
TKN	Tankuppa	420
PRP	Paharpur	433
KQR	Koderma Junction	477
PSB	Parsabad	503
HZD	Hazaribagh Road	525
PNME	Parasnath	552
GMO	Gomoh Junction	570
CRP	Chandrapura Junction	587
BKSC	Bokaro Steel City	603
MURI	Muri Junction	655
RNC	Ranchi Junction	718
HTE	Hatia	725

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches:

1 AC ll Tier Sleeper
2 AC lll Tier Sleeper
5 Sleeper Class
2 Chair Car
10 General Unreserved
2 (SLR)Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Mughal Sarai-based WAP-4 or Gomoh-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Hatia to Purnia Court & vice versa.

Rake sharing

Previous, the train shares its rake with 18625/18626 Patna–Hatia Super Express, but now this train merged with Patna–Hatia Super Express.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 2 times:

Notes

Runs seven day in a week for every direction.

References

External links

18625/Kosi Express India Rail Info
18626/Kosi Express India Rail Info

Railways in Eastern India

National network/
trunk lines

Other lines/sections

Interstate	Asansol–Gaya section Asansol–Patna section Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barkakana–Son Nagar line Barsoi–New Farakka section Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line Dumka–Bhagalpur line Gaya–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction section Hatia–Rourkela line Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line Katihar–Siliguri line Kharagpur–Puri line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Kothavalasa–Kirandul line New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section Tatanagar–Bilaspur section
Bihar	Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Samastipur section Fatuha–Tilaiya line Gaya–Kiul line Mokama–Barauni section Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line Neora–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line Patna–Gaya line Patna–Mughalsarai section Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Raxaul–Sagauli line Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section
Jharkhand	Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line Dhanbad–Chandrapura line Railways in Jharia Coalfield Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line
Odisha	Khurda Road–Bolangir line Cuttack–Sambalpur line
West Bengal	Ahmadpur–Katwa line Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line Andal–Sainthia branch line Andal–Sitarampur loop line Bandel–Katwa line Bankura–Masagram line Bardhaman–Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line Howrah–Barddhaman main line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line Santragachi–Amta branch line Sealdah Main and North section Calcutta Chord link line Kolkata Circular Railway Sealdah–Bangaon line Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line Sealdah South section Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

Suburban
rail transport

Monorail

Defunct lines

Revived/ Under revival	Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway Bankura–Damodar Railway Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway Burdwan–Katwa Railway Bakhtiarpur–Bihar Light Railway Futwah–Islampur Light Railway
Inactive	Bengal Provincial Railway East Coast State Railway Kalighat Falta Railway Mayurbhanj State Railway Dehri Rohtas Light Railway Patna–Digha Ghat line Parlakimedi Light Railway

Zones & Divisions

Eastern	Asansol Howrah Malda Sealdah
East Central	Danapur Dhanbad Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Samastipur Sonpur
East Coast	Sambalpur Khurda Road Waltair
North Eastern	Varanasi
Northeast Frontier	Katihar Alipurduar
South Eastern	Adra Chakradharpur Kharagpur Ranchi

Production units/
workshops

Transit points
with Bangladesh

Active	Haldibari–Chilahati Singhabad–Rohanpur Radhikapur–Biral Gede–Darshana Petrapole–Benapole
Defunct	Mahisasan–Shahbajpur Changrabandha–Burimari New Gitaldaha–Mogalhat

Indian railheads
near India–Nepal border

Railway companies