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Jamshedpur–Thawe- Superfast Express (Sahil Choudhary)
Overview
Jamshedpur Thawe Express standing at PF 2 of Jamshedpur with ASN WAP 4 22288
Service type	Express
Current operator(s)	South Eastern Railway zone
Route
Termini	Jamshedpur Junction (JSR) Thawe Junction (THE)
Stops	37
Distance travelled	718 km (446 mi)
Average journey time	19 h 50 min as 18181 20 h 10 min as 18182
Service frequency	Four Days 18181- Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 18182- Sun, Wed, Thu, Sat
Train number(s)	18181/18182
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, Second Sitting
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities	ICF coach
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	36 km/h (22 mph), including halts

The JAMSHEDPUR–Thawe Express is an express train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between JAMSHEDPUR Junction and Thawe Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 18181/18182 train numbers on a quad-weekly basis.

Service

The 18181/Tatanagar–Thawe Express has an average speed of 36 km/h and covers 718 km in 19h 50 m. The 18182/Thawe–Tatanagar Express has an average speed of 36 km/h and covers 718 km in 20h 10m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 23 coaches:

1 AC II Tier
3 AC III Tier
12 Sleeper coaches
5 Second Seating cum General coaches
2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Santragachi Loco Shed-based WAP-4 or Asansol Loco Shed-based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Tatanagar to Asansol. From Asansol, trains are hauled by a Asansol Loco Shed-based WAP-4 electric locomotive uptil Thawe and vice versa.

Extension

The train ran between Tatanagar and Samastipur when introduced. It got extended to Muzaffarpur later. This was again extended to Gorakhpur during early 1990s but later got short terminated to Chhapra. The train was again extended to Thawe Junction from 12 April 2021 on the request of Gopalganj MP, Dr. Alok Kumar Suman.

Rake sharing

The train shared its rake with 15083/15084 Utsarg Express before COVID-19 pandemic in India. Currently it shares its rake with Tatanagar-Katihar Express.

Slip coaches

It used to carry the slip coaches of Tatanagar-Katihar Express before COVID-19 pandemic in India, which used to get detached at Barauni Junction. Now Tatanagar-Katihar Express is running independently (now via New Barauni) with Rake Sharing with this train.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 1 times:

Asansol Junction

Notes

Runs four days in a week for every direction.

References

External links

18181/Tatanagar–Thawe Express India Rail Info
18182/Thawe–Tatanagar 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