The 18101 / 18102 Muri Express is an

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train belonging to

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South Eastern Railway zone The South Eastern Railway (abbreviated SER) is one of the 19 Indian Railways, railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Garden Reach, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It comprises Adra railway division, Chakradharpur railway division, Kharagpu ...

that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 18101 from Tatanagar Junction to Jammu Tawi and as train number 18102 in the reverse direction, serving the states of

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...

Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...

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and

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Coaches

The 18101 / 02 Tatanagar–Jammu Tawi has 2 AC 2 Tier, 6 AC 3 Tier Economy, 7

Sleeper Class The sleeping car or sleeper (often ) is a railway passenger car (rail), passenger car that can accommodate all passengers in beds of one kind or another, for the purpose of sleeping. George Pullman was the main American innovator and owner of sl ...

, 2 Unreserved/General, 1 EOG and 1 Seating cum Luggage Rake Coaches. It also carry a

pantry car A dining car (American English) or a restaurant car (British English), also a diner, is a passenger railroad car that serves meals in the manner of a full-service, sit-down restaurant. These cars provide the highest level of service of any rai ...

Service

The 18101 Tatanagar–Jammu Tawi Express covers the distance of in 45 hours 5 mins (46 km/h) and in 43 hours 30 mins as 18102 Jammu Tawi–Tatanagar Express (48 km/h). As the average speed of the train is below , as per Indian Railways rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.

Routeing

The 18101 / 18102 Tatanagar–Jammu Tawi Express runs from Tatanagar Junction via

Chandil Chandil is a census town in the Chandil CD block in the Chandil subdivision of Seraikela Kharsawan district in the state of Jharkhand, India. Geography Location Chandil is located at . It has an average elevation of 246 metres (807&nbs ...

, Muri, Ramgarh, ,

Patratu Patratu is a census town in the Patratu (community development block) in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Patratu is located at . It has an av ...

, Kahlari, Tori,

Latehar Latehar is a town in the Latehar district of Jharkhand, India. It is known for its natural environment, forest, forest products and mineral deposits. Latehar remained a part of Palamau District as a sub division since 1924. It was elevated fr ...

, Barwadih, ,

Garwa road Garhwa Road Junction railway station (station code: GHD) is a railway station located in Rehla,Palamu district, Jharkhand, India, some from the town of Garhwa. It belongs to East Central Railway. All major express , mail express and passenge ...

Garwa Garwa is a village in Dih block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located 18 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters. As of 2011, it has a population of 1,485 people, in 294 households. It has one primary school and ...

, Nagar Untari, WyndhamGanj, Duddhinagr,

Renukut Renukoot is a town and a nagar panchayat in Sonbhadra district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Uttar Pradesh. It is 68 km south from the district headquarters Robertsganj. Renukoot is well known for the Hindalco alu ...

, ,

Sonbhadra Sonbhadra (also known as Sonebhadra) or Sonanchal is the second largest district by area of Uttar Pradesh after Lakhimpur Kheri. The district headquarters is in the town of Robertsganj. Sonbhadra is also known as the "Energy Capital of India" f ...

Chunar Chunar is a city located in Mirzapur district of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is nearby Mirzapur city. The railway tracks passing through Chunar Junction railway station leads to major destinations of India, including Howrah, Delhi, Ta ...

Mirzapur Mirzapur () is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is known for its carpets and brassware industries, and the tradition of kajari and birha music. Straddled by the Kaimur extension of Vindhya mountains, it served as the headquarters of t ...

, Vindyachal, Meja road, Prayagraj junction, Khaga, Fatehpur, ,

Rura Rura is a Nagar Panchayat in Kanpur Dehat District in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on the banks of Lower Ganga canal, 49 km from Kanpur Nagar. Education * R. P. S. Inter College * Pt. O. P. Sharma Degree College * Janka Devi Degree ...

, Jhinjak,

Etawah Etawah (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ''Iṭāvā''), also known as Ishtikapuri, is a city situated on the banks of Yamuna River in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Etawa ...

, Shikoabad Junction, , Aligarh Junction, , , Sabzi Mandi, , Sonipart Junction,

Karnal Karnal () is a city located in the state of Haryana, India and is the administrative headquarters of Karnal District. The city is well connected as it lies on National Highway 01, in the south of the city lies the cities of Panipat and Sonipa ...

, Kurekshetra Junction, Shabad Markanda, , Chandigarh Junction, , Phillaur Junction, Phagwara Junction, Jalandhar Cantonment Junction, Jalandhar City Junction, Beas Junction,

Jandiala Jandiala is a village of the Jalandhar district situated in the Indian state of Punjab. Demographics The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Jandiala town and their gender ratio, as of 2011 census. Housing Ja ...

, , Batala Junction, Dhiriwal,

Gurdaspur Gurdaspur is a city in the Majha region of the Indian state of Punjab, between the rivers Beas and Ravi. It houses the administrative headquarters of Gurdaspur District and is in the geographical centre of the district, which shares a bord ...

Dinanagar Dinanagar is a town and a municipal council in Gurdaspur district in the Majha region of the state of Punjab, India. It takes its name after Adina Beg, who served as the subahdar of Punjab for the Mughals and Marathas. He built up his residence ...

, ,

Hiranagar Hiranagar is a town and a notified area committee, near Kathua city in Kathua district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a tehsil headquarters. It is named after Rajput Raja Hira Singh, son of Raja Dhyan Singh and nephe ...

, Viajaypur Jammu, to Jammu Tawi. It reverses its direction of travel twice during its run at and .

Traction

As the entire route is fully electrified, a Tatanagar Loco Shed-based

WAP-7 The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic ...

electric locomotive hauls the train from end to end in both directions.

Slip coaches

The train used to get attached/detached to/from 18309/18310

Sambalpur–Jammu Tawi Express The 18309 / 18310 Sambalpur–Jammu Tawi Express is an Express train belonging to East Coast Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 18309/18310 train numbers on a daily basis. Service The 18309/Samb ...

at to continue till Jammu Tawi. This system was in use till March 2020.Now two different rakes have been allotted to both the trians.

Operation

*18101 Tatanagar–Jammu Tawi Express runs from Tatanagar Junction on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday reaching Jammu Tawi on the 3rd day. *18102 Jammu Tawi–Tatanagar Junction Express runs from Jammu Tawi on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday reaching Tatanagar Junction on the 3rd day.

2015 derailment

On 25 May 2015, 8 coaches of –Jammu Tawi Muri Express derailed near Athsari, on Mughalsarai–Kanpur section around 1:40 pm. 4 people died and 9 were injured in the accident. Both, Rail Minister

Suresh Prabhu Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu (born 11 July 1953) is an Indian politician. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1996 to 2009, representing Rajapur in the Lok Sabha. He was also a member of the ''Rajya Sabha'', representing Andhra Pradesh ...

and Chief Minister of U.P.

Akhilesh Yadav Akhilesh Yadav (; born 1 July 1973) is an Indian politician and national president of the Samajwadi Party who served as the 20th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Having assumed the chief minister's office on 15 March 2012 at the age of 38, he ...

announced compensation to the victims of accident.

References

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External links

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