# Steel Express > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Steel_Express > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Steel_Express.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Express > Source revision: 1339651972 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Italic title}}{{short description|Train in India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}} {{Infobox rail service | name = Steel Express | image = "55 Years of Service" based new Train Board of Steel Express.webp | caption = "55 Years of Service" based new Train Board of Steel Express | type = [Express](/source/Express_trains_in_India) | locale = [West Bengal](/source/West_Bengal) & [Jharkhand](/source/Jharkhand) | first = {{start date and age|df=yes|1970|04|01}} | last = | operator = [South Eastern Railways](/source/South_Eastern_Railway_zone) | ridership = | start = {{stnlnk|Howrah}} (HWH) | stops = 6 as 12814
5 as 12813 | end = {{stnlnk|Tatanagar}} (TATA) | distance = {{convert|250|km|0|abbr=on}} | journeytime = 4 h 30 m as 12814
4 h 5 m as 12813 | frequency = Daily | class = AC Executive Chair Car, AC 3 Tier Economy, AC Chair Car, 2nd Sitting, Unreserved | seating = Yes | sleeping = Yes, Only in AC 3 Tier Economy Coach | autorack = | catering = On-board catering,
E-catering | observation = Large windows | entertainment = | baggage = | otherfacilities = Below the seats | stock = [LHB coach](/source/LHB_coach) | gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm|allk=on}} | el = | trainnumber = 12813 / 12814 | speed = {{convert|55|km/h|0|abbr=on}} as 12814
{{convert|61|km/h|0|abbr=on}} as 12813 | map = 250px|Steel Express (Howrah–Tatanagar) route map | map_state = }} The 12813 / 12814 '''Steel Express''' is a Superfast class train operated by [Indian Railways](/source/Indian_Railways) connecting [Kolkata](/source/Kolkata) with the steel-producing city [Jamshedpur](/source/Jamshedpur) in [Jharkhand](/source/Jharkhand) state. It has a Single Dedicated Rake whose Primary Maintenance is done at [Tatanagar](/source/Tatanagar) coaching depot. ==Rake composition == It is running with [LHB coach](/source/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 {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="1" |Loco ! rowspan="1" |1 !2 ! rowspan="1" |3 ! rowspan="1" |4 ! rowspan="1" |5 ! rowspan="1" |6 ! rowspan="1" |7 !8 !9 ! rowspan="1" |10 !11 ! rowspan="1" |12 ! rowspan="1" |13 !14 ! rowspan="1" |15 ! rowspan="1" |16 ! rowspan="1" |17 ! rowspan="1" |18 ! rowspan="1" |19 ! rowspan="1" |20 ! rowspan="1" |21 ! rowspan="1" |22 |- | |SLRD |GEN |GEN |D10 |D9 |D8 |D7 |D6 |D5 |D4 |D3 |D2 |D1 |M1 |C4 |C3 |C2 |C1 |E1 |GEN |GEN |EOG |} ==Route and halts== * '''{{stnlnk|Howrah}}''' * {{stnlnk|Kharagpur}} * {{stnlnk|Jhargram}} * {{stnlnk|Chakulia}} * {{stnlnk|Ghatsila}} * {{stnlnk|Rakha Mines}} * '''{{stnlnk|Tatanagar}}''' ==Traction== It is hauled by a [Tatanagar](/source/Electric_Loco_Shed%2C_Tatanagar), Santragachi or Bondamunda based [WAP-7](/source/WAP-7) locomotive from end to end. ==Time table== '''From Tatanagar to Howrah- 12814'''. The train starts from Tatanagar every day {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Station code !! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Station name !! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Arrival !! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Departure |- | valign="top" | '''TATA''' | valign="top" | '''Tatanagar Jn''' | valign="top" | '''--''' | valign="top" | '''06:05''' |- | valign="top" | RHE | valign="top" | Rakha Mines | valign="top" | 06:33 | valign="top" | 06:35 |- | valign="top" | GTS | valign="top" | Ghatsila Jn | valign="top" | 06:47 | valign="top" | 06:49 |- | valign="top" | CKU | valign="top" | Chakulia Jn | valign="top" | 07:10 | valign="top" | 07:12 |- | valign="top" | JGM | valign="top" | Jhargram | valign="top" | 07:32 | valign="top" | 07:34 |- | valign="top" | KGP | valign="top" | Kharagpur Jn | valign="top" | 08:18 | valign="top" | 08:20 |- | valign="top" | SRC | valign="top" | Santragachi Jn | valign="top" | 09:40 | valign="top" | 09:42 |- | valign="top" | '''HWH''' | valign="top" | '''Howrah''' | valign="top" | '''10:35''' | valign="top" | '''--''' |} '''From Howrah to Tatanagar – 12813'''. The train starts from Howrah every day. {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Station code !! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Station name !! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Arrival !! style="background-color:#FFD700" | Departure |- | valign="top" | '''HWH''' | valign="top" | '''Howrah''' | valign="top" | '''--''' | valign="top" | '''17:20''' |- | valign="top" | KGP | valign="top" | Kharagpur Jn | valign="top" | 18:58 | valign="top" | 19:00 |- | valign="top" | JGM | valign="top" | Jhargram | valign="top" | 19:30 | valign="top" | 19:32 |- | valign="top" | CKU | valign="top" | Chakulia Jn | valign="top" | 19:51 | valign="top" | 19:53 |- | valign="top" | GTS | valign="top" | Ghatsila Jn | valign="top" | 20:15 | valign="top" | 20:16 |- | valign="top" | RHE | valign="top" | Rakha Mines | valign="top" | 20:29 | valign="top" | 20:30 |- | valign="top" | '''TATA''' | valign="top" | '''Tatanagar Jn''' | valign="top" | '''21:25''' | valign="top" | '''--''' |} ==External links== * [http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ Indian Rail information site] *https://indiarailinfo.com/train/steel-express-12813/1588 *https://indiarailinfo.com/train/1589 ==References== {{reflist}} {{Indian Railways}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Steel Express}} Category:Named passenger trains of India Category:Rail transport in Howrah Category:Transport in Jamshedpur Category:Rail transport in Jharkhand Category:Rail transport in West Bengal Category:Express trains in India Category:Railway services introduced in 1970 {{India-express-train-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Steel Express](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Express) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Express?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.