Hasdeo Express

Hasdeo Express

Hasdeo Express parked at Raipur station
Overview
Service type	Intercity Express
Status	Operational
Locale	Chhattisgarh
First service	06 October 2018 & 07 October 2018
Current operator(s)	South East Central Railway zone
Route
Termini	Korba (KRBA) Raipur (R)
Stops	7
Distance travelled	200 kilometres (120 mi)
Average journey time	4 hrs
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	18801/18802; 18803/18804;
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair car, Chair car, General
Seating arrangements	Available
Sleeping arrangements	Available
Auto-rack arrangements	Available
Observation facilities	LHB Coaches of 1st set & ICF Coaches of 2nd set
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	51 km/h (32 mph) (Avg.)

Hasdeo Express is a Superfast Intercity Express train which it runs between Korba to Raipur corridor which comes from South East Central Railway zone in Chhattisgarh state of India. Currently there are 2 sets of trains are running in this section. This train is named after Indian tributary river of Mahanadi that is Hasdeo river.

Overview

• 1st set of Hasdeo Express was inaugurated on 6 October 2018. It was flagged by Piyush Goyal (Minister of Railways), Raman Singh (former Chief minister of Chhattisgarh) and Jai Singh Agrawal (M.L.A for Korba), with a frequency of three days in a week.
• 2nd set of Hasdeo Express was also inaugurated on 7 October 2018. It was flagged by Banshilal Mahto, M.P for Korba, with a frequency of four days in a week.
• 1st set is fully LHB rakes and the 2nd set is fully type ICF rakes which it also shares with Raipur-Bilaspur Special Express.

Route & Halts

• Korba
• Champa
• Akaltara
• Bilaspur
• Belha
• Bhatapara
• Tilda Neora
• Raipur.

Traction & Maintenance

The Two sets of Hasdeo Express hauls by WAP 7 of Bhilai loco shed. Train is maintained in Bilaspur (Bilaspur Division SEC) coaching complex.