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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.[2][3]

Kosi Express
Overview

Service type	Express
First service	22 June 2016; 6 years ago (2016-06-22)[1] (extended to Purnia Court)
Current operator(s)	South Eastern Railways
Route
Termini	Purnia Court (PRNC) Hatia (HTE)
Stops	18
Distance travelled	722 km (449 mi)
Average journey time	18h 30m
Service frequency	Daily [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)	18625 / 18626
On-board services
Class(es)	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 coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	38 km/h (24 mph) average including halts

Service

The 18625/Kosi Express has an average speed of 38 km/hr and covers 722 km in 18h 30m. The 18626/Kosi Express has an average speed of 37 km/hr and covers 722 km in 18h 40m.

Route & Halts

The important halts of the train are:

Purnia Court
Saharsa Junction
Khagaria Junction
Begusarai
New Barauni Junction
Hathidah Upper
Bakhtiyarpur Junction
Fatuha Junction
Patna Sahib
Rajendra Nagar Terminal
Patna Junction
Jehanabad
Gaya Junction
Koderma
Hazaribagh Road
Parasnath
Gomoh Junction
Chandrapura Junction
Bokaro Steel City
Kotshila Junction
Muri Junction
Ranchi Junction
Hatia

Coach composition

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
	SLR	UR	UR	UR	UR	UR	UR	UR	B1	B2	B3	B4	B1	BE1	BE2	S1	S2	UR	UR	SLR

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

1 AC Second Tier Sleeper
2 AC Three Tier Sleeper
2 Sleeper
1 Unreserved Chair Car
14 General Unreserved
2 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 Saharsa Junction and Samastipur-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive from Saharsa Junction 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:

Saharsa Junction
Gaya Junction

Notes

Runs seven day in a week for every direction.

References

"Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu Flags Off Various New Train Services". Press Information Bureau. 22 June 2016.
Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu Flags Off Various New Train Service
13205/13206 SHC -DNR train without SL/3AC

External links

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

Railways in Eastern India

National network/
trunk lines

Howrah–Delhi main line
Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line
Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
Howrah–Chennai main line
Sahibganj loop
Grand Chord
Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
Barauni–Guwahati line
Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line

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–Mughalsarai 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 Kothavalasa–Kirandul 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–Jatdumari–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 Calcutta Chord link line Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line Howrah–Bardhaman main line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line Kolkata Circular Railway New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line Santragachi–Amta branch line Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line Sealdah–Bangaon line Sealdah Main and North section Sealdah South section Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

Suburban
rail transport

Kolkata Metro
Kolkata Suburban Railway
Kolkata Circular Railway

Monorail

Kolkata Monorail
Patna 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

Zones & Divisions

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

Production units/
workshops

Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam
Braithwaite & Co.
Burn Standard Company
Bharat Wagon and Engineering
Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company
Carriage Repair Workshop, Harnaut

Transit points
with Bangladesh

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

Indian railheads
near India–Nepal border

Railway companies

East Indian Railway Company
Bengal Nagpur Railway
Indian Branch Railway Company
Indian Railways
Martin's Light Railways