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The Muri Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways – South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Tatanagar Junction & Jammu Tawi in India.

Tatanagar–Jammu Tawi Muri Express
Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab & Jammu and Kashmir
Current operator(s)	South Eastern Railways
Route
Termini	Tatanagar (TATA) Jammu Tawi (JAT)
Stops	71 as 18101, 72 as 18102
Distance travelled	2,025 km (1,258 mi)
Average journey time	47 hours 20 mins as 18101, 43 hours 55 mins as 18102
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	18101 / 18102
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved/General
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Carries slip coaches of the Sambalpur–Jammu Tawi Express.
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum, 46 km/h (29 mph) average including halts.

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, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.

Coaches

The 18101 / 02 Tatanagar–Jammu Tawi has 1 AC 3 tier, 5 Sleeper Class, 3 Unreserved/General & 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake Coaches. It does not carry a pantry car. In addition, about 11 coaches of the Sambalpur–Jammu Tawi Express are attached / detached at Muri..

As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 18101 Tatanagar–Jammu Tawi Express covers the distance of 2,026 km (1,259 mi) in 47 hours 20 mins (42.80 km/hr) & in 43 hours 55 mins as 18102 Jammu Tawi–Tatanagar Express (46.13 km/hr).

As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/h (34 mph), 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 Muri, Barkakana, Daltonganj, Chopan, Sonbhadra Chunar, Allahabad Junction, Kanpur Central, Tundla Junction, Khurja Junction, Ghaziabad, Delhi Junction, Panipat Junction, Ambala Cantonment Junction, Ludhiana Junction, Amritsar Junction, Pathankot Junction to Jammu Tawi .

It reverses its direction of travel twice during its run at Amritsar Junction and Pathankot Junction.

Traction

As large section of the route are yet to be fully electrified and due to the routing of the train, a Tatanagar-based WAP-7 locomotive which hauls the train from Tatanagar up to Amritsar and handing over to a Ludhiana-based WDM-3A locomotive which powers the train until Jammu Tawi & vice versa.

Operation

18101 Tatanagar–Jammu Tawi Express runs from Tatanagar Junction on a daily basis reaching Jammu Tawi on the 3rd day .
18102 Jammu Tawi–Tatanagar Junction Express runs from Jammu Tawi on a daily basis reaching Tatanagar Junction on the 3rd day. .

2015 derailment

On 25 May 2015, 8 coaches of Rourkela–Jammu Tawi Muri Express derailed near Athsari, on Mughalsarai–Kanpur section around 1:40 pm in afternoon. 4 people died and 9 were injured in the accident. Both, Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu & Chief Minister of U.P. Akhilesh Yadav announced compensation to the victims of accident.^{[citation needed]}

References

"8101 TATANAGAR JN JAMMU TAWI EXPRESS – Timing, Fare, Availability & Booking Details | 90di". 90di.com. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
"18110, JAT MURI ROU EX, Jammu Tawi to Tatanagar Jn". erail.in. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
"18101/18109-Tatanagar/Rourkela Muri Jammu Tawi Express with 12472 Swaraj Express". youtube.com. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
"TATA-Jammu Tawi/Hatia–Jammu Tawi Muri Express 8102/8602". youtube.com. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
"___________ » Blog Archive » Jammu Tawi–Hatia Express to be extended till Rourkela from November 12". orissalinks.com. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
"Tata–Jammu Tawi Express | Flickr – Photo Sharing!". flickr.com. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
"Rail Road Air-Indian Railways: Extension of 18602/18601 Jammu Tawi-Hatia Link Express Train upto Rourkela". railroadair.blogspot.in. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2014.

External links

"Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
"[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 April 2014.

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Manufacturing units and workshops	Banaras Locomotive Works Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli
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See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) 1974 railway strike in India Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor

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Howrah–Delhi main line
Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line
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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 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

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Kolkata Monorail
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Zones & Divisions

Eastern	Asansol Howrah Malda Sealdah
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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

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near India–Nepal border

Raxaul Junction
Bairgania
Jaynagar
Jogbani
Laukaha Bazar
Thakurganj

Railway companies

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