18189 Tatanagar Jn - Ernakulam Jn Express Time Table
- Departs
- 05:00
- Tatanagar Jn TATA
- Arrives
- 01:55 day 3
- Ernakulam Jn ERS
- Journey
- 44h 55m
- 2299 km · 52 stops
18189 Tatanagar Jn - Ernakulam Jn Express leaves Tatanagar Jn (TATA) at 05:00 and reaches Ernakulam Jn (ERS) at 01:55 on day 3 of the run. The booked run is 2299 km in 44h 55m, with 52 stops including both ends. It is the only train this timetable version books from Tatanagar Jn (TATA) through to Ernakulam Jn (ERS).
18189 at a glance
| Runs on | Daily |
|---|---|
| Calendar row for this train | to — beyond 2026-09-30, so not a date we stand behind |
| Timetable version covers | to |
| Average speed | 51.2 km/h including halts — ours (how) |
| Type | Express · Express |
| Reservation | Reserved (PRS) train. 18189 is a 1-, 2- or 8-series number: those are reserved. (how we decide) |
Time table and route
| Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TATA Tatanagar Jn | start | 05:00 | — | 0 |
| SINI Sini Jn | 05:23 | 05:25 | 2m | 27 |
| RKSN Rajkharsawan Jn | 05:38 | 05:40 | 2m | 42 |
| CKP Chakaradharpur | 06:03 | 06:05 | 2m | 62 |
| GOL Goilkera | 06:31 | 06:32 | 1m | 96 |
| JRA Jaraikela | 07:09 | 07:10 | 1m | 135 |
| BZR Bisra | 07:25 | 07:26 | 1m | 149 |
| ROU Rourkela | 07:50 | 07:55 | 5m | 163 |
| GP Raj Gangpur | 08:18 | 08:20 | 2m | 193 |
| BMB Bamra | 08:44 | 08:45 | 1m | 228 |
| JSG Jharsuguda Jn | 09:40 | 09:45 | 5m | 265 |
| SBP Sambalpur Jn | 10:45 | 10:55 | 10m | 314 |
| BRGA Bargarh Road | 11:35 | 11:40 | 5m | 356 |
| BLGR Balangir | 12:43 | 12:48 | 5m | 432 |
| TIG Titlagarh | 13:50 | 14:00 | 10m | 495 |
| KSNG Kesinga | 14:20 | 14:22 | 2m | 508 |
| AMB Ambodala | 14:56 | 14:58 | 2m | 556 |
| MNGD Muniguda | 15:30 | 15:32 | 2m | 581 |
| RGDA Rayagada | 17:00 | 17:05 | 5m | 635 |
| PVP Parvatipuram | 17:53 | 17:55 | 2m | 681 |
| VBL Bobbili | 18:18 | 18:20 | 2m | 705 |
| VZM Vizianagram Jn | 19:10 | 19:20 | 10m | 759 |
| DVD Duvvada | 20:43 | 20:45 | 2m | 824 |
| AKP Anakapalle | 20:58 | 21:00 | 2m | 840 |
| TUNI Tuni | 21:38 | 21:40 | 2m | 903 |
| SLO Samalkot Jn | 22:28 | 22:30 | 2m | 957 |
| RJY Rajamundry | 23:13 | 23:15 | 2m | 1007 |
| NDD Nidadavolu Jn | 23:49 | 23:50 | 1m | 1029 |
| TNKU Tanuku | 00:03 +1 | 00:05 +1 | 2m | 1047 |
| BVRT Bhimavaram Town | 00:38 +1 | 00:40 +1 | 2m | 1076 |
| KKLR Kaikolur | 01:18 +1 | 01:20 +1 | 2m | 1111 |
| GDV Gudivada Jn | 02:08 +1 | 02:10 +1 | 2m | 1140 |
| BZA Vijayawada Jn | 03:50 +1 | 04:00 +1 | 10m | 1185 |
| TEL Tenali Jn | 04:23 +1 | 04:25 +1 | 2m | 1216 |
| BPP Bapatla | 04:58 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 2m | 1259 |
| CLX Chirala | 05:13 +1 | 05:15 +1 | 2m | 1274 |
| OGL Ongole | 06:33 +1 | 06:35 +1 | 2m | 1323 |
| KVZ Kavali | 07:24 +1 | 07:25 +1 | 1m | 1389 |
| NLR Nellore | 08:13 +1 | 08:15 +1 | 2m | 1439 |
| GDR Gudur Jn | 09:48 +1 | 09:50 +1 | 2m | 1477 |
| PER Perambur | 12:20 +1 | 12:25 +1 | 5m | 1614 |
| AJJ Arakkonam Jn | 13:35 +1 | 13:40 +1 | 5m | 1677 |
| KPD Katpadi Jn | 14:45 +1 | 15:00 +1 | 15m | 1738 |
| JTJ Jolarpettai Jn | 16:48 +1 | 16:50 +1 | 2m | 1822 |
| SA Salem Jn | 18:17 +1 | 18:20 +1 | 3m | 1946 |
| ED Erode Jn | 19:20 +1 | 19:30 +1 | 10m | 2005 |
| TUP Tiruppur | 20:13 +1 | 20:15 +1 | 2m | 2055 |
| PTJ Podanur Jn | 21:29 +1 | 21:30 +1 | 1m | 2098 |
| PGT Palakkad Jn | 22:35 +1 | 22:40 +1 | 5m | 2149 |
| TCR Thrisur | 23:50 +1 | 23:53 +1 | 3m | 2225 |
| AWY Aluva | 00:55 +2 | 00:57 +2 | 2m | 2279 |
| ERS Ernakulam Jn | 01:55 +2 | end | — | 2299 |
What 18189’s schedule looks like
Its longest run without a stop is 137 km and 2h 30m from Gudur Jn (GDR) to Perambur (PER). The next longest is 124 km and 1h 27m from Jolarpettai Jn (JTJ) to Salem Jn (SA).
At 22:00 it is between Tuni (TUNI) and Samalkot Jn (SLO), and at 06:00 it is between Rajkharsawan Jn (RKSN) and Chakaradharpur (CKP).
14 of its 50 intermediate stops are booked for five minutes or more, the longest of them 15 minutes at Katpadi Jn (KPD), 10 minutes at Sambalpur Jn (SBP), 10 minutes at Titlagarh (TIG), 10 minutes at Vizianagram Jn (VZM), 10 minutes at Vijayawada Jn (BZA). The briefest stop is 1 minute at Goilkera (GOL).
The run crosses midnight before Tanuku (TNKU); every later time carries a day marker.
It passes its own halfway mark of 1150 km at Vijayawada Jn (BZA), stop number 33 of 52, and is booked to stand at its stops for 172 minutes in all, 6% of the 44h 55m journey.
Its quickest booked leg is Anakapalle (AKP) to Tuni (TUNI), 63 km at an average of 99 km/h.
After Tatanagar Jn it calls first at Sini Jn (SINI), Rajkharsawan Jn (RKSN), Chakaradharpur (CKP), Goilkera (GOL) and Jaraikela (JRA).
Its last stops before Ernakulam Jn are Tiruppur (TUP), Podanur Jn (PTJ), Palakkad Jn (PGT), Thrisur (TCR) and Aluva (AWY).
Its stops are not evenly spread: 31 of the 50 fall in the first half of the distance and 19 in the second.
The busiest stations on its route are Vijayawada Jn (BZA), where 480 trains call, Perambur (PER), where 346 trains call, Katpadi Jn (KPD), where 312 trains call.
At BZA it is booked in at 03:50 and away again at 04:00, 1185 km into the run.
Other trains that share 18189’s route
From 18189’s halt rows, not its name. Trains without a page here are left out.
- 13352 Alappuzha - Dhanbad Jn Express — ALLP to DHN, 40 stations in common with 18189
- 22837 Hatia - Ernakulam Jn Dharti Abba Express — HTE to ERS, 26 stations in common with 18189
- 16619 Podanur Jn - Dhanbad Jn Amrit Bharat — PTJ to DHN, 24 stations in common with 18189
- 12889 Tatanagar Jn - SMVT Bengaluru Superfast Express — TATA to SMVB, 20 stations in common with 18189
Reservation chart and seat availability
18189 is booked out of Tatanagar Jn at 05:00, which puts it under rule RB-16.12.2025-B: its first reservation chart is expected at about 19:00 on the day before the journey. How we work this out.
It assumes 18189 is charted at Tatanagar Jn. The rule is press-reported: no circular number has been located, and the first report covered one zone. Preparation can be later. The circulars, the second chart and what is still unsettled.
Check live seat availability for 18189 — Tatanagar Jn to Ernakulam Jn, fetched when you ask and never stored here (how).
Where this came from
Every time and distance above is read from timetable version , and from nothing else. Where the timetable data comes from.
The 19:00 above comes from a published railway order, worked out, never observed.