Bhubaneswar–Junagarh Express
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Mail/Express | ||||
| Locale | Odisha, Andhra Pradesh | ||||
| First service | 11 August 2012 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | East Coast Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Bhubaneswar Junagarh | ||||
| Stops | 29 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 655 km (407 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 14 hours 10 minutes (average) | ||||
| Service frequency | daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 18437 / 18438 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Disabled access |  | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Observation facilities | Standard Indian Railways coaches | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | Locomotive: WDM-2 (VSKP) Bogie: One AC 2-Tier (2A) and 3-Tier (2A&3A) One AC 3-Tier (3A) Four II Sleeper Two UR / GS Two SLR | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 46 km/h (29 mph), including halts | ||||
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Bhubaneswar–Junagarh Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Bhubaneswar and Junagarh as a daily service. Although both termini are in the state of Odisha, it has an intermediate stop at Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh. It is maintained by East Coast Railway zone. It operates as train number 18437 from Bhubaneswar to Junagarh and as train number 18438 in the reverse direction.
History
[edit]Bhawanipatna–Bhubaneshwar link express started from Bhawanipatna on 11 August 2012.[1] Later it was extended to Junagarh on 2 March 2014.[2] It was the first train connecting to Bhawanipatna railway station.
Coaches
[edit]It consists of one combined 2AC and 3AC, one 3AC, four sleeper, two general second and two guard cum luggage vans. The total composition is 10 coaches.[3]
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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SLR | UR | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | AB1 | B2 | UR | SLR |
References
[edit]- ^ "Bhawanipatna–bhubaneshwar link exp inaugural". Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ "Bhawanipatna–bhubaneshwar link exp extension". Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ "Coach composition".
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