Bhubaneswar-Junagarh Express

Bhubaneswar-Junagarh Express
Overview
Service type Mail/Express
First service 11 August 2012
Current operator(s) East Coast Railway
Ridership AC-2 tier - 32, AC-3 tier - 104
Route
Start Bhubaneswar
Stops 29
End Junagarh
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 Railway coaches
Technical
Rolling stock

Locomotive:

WDM-2 (VSKP)
Bogie:
One AC 2-Tier (2A) and 3-Tier (2A&3A)
One AC 3-Tier (3A)
Three 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
Route map

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

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 Kalhandi district.

Coaches

It constitutes of one AC2-tier, one combined 2AC and 3AC, three sleeper, two general second and two guard cum luggage vans. The total composition is 9 coaches.[3]

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SLRURS1S2S3B1A2&B2URSLR

References

  1. ↑ "Bhawanipatna-bhubaneshwar link exp inaugural". Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Bhawanipatna-bhubaneshwar link exp extension". Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Coach composition".
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