Odisha Sampark Kranti Express

Odisha Sampark Kranti Express

Overview
Service type	Sampark Kranti Express
Locale	Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service	11th March, 2005
Current operator(s)	East Coast Railway
Route
Start	Bhubaneswar
Stops	13
End	Anand Vihar Terminal
Distance travelled	1,780 km (1,110 mi)
Average journey time	29 hours 00 minutes
Service frequency	bi-weekly
Train number(s)	12819 / 12820
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Class
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Yes
Entertainment facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF Coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	80 km/h (50 mph) average with halts
Route map

Odisha Sampark Kranti Express is a bi-weekly train which runs between Bhubaneswar, Capital of Odisha and Anand Vihar Terminal. This train was introduced as part of the Sampark Kranti trains that were announced by the then railway minister Nitish Kumar in 2005. It was and still is a bi-weekly train. Now there is a requirement of attaching AC First class berths to this train. Earlier the train used to terminate at New Delhi railway station (NDLS) but now terminates at Anand Vihar Terminus (ANVT) of New Delhi. Its rakes are maintained by East Coast Railway (ECoR).

12820 Odisha Sampark Kranti Express departing from Balasore hauled by Ghaziabad WAP-7 30401

Rake Composition

This train consists of 1 AC 2-tier coache, 4 no.s AC 3-tier coaches, 11 no.s of sleeper coaches, 5 no.s of general coaches,1 pantry car and 2 SLR coaches and hence making it a 24 coach train.

Loco Link

As the route is fully electrified. this train gets a WAP 4 or WAP 7 locomotive of Vishakapatnam / Tughlakabad / Ghaziabad shed end to end.

Time Table

From Bhubaneswar to Anand Vihar Terminal- 12819. The train starts from Bhubaneswar every Wednesday and Sunday

From Anand Vihar Terminal to Bhubaneswar - 12820. The train starts from Anand Vihar Terminal every Tuesday and Friday.