Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Puri Superfast Express

Puri Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express
Overview
Service type Superfast
First service 6 April 2010
Current operator(s) East Coast Railways
Route
Start Puri
Stops 14
End Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
Distance travelled 1,851 km (1,150 mi)
Service frequency 1 day a week. 22866 – Tuesday, 22865 – Thursday
On-board services
Class(es) AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements Yes
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Catering facilities Pantry Car attached
Observation facilities No Rake sharing
Technical
Rolling stock Standard Indian Railway coaches
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
57.03 km/h (35 mph), including halts

The 22865/22866 Puri Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express is Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Puri and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in India.

It operates as train number 22866 from Puri to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and as train number 22865 in the reverse direction.

Coaches

The 22865/22866 Puri Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 10 Sleeper Class, 7 General Unreserved coaches & 1 Pantry Car.

As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 22866 Puri Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express covers the distance of 1851 kilometres in 32 hours 05 mins (57.69 km/hr) & in 32 hours 50 mins (56.38 km/hr) as 22865 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Puri Express.

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

It reverses direction at twice during its run at Sambalpur Junction & Jharsuguda Junction.

Puri Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express - AC 2 tier coach

Traction

Initially, before 6 June 2015, this train was hauled by 3 locomotives during its run. A Visakhapatnam or Bondamunda based WDM 3A would haul the train between Puri & Jharsuguda Junction after which a Bhusawal based WAP 4 or Tatanagar based WAM 4 takes over until Igatpuri handing over to a dual traction WCAM 3 until Lokmanya Tilak Terminus.

With Central Railways progressively completed its DC-AC conversion, it is now hauled by Bhusawal based WAP 4 or Tatanagar based WAM 4 between Jharsuguda Junction and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus.

Time Table

22866 Puri Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express leaves Puri every Tuesday at 05:30 hrs IST and reaches Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 13:35 hrs IST the next day.

22865 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Puri Express leaves Lokmanya Tilak Terminus every Thursday at 00:15 hrs IST and reaches Puri at 08:45 hrs IST the next day.

Station Code Station Name

22866 - Puri to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus[1]

 Distance
from Source
in km		 Day

22865 - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Puri[2]

 Distance
from Source
in km		 Day
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
PURI Puri Source 05:30 0 1 09:05 Destination 1851 2
KUR Khurda Road 06:25 06:30 44 1 07:45 07:50 1808 2
BBS Bhubaneswar 06:55 07:00 63 1 07:15 07:20 1789 2
CTC Cuttack 07:41 07:46 91 1 06:25 06:30 1761 2
TLHD Talcher Road 09:18 09:19 197 1 04:33 04:35 1655 2
ANGL Angul 09:55 09:57 209 1 04:20 04:22 1643 2
SBP Sambalpur Junction 12:20 12:40 365 1 00:45 01:10 1487 2
JSG Jharsuguda Junction 13:45 14:05 413 1 23:30 23:50 1438 1
RIG Raigarh 14:51 14:53 487 1 22:16 22:18 1365 1
BSP Bilaspur Junction 17:00 17:15 619 1 20:20 20:35 1233 1
R Raipur Junction 18:50 19:00 729 1 18:25 18:35 1122 1
NGP Nagpur Junction 00:05 00:20 1030 2 13:40 14:00 822 1
WR Wardha Junction 01:37 01:40 1109 2 12:05 12:08 743 1
BSL Bhusawal Junction 05:40 05:50 1422 2 06:55 07:05 429 1
MMR Manmad Junction 08:07 08:10 1607 2 04:47 04:50 245 1
LTT Lokmanya Tilak Terminus 13:35 Destination 1851 2 Source 00:15 0 1

References

  1. ↑ "Puri Lokmanya Tilak Express-22866". Retrieved 3 Sep 2012.
  2. ↑ Puri-express-22865-ltt-to-puri/459/297/65 "Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Puri Express 22865" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 18 Oct 2012.
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