Puri Okha Dwarka Express

Dwaraka Express
Overview
Service type Express
First service 1 January 1994 (1994-01-01)
Current operator(s) East Coast Railway
Ridership Sleeper-648, AC 3tier-216, AC 2tier-54
Route
Start Puri
Stops 39
End Okha
Distance travelled 2,782 km (1,729 mi)
Average journey time 51 hours 56 minutes (up) and 50 hours 30 minutes (down)
Service frequency weekly
Train number(s) 18401 / 18402
On-board services
Seating arrangements Yes
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Observation facilities Standard Indian Railway coaches
Technical
Rolling stock One
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
52 km/h (32 mph) (up), 54 km/h (34 mph) (down) including halts
Route map

Dwaraka Express is an Express Train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Puri and Okha as a weekly service.

Coaches

During regular run, it constitutes of one AC2-tier, three AC3-tier, Nine sleeper, Pantry car, four general second and two guard cum luggage vans. The total composition is 18 coaches.[1]

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
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Service

The 18401 Puri - Okha Dwarka Express covers the distance of 2,782 km (1,729 mi) in 52 hours 39 mins (54 km/hr) & in 50 hours 35 mins as the 18402 Okha - Puri Dwarka Express (55 km/hr).

As the average speed of the train is lower than 55 km/h (34 mph), as per railway rules, its fare doesn't includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routes and halts

Important halts are Visakhapatnam, Eluru, Vijayawada, Surat, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Dwaraka

Traction

It is hauled by a Vijayawada-based WAP-4 Loco from Puri till Vijayawada, then a Lallaguda-based WAP-4 till Ahmedabad after which a Vatva based WDM-3A locomotive hauls the train for the remainder of its journey until Okha.

References

  1. ↑ "Coach composition".
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