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Overview | |
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Service type | Express |
First service | 28 April 2013; 11 years ago (2013-04-28) |
Current operator(s) | North Western Railway |
Route | |
Termini | Bikaner Junction (BKN) Puri (PURI) |
Stops | 28 |
Distance travelled | 2,093 km (1,301 mi) |
Average journey time | 40h 40m |
Service frequency | Once a Week |
Train number(s) | 14709/14710 |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper 3 Tier, Unreserved |
Seating arrangements | No |
Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
Catering facilities | No Pantry Car On-board Catering |
Entertainment facilities | No |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | 2 |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Operating speed | 51 km/h (32 mph) |
Bikaner - Puri Express is an Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Bikaner Junction in Rajasthan and Puri in Odisha. It is currently being operated with 14709/14710 train numbers on a weekly basis.
Service
The 14709/Bikaner - Puri Express has an average speed of 51 km/h and covers 2093 km in 40 hrs 40 mins. 14710/Puri - Bikaner Express has an average speed of 52 km/h and covers 2093 km in 40 hrs 30 mins.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are :
- Bikaner Junction
- Nagaur
- Jaipur Junction
- Durgapura
- Sawai Madhopur Junction
- Kota Junction
- Guna Junction
- Katni Murwara
- Anuppur Junction
- Bilaspur Junction
- Jharsuguda Junction
- Sambalpur Junction
- Bhubaneswar
- Khurda Road Junction
- Puri
Traction
As the route is yet to be fully electrified, it is hauled by a Bhagat Ki Kothi Diesel Loco Shed based WDP-4 locomotive from Bikaner up to Sawai Madhopur handing over to an Itarsi Electric Loco Shed based WAM-4. From Jharsuguda it is hauled by a Bondamunda Diesel Loco Shed based twin WDM-3A locomotive for the remainder of the journey until Puri.
Coach composite
The train consists of 21 coaches :
- 1 AC II Tier
- 4 AC III Tier
- 7 Sleeper Coaches
- 6 General
- 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
Direction reversal
Train Reverses its direction 4 times:
See also
References
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