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Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Puri Superfast Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast Express
Locale	Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra
First service	6 April 2010
Current operator(s)	East Coast Railway
Route
Termini	Puri Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
Stops	14
Distance travelled	1,851 km (1,150 mi)
Average journey time	32 hours 05 minutes as 22866 Puri Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express, 32 hours 50 minutes as 22865 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express
Service frequency	1 day a week. 22866 – Tuesday, 22865 – Thursday
Train number(s)	22865 / 22866
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 Railways 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 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Puri Superfast 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

22865/22866 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Puri Superfast Express presently has 1 1st AC, 1 AC 2 tier, 5 AC 3 tier, 9 Sleeper class, 4 General Unreserved coaches & 2 SLR with 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

22866 Puri–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express covers the distance of 1851 kilometres in 32 hours 05 mins (57.69 km/h) and in 32 hours 50 mins (56.38 km/h) as 22865 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Puri Superfast Express.

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

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

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 an 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.

With the completion of electrification between Sambalpur railway station to Angul railway station, it is now hauled by an Electric Loco Shed, Bhilai-based WAP-7 end to end

Time table

• 22866 Puri–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast 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 Superfast Express leaves Lokmanya Tilak Terminus every Thursday at 00:15 hrs IST and reaches Puri at 08:45 hrs IST the next day.

External links

References

1. "Puri Lokmanya Tilak Express-22866". Retrieved 3 September 2012.
2. Puri-express-22865-ltt-to-puri/459/297/65 "Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Puri Express 22865". Retrieved 18 October 2012. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

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