The 18477 / 18478 Kalinga Utkal Express is an important Express of

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connecting two pilgrimage centres of India, Yog Nagari Rishikesh and

Puri Puri () is a coastal city and a municipality in the state of Odisha in eastern India. It is the district headquarters of Puri district and is situated on the Bay of Bengal, south of the state capital of Bhubaneswar. It is also known as '' ...

Route & Halts

The train runs from via , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,, , , , to .

Locomotive

It is hauled by Tughlakabad /

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-based

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locomotive on its entire journey.

Rakes

This train has total 5 rakes running between Puri & Haridwar. The train has 22 coaches comprising
One A/C 2-Tier
Four A/C 3-tier
Eleven Sleeper class
Three General compartments (unreserved)
Two Luggage van (SLR) and
One pantry car.

Accidents

On 19 August 2017, the Kalinga-Utkal Express derailed with fourteen coaches of the train going off track in Khatauli in

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, India. Heading to

Haridwar Haridwar (; ) is a city and municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India. With a population of 228,832 in 2011, it is the second-largest city in the state and the largest in the district. The city is situated on the ri ...

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from

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, the incident resulted in the death of 23 people while injuring 40 others. Minister for Railways,

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, ordered an inquiry into the incident.

Notes

References

External links

* http://indiarailinfo.com/train/1698?kkk=1315073182616 * http://livetrainstatus.co.in/18477-utkal-express-running-status/ * http://livetrainstatus.co.in/18478-kalingautkalexp-running-status/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Kalinga Utkal Express Trains from Haridwar Named passenger trains of India Transport in Puri Rail transport in Odisha Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh Rail transport in West Bengal Rail transport in Jharkhand Rail transport in Chhattisgarh Rail transport in Haryana Rail transport in Rajasthan Rail transport in Delhi Express trains in India