The 20861/20862 Puri–Ahmedabad Weekly Express is an
Express train belonging to
East Coast Railway zone
The East Coast Railway (abbreviated ECoR) is one of the 19 railway zones of Indian Railways. It came into existence on 1 April 2003. The headquarters of the zone are at Bhubaneswar, Odisha
History
Consequent upon the parliament's approval, Ea ...
that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 18405/18406 train numbers on a weekly basis.
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Service
The 18405/Puri–Ahmedabad Express has an average speed of 54 km/hr and covers 1995 km in 37h 5m. The 18406/Ahmedabad–Puri Express has an average speed of 52 km/hr and covers 1995 km in 38h 10m.
Route & halts
The important halts of the train are:
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Coach composition
The train has standard LHB rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches:
* 1 AC II Tier
* 3 AC III Tier
* 9 Sleeper coaches
* 1 Pantry car
* 6 General Unreserved
* 2 End-on Generator
Traction
It is hauled by a Visakhapatnam Loco Shed / Vadodara Loco Shed-based WAP-7
The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic ...
electric locomotive on its entire journey.
Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 12887/12888 Puri–Howrah Express.
Direction reversal
The train reverses its direction twice:
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See also
* Puri railway station
Puri railway station is a Terminal train station and serves Puri, the seashore temple city in the Indian state of Odisha.
History
The Khurda Road–Puri section was opened to traffic on 1 February 1897. The railway station was renovated in 2012 ...
* Ahmedabad Junction railway station
Ahmedabad Junction railway station (station code: ADI) is the main railway station of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It is also the biggest railway station within Gujarat and also one of the major railway station in India. It is the highest income ...
* Puri–Howrah Express
Notes
References
External links
18405/Puri–Ahmedabad Express
India Rail Info
18406/Ahmedabad–Puri Express
India Rail Info
Transport in Puri
Transport in Ahmedabad
Rail transport in Odisha
Rail transport in Chhattisgarh
Rail transport in Maharashtra
Rail transport in Gujarat
Express trains in India
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