The 12887 / 88 Howrah–Puri Express is a
Superfast Express train belonging to
Indian Railways
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South Eastern Railway zone
The South Eastern Railway (abbreviated SER) is one of the 19 railway zones in India and Part of Eastern Railways. It is headquartered at Garden Reach, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It comprises Adra railway division, Chakradharpur railway divis ...
that runs between and in India.
It operates as train number 12887 from Howrah Junction to Puri and as train number 12888 in the reverse direction, serving the states of
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...
and
Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...
.
Coaches
The 12887 / 88 Howrah–Puri Express has 1 AC 2 tier, 5 AC 3 tier, 8 Sleeper class, 5 General Unreserved, 1 Pantry car, 1 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) & 1 EOG ( End on Generation) coaches.
As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 12887 Howrah–Puri Express covers the distance of in 8 hours 50 mins (56.83 km/hr) & in 9 hours 00 mins as 12888 Puri–Howrah Express (55.78 km/hr
As the average speed of the train is above , as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a
Superfast Express trains in India, Superfast surcharge.
Routeing
The 12887 / 88 Howrah–Puri Express runs from Howrah Junction via , , , to Pur
Traction
As the route is fully electrified, a -based
WAP-4
The Indian locomotive class WAP-4 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1993 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) ...
powers the train for its entire journey.
Operation
12888 Puri–Howrah Express runs from Puri every Sunday, reaching Howrah Junction the next da
12887 Howrah–Puri Express runs from Howrah Junction every Monday, reaching Puri the next da
References
* http://www.holidayiq.com/railways/howrah-puri-express-12887-train.html
* http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=409&id=0,4,423
* http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20130410/2186643.html
External links
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Rail transport in Howrah
Transport in Puri
Express trains in India
Rail transport in West Bengal
Rail transport in Odisha