The 18410 Puri–Howrah Sri Jagannath Express is an

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train belonging to

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that runs between & in India. It operates as train number 18410 from Puri to Kolkata Shalimar and as train number 18409 in the reverse direction, serving the states of

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. It is named after the Sri Jagannath temple located at Puri in the state of Odisha.

Service

The 18410 Puri–Kolkata Shalimar Sri Jagannath Express covers the distance of in 9 hours 45 mins & in 9 hours 55 mins as 18409 Kolkata Shalimar–Puri Sri Jagannath Express. From 14.01.2022, the terminating and originating station of 18410 and 18409 Sri Jagannath Express respectively, has been changed to Kolkata Shalimar instead of Howrah Junction.

Halts

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Coach position

Traction

As the route is fully electrified, a -based

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or a

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powers the train for its entire journey.

Rake sharing

Previously 18410 / 09 Puri–Howrah Sri Jagannath Express used to share its rake with the 12859 / 60

Gitanjali Express The 12859 / 12860 ''Gitanjali Express'' is a daily train running between two metro cities, Kolkata, () in West Bengal and Mumbai, (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus) in Maharashtra connecting the East with the West. Numbered 12859/60 this ...

. Now it runs without any rake sharing arrangement.

Operation

18409 Kolkata Shalimar–Puri Express runs from Kolkata Shalimar on a daily basis, reaching Puri the next day. 18410 Puri–Kolkata Shalimar Express runs from Puri on a daily basis reaching Kolkata Shalimar the next day.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sri Jagannath Express Rail transport in Howrah Rail transport in Puri Named passenger trains of India Rail transport in Odisha Rail transport in West Bengal Express trains in India