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Howrah–Puri Shatabdi Express
Puri Howrah Shatabdi Express is a Shatabdi Express category type of service belonging to East Coast Railway zone that runs between Puri and Howrah in India. It will be restored. It operated as train number 12278 from Puri to Howrah and as train number 12277 in the reverse direction serving the states of Odisha & West Bengal. It was pulled by WAP P-5 locomotive or Electric Loco Shed, Howrah WAP-7. Rarely by WDG-4 locomotive. Coaches The 12278 / 77 Puri Howrah Shatabdi Express presently has 1 AC First Class, 8 AC Chair Car (7 and 1 extra) & 2 End on Generator coaches. It does not carry a Pantry car coach but being a Shatabdi category train, catering is arranged on board the train. 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 12278 / 12277 Puri Howrah Shatabdi Express covers the distance of 502 kilometres in 07 hours 30 mins in both directions. The average spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shatabdi Express
Shatabdi Express trains are a series of fast passenger trains operated by Indian Railways to connect important metro cities. Shatabdi Express are day-trains and mostly return to their origin station the same day. The trains were first introduced in 1988 and was named as 'Shatabdi' meaning 'century' to commemorate the birth centenary of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Generally, maximum permissible speed of Shatabdi Express except the fastest one is 130 kmph where infrastructure is existed and lower where infrastructure is not existed but the maximum permissible speed of the fastest Shatabdi Express, Rani Kamlapati–New Delhi Shatabdi Express (Rani Kamlapati, formerly known as Habibganj station is in Bhopal) is 150 km/h between Tughlakabad and Agra Cantt part (about whole part of New Delhi - Agra Cantt) since 2006 and Gatimaan Express has maximum permissible speed of 160 kmph over the same part and as per maximum permissible speed this fastest Shatabdi E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Railways
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a total route length of . or 83% of all the broad-gauge routes are electrified with 25 kV 50 Hz AC electric traction . In 2020, Indian Railways carried 808.6 crore (8.086 billion) passengers and in 2022, Railways transported 1418.1 million tonnes of freight. It runs 13,169 passenger trains daily, on both long-distance and suburban routes, covering 7,325 stations across India. Mail or Express trains, the most common types of trains, run at an average speed of . Suburban EMUs run at an average speed of . Ordinary passenger trains (incl. mixed) run at an average speed of . The maximum speed of passenger trains varies, with the Vande Bharat Express running at a peak speed of . In the freight segment, IR runs 8,479 trains daily. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trains From Howrah Junction Railway Station
In rail transport, a train (from Old French , from Latin , "to pull, to draw") is a series of connected vehicles that run along a railway track and transport people or freight. Trains are typically pulled or pushed by locomotives (often known simply as "engines"), though some are self-propelled, such as multiple units. Passengers and cargo are carried in railroad cars, also known as wagons. Trains are designed to a certain gauge, or distance between rails. Most trains operate on steel tracks with steel wheels, the low friction of which makes them more efficient than other forms of transport. Trains have their roots in wagonways, which used railway tracks and were powered by horses or pulled by cables. Following the invention of the steam locomotive in the United Kingdom in 1804, trains rapidly spread around the world, allowing freight and passengers to move over land faster and cheaper than ever possible before. Rapid transit and trams were first built in the late 1800s to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rail Transport In Odisha
Rail or rails may refer to: Rail transport *Rail transport and related matters * Rail (rail transport) or railway lines, the running surface of a railway Arts and media Film * ''Rails'' (film), a 1929 Italian film by Mario Camerini * ''Rail'' (1967 film), a film by Geoffrey Jones for British Transport Films *''Mirattu'' or ''Rail'', a Tamil-language film and its Telugu dub Magazines * ''Rail'' (magazine), a British rail transport periodical * ''Rails'' (magazine), a former New Zealand based rail transport periodical Other arts * The Rails, a British folk-rock band *Rail (theater) or batten, a pipe from which lighting, scenery, or curtains are hung Technology * Rails framework or Ruby on Rails, a web application framework * Rail system (firearms), a mounting system for firearm attachments * Front engine dragster *Runway alignment indicator lights, a configuration of an approach lighting system *Rule Augmented Interconnect Layout, a specification for expressing guidelines for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shatabdi Express Trains
Shatabdi (English: The Century) (Bengali: শতাব্দী) is a Bengali word. It may refer to : People *Shatabdi Roy, Indian Bengali actress *Shatabdi Wadud, Bangladeshi actor Trains *Shatabdi Express, a series of Express trains, operated by Indian Railways *Jan Shatabdi Express, a series of Express trains, operated by Indian Railways *Habibganj – New Delhi Shatabdi Express, an express train of Shatabdi Express, operated by Indian Railways *Howrah – Puri Shatabdi Express, an express train of Shatabdi Express, operated by Indian Railways *Howrah Ranchi Shatabdi Express, an express train of Shatabdi Express, operated by Indian Railways *New Jalpaiguri Howrah Shatabdi Express, an express train of Shatabdi Express, operated by Indian Railways *Pune Secunderabad Shatabdi Express, an express train of Shatabdi Express, operated by Indian Railways *Chennai Central–Mysuru Shatabdi Express The 12007/08 Chennai Central–Mysuru Junction Shatabdi Express is a Superfast Expres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howrah Junction
Howrah railway station, also known as Howrah Junction, is a railway station located in the city of Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is also the oldest and largest existing railway complex in India. It is one of the busiest train stations in the world (second busiest in India after Sealdah). About 600 passenger trains pass through the station each day, utilising its 24 platforms, and serving more than one million passengers per day. About 450 are suburban local trains, while 107 are coaching trains out of which 9 are trains with more than 24 coaches. Out of the 24 platforms, 10 are long enough to cater to trains with more than 24 coaches. Goods and parcel trains also originate and terminate here. The Howrah–Barddhaman main line is the busiest line that connects this station. Howrah is one of five intercity train stations serving the Kolkata metropolitan area (including Howrah and its twin city of Kolkata), the others being , , and Kolkata railway station. The book ''Vibrant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kharagpur Railway Station
Kharagpur Junction railway station is a railway station in Kharagpur of Paschim Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is also the fourth longest railway station by platform length after Hubli Junction railway station, Gorakhpur Junction railway station and Kollam Junction railway station. It is an A-1 category station of Indian Railways. History Kharagpur Junction came up in 1898–99. On one side, Bengal Nagpur Railway's Kharagpur– Cuttack line was opened on New Year's Day in 1899. On the other hand, the opening of the bridge over the Rupnarayan River at Kolaghat, on 19 April 1900, connected with Kharagpur. Kharagpur was also linked with Sini the same year. The line was ready in 1898–99. The Kharagpur–Midnapore branch line was opened to traffic in 1901. Infrastructure After , and in Kerala, Kharagpur has the world's third-longest railway platform with a length of . Remodelling of Gorakhpur railway station was completed and the new platfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balasore Railway Station
Balasore railway station serves Balasore, Remuna, Chandipur, Bhograi, Nilagiri, Odisha in Balasore district and other districts like Mayurbhanj, Kendujhargarh and Bhadrak for boarding major trains like Duronto, Rajdhani Rajdhani may refer to: * ''Rajdhani'' (film), 1956 Indian film * ''Rajadhani'' (1994 film), Indian Malayalam-language film * ''Rajadhani'' (2011 film), Indian Kannada-language film * Rajdhani, Kotli, a village in Pakistan * Rajdhani, Gorakhpur, a ..., Shatabdi, Humsafar Express and many more trains that do not stop at Bhadrak station in the Indian state of Odisha. Facilities There are four platforms in Balasore railway station. Generally platforms 1,2 and 3 are used for long-distance trains like express and mail trains and platform no. 4 is used for suburban and local DEMU, MEMU trains. Balasore railway station has a computerized reservation office, cloak room, waiting room, retiring room, and refreshment room. This station is provided with Railwir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuttack Railway Station
Cuttack railway station is a railway junction and serves Cuttack in the Indian state of Odisha. History During the period 1893 to 1896, of East Coast State Railway was built and opened to traffic. It necessitated construction of some of the largest bridges across rivers like Brahmani, Kathajodi Kathajodi River is an arm of the Mahanadi River in Odisha, India. It branches off at Naraj, then immediately is bifurcated. The southern branch, known as Kuakhai, which means ''Crow's pool'', and flows into the Puri district. Its mouth is close ..., Kuakhai, Mahanadi (Longest river of odisha) and Birupa. Cuttack station was connected to the Indian railway network in 1899. Railway Organisation The Cuttack station is operating under Khurda road Division of East Coast Railway. Cuttack railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway. File:Train passing through a bridge in cuttack.JPG, Train Passing through Mahanadi Bridge in Cuttack. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhubaneswar Railway Station
Bhubaneswar Railway Station (BBS) serves Bhubaneswar, the capital of the Indian state of Odisha and it is the headquarters of the East Coast Railway zone of the Indian Railways. History During the period 1893 to 1896, 800 miles of East Coast State Railway was built and opened to traffic. It necessitated construction of some of the largest bridges across rivers like Brahmani, Kathajodi, Kuakhai and Birupa. New Bhubaneswar As Bhubaneswar railway station is getting saturated, a satellite passenger terminal is under construction at New Bhubaneswar (between Mancheswar and Barang). While Bhubaneswar railway station is located on the southern side of the city, New Bhubaneswar railway station New Bhubaneswar railway station (BBSN) serves the northern part of the city of Bhubaneswar, the capital of the Indian state of Odisha. The station lies in the East Coast Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It has 7 platforms and 9 tracks. It ... would be located on the northern side. Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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