Bokaro Steel City–Bhubaneswar Garib Rath Express

The Bhubaneswar - Dhanbad Garib Rath Express is a Garib Rath train belonging to the East Coast Railway zone that runs between and Bhubaneswar and Dhanbad in India. It is currently being operated with 12832/12831 train numbers on a tri-weekly basis. In 2017, after the closure of Dhanbad–Chandrapura line, the train was short terminated/originated from Bokaro Steel City railway station. After opening of Dhanbad–Chandrapura line in 2019, it was again extended upto Dhanbad.

Bhubaneswar - Dhanbad Garib Rath Express
Overview
Service typeGarib Rath Express
LocaleJharkhand, Orissa
First service24 July 2017 (2017-07-24)
Current operator(s)East Coast Railway
Route
TerminiBhubaneswar (BBS)
Dhanbad (DHN)
Stops10
Distance travelled776 km (482 mi)
Average journey time15h
Service frequencyTri-weekly [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)12832/12831
On-board services
Class(es)AC 3 Tier Economy
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Auto-rack arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesYes
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Technical
Rolling stock01
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed51 km/h (32 mph) (average with halts)
Rake maintenanceBhubaneswar

Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the train was cancelled and not yet restored. Instead a tri-weekly special train was introduced with train number 02832/02831 in August 2022 which is running on the route with same time table. Later on the train was made to run daily.

Service

The 12832 Bhubaneswar - Dhanbad Garib Rath Express has an average speed of 52 km/h and covers 776 km in 15 h. The 12831 Dhanbad - Bhubaneswar Garib Rath Express has an average speed of 49 Km/h and covers 779 km in 16 h.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composite

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 12 coaches.

Traction

One train comprising 12 wagons is hauled by a Visakhapatnam electric loco shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive end to end.

Notes

  1. Runs three days in a week for every direction.

References

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