Odisha Sampark Kranti Express
The 12819 / 12820 Odisha Sampark Kranti Express is a bi-weekly train which runs between Bhubaneswar, capital of Odisha and Anand Vihar Terminal. This train was introduced as part of the Sampark Kranti trains that were announced by the then railway minister Nitish Kumar in 2005. It was and still is a bi-weekly train. Earlier the train used to terminate at New Delhi railway station (NDLS) but now terminates at Anand Vihar Terminus (ANVT) of New Delhi. Its rakes are maintained by East Coast Railway (ECoR).
| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Sampark Kranti Express | ||||
| Locale | Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi | ||||
| First service | 11 March 2005 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | East Coast Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Bhubaneswar (BBS) Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT) | ||||
| Stops | 13 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,784 km (1,109 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 27 Hours 55 Minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Bi-weekly | ||||
| Train number(s) | 12819 / 12820 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, General Class | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large Windows | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) (top operating speed) 65 km/h (40 mph) average with halts | ||||
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Rake composition
This train consists of 1 First AC, 1 AC 2-Tier coach, 6 AC 3-Tier coaches, 7 Sleeper coaches, 2 General coaches,1 Pantry Car, 1 Divyang-cum-Guard Coach and 1 EOG coach. Hence making it a 20 Coach Train.
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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| SLRD | GEN | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | PC | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | B5 | B6 | A1 | H1 | GEN | EOG |
Stoppage
It runs, from Anand Vihar Terminal via Kanpur Central, Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Jn., Netaji SC Bose Junction (Gomoh) , Tatanagar Junction, Hijili, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Cuttack Junction to Bhubaneswar.
Loco link
As the route is fully electrified. this train gets a WAP-7 locomotive of Ghaziabad Shed end to end.