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.

Puri-Howrah
Shatabdi Express
Overview
Service typeShatabdi Express
First serviceDecember 7, 2010 (2010-12-07)
Current operator(s)East Coast Railway zone
Route
TerminiPuri
Howrah
Stops5
Distance travelled502 km (312 mi)
Average journey time07 hours 10 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12277 / 12278
On-board services
Class(es)Executive Class, AC Chair Car
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Auto-rack arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesYes
Observation facilitiesLarge windows, reading lights
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed68 km/h (42 mph), including halts

It operated as train number 12278 from Puri to Howrah and as train number 12277 in the reverse direction serving the states of Odisha and 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) and 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.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
12277 SLR C7 E1 C6 C5 C4 C3 C2 C1 CE1 EOG
12278 EOG CE1 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 E1 C7 SLR

Service

The 12278 / 12277 Puri Howrah Shatabdi Express covers the distance of 502 kilometres in 07 hours 30 mins in both directions.

The average speed of the train is 67 km/h.

Schedule

The schedule of this 12277/12278 Puri - Howrah Shatabdi Express is given below:-

PURI - HWH - PURI Shatabdi Express
12277 Stations 12278
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
-NIL- 05:45 Puri 21:50 -NIL-
06:47 06:49 Bhubaneswar 20:25 20:27
07:15 07:17 Cuttack Junction 19:50 19:52
08:05 08:07 Jajpur Keonjhar Road 18:55 18:57
09:08 09:10 Bhadrak 18:23 18:25
09:50 09:55 Balasore 17:25 17:30
11:32 11:40 Kharagpur Junction 15:55 16:03
13:45 -NIL- Howrah Junction -NIL- 14:15

Routeing

The 12278 / 77 Puri Howrah Shatabdi Express runs from Puri via Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Balasore, Kharagpur to Howrah Junction.

Operation

As per information on 4 Aug 2022, wef 2 Oct, 2022,12278 - will leave Puri at 5:45 AM IST and reach Howrah Junction same Day at 13:45 PM 12277 - leave Howrah Junction at 14:15 PM IST and reach Puri on same Day at 21:50 PM IST

Being a Shatabdi class train, it returns to its originating station Puri at the end of the day.

References

    • "SHATABDI TRAIN LIST". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
    • "Shatabdi to replace Howrah-Puri Duronto - The Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
    • "South Eastern Railway". ser.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
    • "Puri-Howrah trains to resume Sunday evening - The New Indian Express". newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
    • "Vizag bears the brunt of ECoR bias - The Hindu". thehindu.com. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
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