Sri Jagannath Express
The 18410 Puri–Howrah Sri Jagannath Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways – East Coast Railway zone that runs between Puri & Shalimar in India.
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| First service | June 2, 1976 |
| Current operator(s) | East Coast Railways |
| Route | |
| Termini | Puri shalimar kolkata distance = 500 km (310 mi) |
| Stops | 19 |
| Average journey time | 9 hours 45 mins |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 18410 DOWN / 18409 UP |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC 2 tier (2)
AC 3 tier (2) Sleeper (14) General (3) SLR (2) |
| Seating arrangements | Available |
| Sleeping arrangements | Available |
| Catering facilities | ✕ Pantry car
✕ On-board catering ✓ E-catering |
| Observation facilities | Windows |
| Baggage facilities | Under seat |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | ICF rakes |
| Track gauge | BG |
| Electrification | Yes |
| Operating speed | Avg speed: 51 km/h (32 mph) Max Permissible Speed: 110 km/h (68 mph) between RTN/Retang and SRC/Santragachi Junction |
It operates as train number 18410 from Puri to Kolkata Shalimar and as train number 18409 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Odisha and West Bengal.
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 500 km (310 mi) 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
Coach position
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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SLR | GEN | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | S11 | S12 | S13 | S14 | B1 | B2 | A1 | A2 | GEN | GEN | SLR |
Traction
As the route is fully electrified, a Santragachi Junction-based WAP-4/WAP7 or a Tatanagar-based WAM-4 powers the train for its entire journey.[1][2][3][4]
Rake sharing
Previously 18410 / 09 Puri–Howrah Sri Jagannath Express used to share its rake with the 12859 / 60 Gitanjali Express. 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.[5]
18410 Puri–Kolkata Shalimar Express runs from Puri on a daily basis reaching Kolkata Shalimar the next day.
References
- "Blasting SRC WAP-4 with Sri Jagannath Express !!!". YouTube. 7 June 2012.
- "Sri Jagannath Express". Flickr.com. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- "WAM-4 #21204". Flickr.com. 9 November 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- "Contents". Archived from the original on 16 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- "Srijagannath Ex (18410), Trains from Puri to Kolkata Shalimar – Check Time Table, Availability at HolidayIQ". Holidayiq.com. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
External links
- "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 April 2014.