Puri-Gandhidham Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast |
| Locale | Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat |
| First service | 14 November 2011 |
| Current operator(s) | Western Railway |
| Route | |
| Start | Puri |
| Stops | 23 halts between Puri and Gandhidham |
| End | Gandhidham |
| Distance travelled | 2,283 km (1,419 mi) |
| Average journey time | 41 hours 30 minutes |
| Service frequency | Weekly |
| Train number(s) | 12993 / 12994 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | 1 AC 2-Tier Coach, 1 AC 3-Tier Coach, 8 Sleeper Class Coaches, 6 General Compartments and 2SLR's. |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | No pantry but food is served |
| Observation facilities | Large Windows in AC classes. |
| Entertainment facilities | Nil |
| Baggage facilities | Under the Seats |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 4 |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 55 km/h (34 mph) (average with halts) |
Details
Puri-Gandhidham Express is a super fast rail service between Puri,Odisha and Gandhidham,Gujarat.This train was announced in the 2011 rail budget and started service on 14-Nov,2011.This train (12993) leaves Gandhidham at 22:45 every Friday and reaches Puri at 16:10 every Sunday and again this train (12994) leaves Puri at 19:45 every Monday and reaches Gandhidham at 13:00 every Wednesday
Recently in its bid to provide comfortable journey to the commuters, Ministry of Railways have decided to introduce a new weekly Express Train between Puri and Gandhidham.On the inaugural run, this train will leave from Gandhidham on 8 October 2014. However, from Puri, this train will leave on every Saturday (11 October 2014). Gandhidham-Puri Weekly Express Train (19453) will leave Gandhidham at 22:00hrs on every Wednesday and will reach Puri at 19:20hrs on every Friday. In the return direction, Puri-Gandhidham weekly Express (19454) will leave from Puri at 10:30hrs on every Saturday and will reach Gandhidham at 06:40hrs on every Monday.
Traction
From Gandhidham to Ahmedabad, a Vatva based WDM-3A hauls the train after which a Vadodara based WAP-4E hauls the train until Raipur after which a Visakhapatnam based WDM-3A locomotive hauls the train until Puri.
See also
- Puri-Surat Express
- List of named passenger trains of India
- Superfast/Mail Trains in India
- Indian Railways - Travel Coach types and their seating / berths