Neelachal Express
Name board of Neelachal Express. | |||||
Overview | |||||
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Service type | Superfast | ||||
Locale | Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar Uttar Pradesh & Delhi | ||||
Current operator(s) | East Coast Railway zone | ||||
Route | |||||
Start | Puri | ||||
Stops | 39 | ||||
End | New Delhi | ||||
Distance travelled | 1,914 km (1,189 mi) | ||||
Service frequency | Sunday, Tuesday, Friday | ||||
Train number(s) | 12875 / 12876 | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | 2A-1(A-1);3A-4(B-1,B-2,B-3,B-4);SL-12(S-1 to S-12);PC-1;GENL-2;SLR-2; | ||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
Catering facilities | Yes | ||||
Technical | |||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad Gauge | ||||
Operating speed | maximum 105 kilometres per hour (65 mph) | ||||
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The Neelachal Express is a daily train which runs between Puri in Odisha and New Delhi. It is one of the oldest train that connects Puri to New Delhi.. The main towns along the route are Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Kharagpur, Tatanagar, Bokaro Steel City, Muri, Gaya, Dehri, Sasaram Mughalsarai, Varanasi, Bhadohi, Rae Bareli, Lucknow, Unnao, Kanpur, Etawah, Firozabad and Aligarh. It operates three times per week and covers a distance of 1,912 kilometres (1,188 mi) from Puri to New Delhi. Neelachal Express consist of 1 Second AC coach, 4 Third AC coaches, 12 Sleeper Class coaches, 3 General (Un-Reserved) coaches, 1 Pantry Car and 2 SLR.[1]
Coaches
The 12875/ 76 Puri New Delhi Neelachal Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 4 AC 3 tier, 12 Sleeper Class, 3 Second Class seating & 2 sitting cum luggage rack coaches. Also, it does have a Pantry car coach.
As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
12875 Puri New Delhi Neelachal Express covers the distance of 1914 kilometers in 24 hours 50 mins (57.20 km/hr) & in 34 hours 25 mins as 12876 New Delhi Puri Neelachal Express (59.48 km/hr). Its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
Timetable
S.No. | Station | Arrival | Departure | Halt (Min.) | Day |
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1 | Puri | Source | 10:55 | --- | 1 |
2 | Sakhi Gopal | 11:13 | 11:14 | 1 | 1 |
3 | Khurda Road Junction | 11:55 | 12:00 | 5 | 1 |
4 | Bhubaneswar | 12.20 | 12:30 | 10 | 1 |
5 | Cuttack | 12.55 | 13.05 | 10 | 1 |
6 | Jajpur Keonjhar Road | 13.55 | 13.57 | 2 | 1 |
7 | Bhadrak | 14.40 | 14.42 | 2 | 1 |
8 | Balasore | 15.26 | 15.31 | 5 | 1 |
9 | Jaleswar | 16.04 | 16.06 | 2 | 1 |
10 | Kharagpur Junction | 17:10 | 17:35 | 25 | 1 |
11 | Ghatsila | 18:50 | 18:52 | 2 | 1 |
12 | Tatanagar Juntion | 19:40 | 19:50 | 10 | 1 |
13 | Muri Junction | 22:18 | 22:20 | 2 | 1 |
14 | Bokaro Steel City | 23:20 | 23:30 | 10 | 1 |
15 | Chandrapura Junction | 23:55 | 23:57 | 2 | 1 |
16 | Netaji SC Bose Gomoh Junction | 00:20 | 00:30 | 10 | 2 |
17 | Parasnath | 00:44 | 00:49 | 5 | 2 |
18 | Koderma Junction | 01:39 | 01:41 | 2 | 2 |
19 | Gaya Junction | 03:10 | 03:15 | 5 | 2 |
20 | RafiGanj | 03:44 | 03:45 | 1 | 2 |
21 | Anugraha Narayan Road | 04:08 | 04:09 | 1 | 2 |
22 | Dehri On Sone | 04:24 | 04:26 | 2 | 2 |
23 | Sasaram Junction | 04:40 | 04:41 | 1 | 2 |
24 | Bhabua Road | 05:14 | 05:15 | 1 | 2 |
25 | Mughal Sarai Junction | 06:27 | 06:47 | 20 | 2 |
26 | Kashi | 07:12 | 07:14 | 2 | 2 |
27 | Varanasi | 07:28 | 07:38 | 10 | 2 |
28 | Bhadohi | 08:17 | 08:19 | 2 | 2 |
29 | Pratapgarh Junction | 09:35 | 09:45 | 5 | 2 |
30 | Amethi | 10:09 | 10:10 | 1 | 2 |
31 | GauriGanj | 10:22 | 10:24 | 2 | 2 |
32 | Rae Bareli Junction | 11:08 | 11:13 | 5 | 2 |
33 | Lucknow Charbagh | 13:15 | 13:45 | 30 | 2 |
34 | Unnao Junction | 14:45 | 14:47 | 2 | 2 |
35 | Kanpur Central | 15:20 | 15:28 | 8 | 2 |
36 | Etawah Junction | 17:02 | 17:03 | 1 | 2 |
37 | Firozabad | 17:52 | 17:53 | 1 | 2 |
38 | Hathras Junction | 18:53 | 18:54 | 1 | 2 |
39 | Aligarh Junction | 19:25 | 19:27 | 2 | 2 |
40 | Ghaziabad Junction | 20:57 | 20:59 | 1 | 2 |
41 | New Delhi | 21:45 | Destination | --- | 2 |
It takes around 34 hours and 50 minutes to cover 1,914 kilometres (1,189 mi) at an average speed of 54 kilometres per hour (34 mph) with 39 halts
References
- ↑ "Neelanchal SF Express/12875 SuperFast Puri/PURI to New Delhi/NDLS - India Rail Info - A Busy Junction for Travellers & Rail Enthusiasts". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2013-05-04.