Konark Express

The 11019 / 11020 Konark Express was one of the classless superfast trains introduced by Shri Madhu Dandavate in the 1978 as a daily service between (SC)Secunderabad and Bhubaneshwar(BBS). It used to run with train No 2119/2120 and shared rake with the 2101/2102 Minar Superfast Express which used to operate between Secunderabad and Bombay VT (now CSTM). This train initially had the Navy Blue livery with a white strip above its windows due to this rake sharing arrangement. With increase in demand of an exclusive train between Bombay and Bhubaneshwar, this train was extended up to Bombay VT in 1994 thus ending the rake sharing arrangement between 2101/2102 Minar Express (which was later replaced by the 2701/02 Hussainsagar Express). After extension this train was renumbered as 1019/1020 in the year 1994. It is one of the oldest trains connecting the eastern and western states of the country. Currently operating as 11019/11020, it connects Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CSTM) to Bhubaneshwar (BBS).

Konark Express
कोणार्क एक्सप्रेस
Overview
Service typeMail/Express
LocaleOdisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka & Maharashtra
First service16 August 1978 (1978-08-16) (initial service between Bhubaneswar and Secunderabad)
Current operator(s)Central Railways
Route
StartBhubaneswar (BBS)
Stops39
EndMumbai CSMT (CSMT)
Distance travelled1,932 km (1,200 mi)
Average journey time37 hours, 15 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)11019 / 11020
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper, General
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesSmall ICF Windows
Entertainment facilitiesNone
Baggage facilitiesUnder seat
Technical
Rolling stockICF Coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed51 km/h (32 mph) average with halts
Route map

Route

Major halts on the way are Dadar,Thane, Kalyan, Lonavala, Pune, Daund, Solapur, Gulbarga, Tandur, Secunderabad, Kazipet, Warangal, Mahbubabad, Khammam , Vijayawada, Eluru, Rajamundry, Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam, Palasa and Berhampur and Khurda Road.[1]

The total distance traveled is 1932 km. It covers about 1066 km in the state of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh (Present Telangana and Andhra Pradesh) itself.

Coach composition

It consists of 1 AC 2 tier, 5 AC 3 tier, 12 Non-AC sleeper, 1 Pantry Car, 2 Unreserved and 2 Brake-Cum-Guard vans, taking a total of 23 coaches. They are maintained by the East Coast Railway and Central Railway zones

Traction

Due to part electrification, it gets three locomotives. Between Mumbai CSMT and Wadi Junction, it uses WDP 4D locomotive of Pune shed (earlier it used to haul with WDP 4D of Kalyan shed), from Wadi Junction till Visakhapatnam, it is hauls by a WAP 4 locomotive of Vijayawada shed and finally a WAP 7 / WAP 4 locomotive of Visakhapatnam shed hauls it till Bhubaneswar.

Direction Reversal

It is reverses the direction 2 times:- 1. Vijayawada & 2. Visakhapatnam.

Incidents
  • On 31 July 2008, two people were injured when two coaches and the engine of Konark Express derailed at Gangapur Station near Gulbarga. The cause of the derailment is yet unknown.[2]

References
  1. http://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/konark-express-11020-bbs-to-cstm/946/238/1620
  2. "Konark Express derails, two people injured". OneIndia News. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
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