Sri Jagannath Express

18409/18410 Sri Jagannath Express
Overview
Service type	Mail Express
First service	June 2, 1976
Current operator(s)	East Coast Railways
Route
Start	Puri
Stops	19
End	Howrah Junction
Distance travelled	500 km (310 mi)
Service frequency	Daily
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

The 18410 Puri - Howrah Sri Jagannath Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways - East Coast Railway zone that runs between Puri & Howrah Junction in India.

It operates as train number 18410 from Puri to Howrah Junction 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 Howrah Sri Jagannath Express covers the distance of 500 km (310 mi) in 9 hours 45 mins & in 9 hours 55 mins as 18409 Howrah Puri Sri Jagannath Express.

As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.

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
	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 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 Howrah Puri Express runs from Howrah Junction on a daily basis reaching Puri the next day.[5]

18410 Puri Howrah Express runs from Puri on a daily basis reaching Howrah Junction the next day.

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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.
"Srijagannath Ex (18410), Trains from Puri to Kolkata Howrah Junction - 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.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014.

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[1] "Blasting SRC WAP-4 with Sri Jagannath Express !!!". YouTube. 7 June 2012.

[2] "Sri Jagannath Express". Flickr.com. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2019.

[3] "WAM-4 #21204". Flickr.com. 9 November 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2019.

[5] "Srijagannath Ex (18410), Trains from Puri to Kolkata Howrah Junction - Check Time Table, Availability at HolidayIQ". Holidayiq.com. Retrieved 28 July 2019.