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 & Howrah Junction in India.

18409/18410 Sri Jagannath Express
Overview
Service typeMail Express
First serviceJune 2, 1976
Current operator(s)East Coast Railways
Route
StartPuri
Stops19
EndHowrah Junction
Distance travelled500 km (310 mi)
Service frequencyDaily
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier (2)

AC 3 tier (2) Sleeper (14) General (3)

SLR (2)
Seating arrangementsAvailable
Sleeping arrangementsAvailable
Catering facilities✕ Pantry Car

✕ On-board Catering

✓ E-Catering
Observation facilitiesWindows
Baggage facilitiesUnder seat
Technical
Rolling stockICF rakes
Track gaugeBG
ElectrificationYes
Operating speedAvg 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 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
  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.
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