Pune–Bhubaneswar Express
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Overview | |||||
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Service type | Express | ||||
First service | 24 February 2011 | ||||
Current operator(s) | East Coast Railway zone | ||||
Route | |||||
Termini | Pune Junction Bhubaneswar | ||||
Stops | 23 | ||||
Distance travelled | 1,704 km (1,059 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 30 hours 22 mins | ||||
Service frequency | Weekly | ||||
Train number(s) | 22881 / 22882 | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class & General Unreserved | ||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
Catering facilities | No pantry car attached | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railways coaches | ||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Operating speed | 56.5 km/h (35 mph) | ||||
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22881 / 82 Bhubaneswar–Pune–Bhubaneswar Express (Via. Guntur, Nalgonda) is a Express Express train belonging to Indian Railways East Coast Railway Zone that runs between Pune Junction and Bhubaneswar in India.[1] It commenced its operations on 24 February 2011, with Train Number 2582/2581.
Service
[edit]It operates as train number 22881 from Pune Junction to Bhubaneswa} and as train number 22882 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh & Odisha. The train covers the distance of 1,704 km (1,059 mi) in 30 hours 22 mins approximately at a speed of 56.5 km/h (35.1 mph).[2]
Coaches
[edit]The 22881 / 82 Pune Junction–Bhubaneswar Express has two AC 2-tier, two AC 3-tier, ten sleeper class, four general unreserved & two SLR (seating with luggage rack) coaches. It doesn't carry a pantry car.
As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Routing
[edit]The 22881 / 82 Pune Junction Bhubaneswar Express runs from Pune Junction via Solapur, Gulbarga, Wadi Junction, Secunderabad Junction, Nalgonda,Guntur Junction, Vijayawada Junction, Duvvada, Visakhapatnam, Khurda Road Junction, to Bhubaneswar.
Traction
[edit]As this route is going to be electrified, a Kazipet-based diesel WDM-3D loco pulls the train to Vijayawada Junction, later a Bhubaneswar-based WAP-4 electric locomotive pulls the train to its destination.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- 22881Pune Junction Bhubaneswar Express at India Rail Info
- 22882 Bhubaneswar Pune Junction Express at India Rail Info