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Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Puri Superfast Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast Express
LocaleOrissa, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra
First service6 April 2010
Current operator(s)East Coast Railway
Route
TerminiPuri
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
Stops14
Distance travelled1,851 km (1,150 mi)
Average journey time32 hours 05 minutes as 22866 Puri Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express, 32 hours 50 minutes as 22865 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express
Service frequency1 day a week. 22866 – Tuesday, 22865 – Thursday
Train number(s)22865 / 22866
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesPantry car attached
Observation facilitiesNo rake sharing
Technical
Rolling stockStandard Indian Railways coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
57.03 km/h (35 mph), including halts

The 22865/22866 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Puri Superfast Express is Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Puri and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in India.

It operates as train number 22866 from Puri to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and as train number 22865 in the reverse direction.

Coaches

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22865/22866 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Puri Superfast Express presently has 1 1st AC, 1 AC 2 tier, 5 AC 3 tier, 9 Sleeper class, 4 General Unreserved coaches & 2 SLR with 1 pantry car.

As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

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22866 Puri–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express covers the distance of 1851 kilometres in 32 hours 05 mins (57.69 km/h) and in 32 hours 50 mins (56.38 km/h) as 22865 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Puri Superfast Express.

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

It reverses direction at twice during its run at Sambalpur Junction & Jharsuguda Junction.

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Puri Superfast Express – AC 2 tier coach

Traction

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Initially, before 6 June 2015, this train was hauled by 3 locomotives during its run. A Visakhapatnam or Bondamunda-based WDM-3A would haul the train between Puri & Jharsuguda Junction after which an Bhusawal-based WAP-4 or Tatanagar-based WAM-4 takes over until Igatpuri handing over to a dual-traction WCAM 3 until Lokmanya Tilak Terminus.

With Central Railways progressively completed its DC–AC conversion, it is now hauled by Bhusawal-based WAP-4 or Tatanagar-based WAM-4 between Jharsuguda Junction and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus.

With the completion of electrification between Sambalpur railway station to Angul railway station, it is now hauled by an Electric Loco Shed, Bhilai-based WAP-7 end to end

Time table

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  • 22866 Puri–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express leaves Puri every Tuesday at 05:30 hrs IST and reaches Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 13:35 hrs IST the next day.
  • 22865 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Puri Superfast Express leaves Lokmanya Tilak Terminus every Thursday at 00:15 hrs IST and reaches Puri at 08:45 hrs IST the next day.
Station code Station name

22866 – Puri to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus[1]

Distance
from source
in km 		Day

22865 – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Puri[2]

Distance
from source
in km 		Day
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
PURI Puri Source 05:30 0 1 09:05 Destination 1851 2
KUR Khurda Road Junction 06:25 06:30 44 1 07:45 07:50 1808 2
BBS Bhubaneswar 06:55 07:00 63 1 07:15 07:20 1789 2
CTC Cuttack Junction 07:41 07:46 91 1 06:25 06:30 1761 2
TLHD Talcher Road 09:18 09:19 197 1 04:33 04:35 1655 2
ANGL Angul 09:55 09:57 209 1 04:20 04:22 1643 2
SBP Sambalpur Junction 12:20 12:40 365 1 00:45 01:10 1487 2
JSG Jharsuguda Junction 13:45 14:05 413 1 23:30 23:50 1438 1
RIG Raigarh 14:51 14:53 487 1 22:16 22:18 1365 1
BSP Bilaspur Junction 17:00 17:15 619 1 20:20 20:35 1233 1
R Raipur Junction 18:50 19:00 729 1 18:25 18:35 1122 1
NGP Nagpur Junction 00:05 00:20 1030 2 13:40 14:00 822 1
WR Wardha Junction 01:37 01:40 1109 2 12:05 12:08 743 1
BSL Bhusaval Junction 05:40 05:50 1422 2 06:55 07:05 429 1
MMR Manmad Junction 08:07 08:10 1607 2 04:47 04:50 245 1
LTT Lokmanya Tilak Terminus 13:35 Destination 1851 2 Source 00:15 0 1
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References

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  1. ^ "Puri Lokmanya Tilak Express-22866". Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  2. ^ Puri-express-22865-ltt-to-puri/459/297/65 "Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Puri Express 22865". Retrieved 18 October 2012. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)[permanent dead link]
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