Puri Okha Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| First service | 1 January 1994 |
| Current operator(s) | East Coast Railway |
| Ridership | Sleeper-648, AC 3tier-216, AC 2tier-54 |
| Route | |
| Start | Puri |
| End | Okha |
| Distance travelled | 2,750 km (1,709 mi) |
| Average journey time | 51 hours 56 minutes (up) and 50 hours 30 minutes (down) |
| Service frequency | weekly |
| Train number(s) | 18401 / 18402 |
| On-board services | |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Observation facilities | Standard Indian Railway coaches |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | One |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed |
110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 52 km/h (32 mph) (up), 54 km/h (34 mph) (down) including halts |
Dwaraka Express is an Express Train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Puri and Okha as a weekly service.
Coaches
During regular run, it constitutes of one AC2-tier, three AC3-tier, Nine sleeper, Pantry car, four general second and two guard cum luggage vans. The total composition is 18 coaches.[1]
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | SLR | UR | UR | UR | A1 | B1 | B2 | B3 | S1 | PC | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | UR | UR | UR | SLR |
Traction
It is hauled by a Visakhapatnam based WAM-4 or Lallaguda based WAP-4 Loco from Puri railway station to Ahmedabad after which a Vatva railway station|Vatva based WDM-3A locomotive hauls the train for the remainder of its journey until Okha.
References
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