Puri Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express
Overview | |
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Service type | Superfast |
First service | 6 April 2010 |
Current operator(s) | East Coast Railways |
Route | |
Start | Puri |
Stops | 14 |
End | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus |
Distance travelled | 1,851 km (1,150 mi) |
Service frequency | 1 day a week. 22866 – Tuesday, 22865 – Thursday |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved |
Seating arrangements | Yes |
Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
Catering facilities | Pantry Car attached |
Observation facilities | No Rake sharing |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railway coaches |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Operating speed |
110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 57.03 km/h (35 mph), including halts |
The 22865/22866 Puri Lokmanya Tilak Terminus 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
The 22865/22866 Puri Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 10 Sleeper Class, 7 General Unreserved coaches & 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
The 22866 Puri Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express covers the distance of 1851 kilometres in 32 hours 05 mins (57.69 km/hr) & in 32 hours 50 mins (56.38 km/hr) as 22865 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Puri Express.
As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/hr, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
It reverses direction at twice during its run at Sambalpur Junction & Jharsuguda Junction.
Traction
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 a 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.
Time Table
22866 Puri Lokmanya Tilak Terminus 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 Express leaves Lokmanya Tilak Terminus every Thursday at 00:15 hrs IST and reaches Puri at 09:05 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 | ||
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Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | ||||||
PURI | Puri | Source | 05:30 | 0 | 1 | 09:05 | Destination | 1851 | 2 |
KUR | Khurda Road | 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 | 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 | Bhusawal 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 |
External links
References
- ↑ "Puri Lokmanya Tilak Express-22866". Retrieved 3 Sep 2012.
- ↑ Puri-express-22865-ltt-to-puri/459/297/65 "Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Puri Express 22865" Check
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