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Overview | |
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Service type | Tejas-Rajdhani Express |
Locale | Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi |
First service | 1 April 1994 |
Current operator(s) | East Coast Railway |
Route | |
Termini | Bhubaneswar (BBS) New Delhi (NDLS) |
Stops | 14 (20817/20818) 13 (22811/22812) 13 (22823/22824) |
Distance travelled | 20817/20818 - 1,914 km (1,189 mi) 22811/22812 - 1,730 km (1,075 mi) |
Average journey time | 20817 (26 Hours 40 Mins) 20818 (27 Hours 10 Mins) 22811 (23 Hours 20 Mins) 22824 (24 Hours 30 Mins) |
Train number(s) | 20817/20818 (1 day in a week) 22811/22812 (2 days in a week) 22823/22824 (4 days in a week) |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | 1AC, 2AC, 3AC |
Seating arrangements | No |
Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
Catering facilities | Available |
Observation facilities | Large windows |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | Tejas Rakes |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Operating speed | Average Speed (incl. stops) 20817/20818 (71 km/h) 22811/22812 (74 km/h) 22823/22824 (74 km/h) |
The Bhubaneswar Tejas Rajdhani Express is a Tejas-Rajdhani Express train starting from Bhubaneswar, the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha to the final destination of New Delhi, the capital of India. Currently, there are three dedicated sets of rakes operating from Bhubaneswar to New Delhi. This is the 3rd Rajdhani train which is having 3 dedicated routes after Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express and Ranchi Rajdhani Express
This train is fully air conditioned and has an AC Hot Buffet car to provide both vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals during the journey. The meals are pre-paid along with the ticket, similar to the other Rajdhani Express trains. The train offers three classes of accommodation i.e. AC First Class (1A) with 2-berth and 4-berth couples (with locking facility for privacy), AC Two Tier (2A) with open bays (4 berths/bay + 2 berths on the other side of the aisle of each bay), provided with curtains for privacy, and AC Three Tier (3A) with open bays (6 berths/bay + 2 berths on the other side of the aisle of each bay) without curtains.
Bhubaneswar Rajdhani's coaches was painted in Pattachitra and NALCO branding in December 2019. [7] However, it was upgraded to Tejas rake on 14 August 2023, making it the latest and 5th Tejas Rajdhani Express of India. [8]
The three sets of Bhubaneswar Tejas Rajdhani Express are hauled by Ghaziabad Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.
Train Number | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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20817 / 22811 / 22823 | LOCO | EOG | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | B5 | B6 | B7 | B8 | B9 | B10 | B11 | PC | H1 | A1 | A2 | EOG |
20818 / 22812 / 22824 | LOCO | EOG | A2 | A1 | H1 | PC | B11 | B10 | B9 | B8 | B7 | B6 | B5 | B4 | B3 | B2 | B1 | EOG |
Route 1 - via Sambalpur City | Route 2 - via Adra | Route 3 - via Tatanagar | ||||||||||||||
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Train No. 20817 | Stations | Train No. 20818 | Train No. 22811 | Stations | Train No. 22812 | Train No. 22823 | Stations | Train No. 22824 | ||||||||
Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | |||||
--- | 07:15 | Bhubaneswar | 20:10 | --- | --- | 10:35 | Bhubaneswar | 16:15 | --- | --- | 09:30 | Bhubaneswar | 17:30 | --- | ||
07:40 | 07:42 | Cuttack | 19:08 | 19:10 | 11:01 | 11:03 | Cuttack | 15:17 | 15:19 | 09:54 | 09:56 | Cuttack | 16:41 | 16:43 | ||
08:32 | 08:34 | Dhenkanal | 17:45 | 17:47 | 11:52 | 11:54 | Jajpur Keonjhar Road | 14:21 | 14:23 | 11:35 | 11:37 | Bhadrak | 15:13 | 15:15 | ||
09:25 | 09:27 | Angul | 16:45 | 16:47 | 12:20 | 12:22 | Balasore | 14:16 | 14:18 | |||||||
11:23 | 11:25 | Sambalpur City | 14:55 | 14:57 | 12:45 | 12:47 | Bhadrak | 13:48 | 13:50 | 13:45 | 13:55 | Hijli | 12:45 | 12:55 | ||
12:38 | 12:40 | Jharsuguda | 14:08 | 14:10 | 13:30 | 13:32 | Balasore | 12:48 | 12:50 | 15:52 | 15:57 | Tatanagar | 10:40 | 10:45 | ||
14:00 | 14:08 | Rourkela | 12:05 | 12:10 | 14:55 | 15:03 | Hijli | 11:15 | 11:25 | 17:55 | 17:57 | Muri | 08:23 | 08:25 | ||
15:30 | 15:32 | Chakradharpur | 10:38 | 10:40 | 17:10 | 17:12 | Bankura | 09:06 | 09:08 | 18:55 | 19:00 | Bokaro Steel City | 07:30 | 07:35 | ||
17:58 | 18:00 | Anara | 08:18 | 08:20 | 18:00 | 18:05 | Adra | 08:20 | 08:25 | |||||||
20:00 | 20:05 | Gomoh | 06:55 | 07:00 | 20:00 | 20:05 | Gomoh | 06:55 | 07:00 | 20:00 | 20:05 | Gomoh | 06:25 | 06:30 | ||
20:56 | 20:58 | Koderma | 05:18 | 05:20 | 20:56 | 20:58 | Koderma | 05:18 | 05:20 | 20:56 | 20:58 | Koderma | 05:18 | 05:20 | ||
22:19 | 22:22 | Gaya | 04:10 | 04:13 | 22:19 | 22:22 | Gaya | 04:10 | 04:13 | 22:19 | 22:22 | Gaya | 04:10 | 04:13 | ||
00:35 | 00:45 | Mughalsarai | 01:52 | 02:02 | 00:35 | 00:45 | Mughalsarai | 01:52 | 02:02 | 00:35 | 00:45 | Mughalsarai | 01:52 | 02:02 | ||
02:33 | 02:35 | Prayagraj | 23:53 | 23:55 | 02:33 | 02:35 | Prayagraj | 23:53 | 23:55 | 02:33 | 02:35 | Prayagraj | 23:53 | 23:55 | ||
04:40 | 04:45 | Kanpur Central | 21:42 | 21:47 | 04:40 | 04:45 | Kanpur Central | 21:42 | 21:47 | 04:40 | 04:45 | Kanpur Central | 21:42 | 21:47 | ||
09:55 | --- | New Delhi | --- | 17:00 | 09:55 | --- | New Delhi | --- | 17:00 | 09:55 | --- | New Delhi | --- | 17:00 |
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