Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express

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Bhubaneswar - New Delhi
Tejas Rajdhani Express
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New Train Board of Bhubaneswar Tejas Rajdhani Express
Overview
Service type Tejas-Rajdhani Express
Locale Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service1 April 1994;30 years ago (1 April 1994)
Current operator(s) East Coast Railway
Route
Termini Bhubaneswar (BBS)
New Delhi (NDLS)
Stops14 (20817/20818)
13 (22811/22812)
13 (22823/22824)
Distance travelled20817/20818 - 1,914 km (1,189 mi)

22811/22812 - 1,730 km (1,075 mi)

22823/22824 - 1,801 km (1,119 mi)
Average journey time20817 (26 Hours 40 Mins)
20818 (27 Hours 10 Mins)

22811 (23 Hours 20 Mins)
22812 (23 Hours 15 Mins)

22823 (24 Hours 25 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 arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Technical
Rolling stock Tejas Rakes
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speedAverage 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

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History

Overview

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]

Traction

The three sets of Bhubaneswar Tejas Rajdhani Express are hauled by Ghaziabad Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.

Coach composition

Train Number123456789101112131415161718
20817 / 22811 / 22823LOCOEOGB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9B10B11PCH1A1A2EOG
20818 / 22812 / 22824LOCOEOGA2A1H1PCB11B10B9B8B7B6B5B4B3B2B1EOG

Routes

Route 1 - via Sambalpur City Route 2 - via Adra Route 3 - via Tatanagar
Train No. 20817StationsTrain No. 20818Train No. 22811StationsTrain No. 22812Train No. 22823StationsTrain No. 22824
ArrivalDepartureArrivalDepartureArrivalDepartureArrivalDepartureArrivalDepartureArrivalDeparture
---07:15 Bhubaneswar 20:10------10:35 Bhubaneswar 16:15------09:30 Bhubaneswar 17:30---
07:4007:42 Cuttack 19:0819:1011:0111:03 Cuttack 15:1715:1909:5409:56 Cuttack 16:4116:43
08:3208:34 Dhenkanal 17:4517:4711:5211:54 Jajpur Keonjhar Road 14:2114:2311:3511:37 Bhadrak 15:1315:15
09:2509:27 Angul 16:4516:4712:2012:22 Balasore 14:1614:18
11:2311:25 Sambalpur City 14:5514:5712:4512:47 Bhadrak 13:4813:5013:4513:55 Hijli 12:4512:55
12:3812:40 Jharsuguda 14:0814:1013:3013:32 Balasore 12:4812:5015:5215:57 Tatanagar 10:4010:45
14:0014:08 Rourkela 12:0512:1014:5515:03 Hijli 11:1511:2517:5517:57 Muri 08:2308:25
15:3015:32 Chakradharpur 10:3810:4017:1017:12 Bankura 09:0609:0818:5519:00 Bokaro Steel City 07:3007:35
17:5818:00 Anara 08:1808:2018:0018:05 Adra 08:2008:25
20:0020:05 Gomoh 06:5507:0020:0020:05 Gomoh 06:5507:0020:0020:05 Gomoh 06:2506:30
20:5620:58 Koderma 05:1805:2020:5620:58 Koderma 05:1805:2020:5620:58 Koderma 05:1805:20
22:1922:22 Gaya 04:1004:1322:1922:22 Gaya 04:1004:1322:1922:22 Gaya 04:1004:13
00:3500:45 Mughalsarai 01:5202:0200:3500:45 Mughalsarai 01:5202:0200:3500:45 Mughalsarai 01:5202:02
02:3302:35 Prayagraj 23:5323:5502:3302:35 Prayagraj 23:5323:5502:3302:35 Prayagraj 23:5323:55
04:4004:45 Kanpur Central 21:4221:4704:4004:45 Kanpur Central 21:4221:4704:4004:45 Kanpur Central 21:4221:47
09:55--- New Delhi ---17:0009:55--- New Delhi ---17:0009:55--- New Delhi ---17:00

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