Odisha Sampark Kranti Express

Odisha Sampark Kranti Express

Overview
Service type	Sampark Kranti Express
Locale	Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service	11 March 2005;20 years ago (2005-03-11)
Current operator(s)	East Coast Railway
Route
Termini	Bhubaneswar (BBS) Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT)
Stops	13
Distance travelled	1,784 km (1,109 mi)
Average journey time	27 hours 55 minutes
Service frequency	Bi-weekly
Train number(s)	12819 / 12820
On-board services
Class(es)	AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Class
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large Windows
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) maximum, 65 km/h (40 mph) average including halts.
Route map

The 12819 / 12820 Odisha Sampark Kranti Express is a superfast express train which runs between Bhubaneswar, capital of Odisha and Anand Vihar Terminal. ^[1] This train was introduced as part of the Sampark Kranti trains that were announced by the then railway minister Nitish Kumar in 2005. It was and still is a bi-weekly train. Earlier the train used to terminate at New Delhi railway station (NDLS) but now terminates at Anand Vihar Terminus (ANVT) of New Delhi. Its rakes are maintained by East Coast Railway (ECoR).

In 2019, Odia people protested demanding the extension of the Sampark Kranti Express till Berhampur. ^[2] A PIL was also filed.

Rake composition

This train consists of 1 First AC, 1 AC 2-Tier coach, 6 AC 3-Tier coaches, 7 Sleeper coaches, 2 General coaches,1 Pantry Car, 1 Divyang-cum-Guard Coach and 1 EOG coach. Hence making it a 20 Coach Train.

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
	SLRD	GEN	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	PC	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	A1	H1	GEN	EOG

Stoppage

It runs, from Anand Vihar Terminal via Kanpur Central, Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Jn., Netaji SC Bose Junction (Gomoh), Tatanagar Junction, Hijili, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Cuttack Junction to Bhubaneswar.

Loco link

As the route is fully electrified. this train gets a WAP-7 locomotive of Ghaziabad Shed end to end.

References

1. Anand, Siddharth. "12819/Odisha Sampark Kranti Express - Bhubaneswar to Anand Vihar Terminal ECoR/East Coast Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
2. archive, From our online (2 August 2019). "HC order on railway division at Berhampur". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 June 2025.