Purushottam Express

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Purushottam Super fast Express is the fastest train between New Delhi to Puri .

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Purushottam Superfast Express
Purushottam Express waiting for its departure from Balasore.jpg
Overview
Service type Superfast Express
StatusRunning
Locale Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service2 July 1993;31 years ago (1993-07-02)
Current operator(s) East Coast Railway
RidershipDaily service
Route
Termini Puri (PURI)
New Delhi (NDLS)
Stops30
Distance travelled1,861 km (1,156 mi)
Average journey time30 Hrs 45 Mins
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12801 / 12802
On-board services
Class(es) AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Auto-rack arrangementsUpper
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Other facilitiesUnder the seats
Technical
Rolling stock LHB coach
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification Fully Electrified
Operating speed61 km/h (38 mph) average including halts.

The 12801 / 12802 Purushottam Super fast Express is a Daily Superfast Express train which runs between Puri in Odisha and New Delhi in Delhi. It is one of the most highly demanded train between Puri to New Delhi. The train is of Superfast category and passes through states of Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh. It was the first train in India to have a Braille-embedded coach for blind passengers.

On 2nd November 2021, 1 AC First Class coach added to Purushottam Express. [1] After which, It became the 1st Delhi-Odisha Superfast Train to have dedicated 1 AC Coach.

Timetable

From Puri to New Delhi- 12801. The train starts from Puri every day

Station codeStation nameArrivalDeparture
PURIPuri Terminus--21:55
KURKhurda Road Jn22:3522:40
BBS Bhubaneswar 23:0023:05
CTCCuttack23:3523:40
JJKRJajpur Keonjhar Road00:3100:33
BHC Bhadrak 01:2301:25
BLSBalasore02:0502:10
HIJHijili Jn.03:4503:55
GTSGhatsila05:0805:10
TATA Tatanagar 06:2206:32
PRRPurulia Jn08:2308:25
BKSCBokaro Steel City09:4509:50
GMONSC Bose Gomoh Jn10:5010:55
PNMEParasnath11:0811:10
HZDHazaribagh Road11:3011:32
KQR Koderma Jn 12:0012:02
PRPPaharpur12:3612:38
GAYA Gaya Jn 13:4313:48
AUBR Anugraha Narayan Road 14:2614:28
DOSDehri On Sone14:4114:43
SSMSasaram14:5614:58
BBUBhabua Road15:2815:30
DDU Pt DD Upadhyaya Jn 16:5017:00
CARChunar Jn17:3817:40
MZPMirzapur18:0318:05
ALDPrayagraj Jn19:2019:30
FTPFatehpur20:3820:40
CNB Kanpur Central 21:5522:00
GZBGhaziabad03:1803:20
NDLS New Delhi 04:00--

From New Delhi to Puri – 12802. The train starts from New Delhi every day.

Station codeStation nameArrivalDeparture
NDLS New Delhi --22:40
CNBKanpur Central04:0004:05
FTPFatehpur05:0005:02
ALDPrayagraj Jn06:5507:00
MZPMirzapur08:1008:12
CARChunar Jn08:3508:37
DDUPt DD Upadhyaya Jn09:5010:00
BBUBhabua Road Jn10:3510:37
SSMSasaram11:0511:07
DOSDehri On Sone11:2111:23
AUBR Anugraha Narayan Road 11:3811:40
GAYAGaya Jn12:3512:40
PRPPaharpur13:2113:23
KQRKoderma Jn13:5814:00
HZDHazaribagh Road13:2814:30
PNMEParasnath14:4814:50
GMONSC Bose Gomoh Jn15:2515:30
CRPChandrapura15:4815:50
BKSCBokaro Steel City Jn16:3016:35
PRRPurulia Jn17:5017:52
TATA Tatanagar Jn 19:5820:08
GTSGhatsila20:4820:50
HIJHijili Jn22:4522:55
BLSBalasore00:1500:20
BHC Bhadrak 01:1601:18
JJKRJajpur Keonjhar Road01:5301:55
CTC Cuttack Jn02:5002:55
BBS Bhubaneswar 03:3003:35
KURKhurda Road Jn03:5504:00
PURIPuri Terminus05:25--

Coaches

The train consists of 20 LHB coach which includes :-

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Traction

It is hauled by a Tughlakabad Loco Shed or Ghaziabad Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.

Accident

Purushottam Express collided to stationary Kalindi Express near Firozabad railway station on 20 August 1995 nearly at 3 AM. 358 people died in the Firozabad rail disaster and hence it is considered as second most deadliest rail accident in Indian Railways. Kalindi Express struck a Nilgai and was unable to proceed as its brakes were damaged. As the proceed signal was green for Purushottam Express, it collided with Kalindi Express from behind. Three carriages of the Kalindi express were destroyed; the locomotive and front two carriages of the Purushottam Express were derailed. Most of the 2200 passengers aboard the two trains were asleep at the time of the accident.

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References

  1. @eastcoastrail (31 August 2021). "@RailMinIndia 02801/02802 Puri-New Delhi-Puri Purusottam Spl from Puri w.e.f. 02.11.2021 and from NDLS w.e.f. 04.11.2021 will be augmented with One AC First Class. @DRMKhurdaRoad @drmkgp @RailwayNorthern @ECRlyHJP @CPRONCR @serailwaykol" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 September 2021 via Twitter.