| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| First service | 12 December 2010 |
| Current operator | East Coast Railway zone |
| Route | |
| Termini | Puri Digha |
| Stops | 23 |
| Distance travelled | 547 km (340 mi) |
| Average journey time | 10 hours 7 mins |
| Service frequency | Weekly |
| Train number | 22889 / 22890 |
| On-board services | |
| Classes | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class & General Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railways coaches |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 56 km/h (35 mph) |
22889 / 90 Samudra Kanya Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways East Coast Railway zone that run between Puri and Digha in India. [1]
It operates as train number 22889 from Puri to Digha and as train number 22890 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Odisha & West Bengal. The train covers the distance of 547 km (340 mi) in 10 hours 07 mins approximately at a speed of (56 km/h (35 mph)).
The 22889 / 90 Samudra Kanya Express has one AC 2-tier, seven AC 3-tier, six sleeper class, two general unreserved, one SLR (seating with luggage rake) and one generator coaches. It doesn't carry a pantry car.
As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
The 22889 / 90 Samudra Kanya Express runs from Puri via Khurda Road Junction, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack Junction, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Bhadrak, Balasore, Jaleswar, Kharagpur Junction, Panskura, Tamluk, Kanthi railway station to Digha.
A Visakhapatnam-based electric WAP-7 loco pulls the train to its destination. [2]
The train shares its rake with Puri Baidyanath Dham Express and 12895/12896 Shalimar Puri Express.
| Train No. | Train Name | Departs | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22890 | Samudra Kanya Express | PURI@21:05 SAT | DGHA@6:35 SUN |
| 22889 | Samudra Kanya Express | DGHA@17:15 SUN | PURI@2:55 MON |
| 18449 | Puri Baidyanath Dham Express | PURI@14:55 MON | PNBE@9:35 TUE |
| 18450 | Puri Baidyanath Dham Express | PNBE@8:45 WED | PURI@2:55THU |
| 12896 | Puri–Shalimar Weekly SF Express | PURI@22:10 THU | SHM@6:55 FRI |
| 12895 | Shalimar–Puri Superfast Express | SHM@20:55 FRI | PURI@5:10 SAT |
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