Samudra Kanya Express

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Samudra Kanya Express
Overview
Service type Express
First service12 December 2010;12 years ago (2010-12-12)
Current operator(s) East Coast Railway zone
Route
Termini Puri
Digha
Stops23
Distance travelled547 km (340 mi)
Average journey time10 hours 7 mins
Service frequencyWeekly
Train number(s)22889 / 22890
On-board services
Class(es) AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class & General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Technical
Rolling stock Standard Indian Railways coaches
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed56 km/h (35 mph)

22889 / 90 Samudra Kanya Express is a Express train belonging to Indian Railways East Coast Railway zone that run between Puri and Digha in India. [1]

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Service

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)).

Coaches

The 22889 / 90 Samudra Kanya Express has one AC 2-tier, two AC 3-tier, nine sleeper class, four general unreserved & two SLR (seating with luggage rake) 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.

Routing

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.

Traction

As this route is going to be electrified, a Visakhapatnam-based electric WAP-4 loco pulls the train to its destination.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with Puri Baidyanath Dham Express and 12895/12896 Howrah–Puri Express.

Train No.Train NameDepartsArrival
22890Samudra Kanya ExpressPURI@23:40 SATDGHA@9:25 SUN
22889Samudra Kanya ExpressDGHA@17:15 SUNPURI@3:20 MON
18449 Puri Baidyanath Dham Express PURI@14:25 MONPNBE@10:00 TUE
18450Puri Baidyanath Dham ExpressPNBE@8:40 WEDPURI@3:20 THU
12896Puri–Howrah Weekly SF ExpressPURI@22:10 THUHWH@7:05 FRI
12895Howrah–Puri Superfast ExpressHWH@20:55 FRIPURI@5:50 SAT

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