Puri–Digha Express

The 22890 / 89 / 78 / 77 Puri Digha Express was a Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways - East Coast Railway zone that runs between Puri and Digha in India.

Puri Digha Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
First service22878 / 77 Puri Digha Express - 22 February 2012 , 22890 / 89 Puri Digha Express – 11 December 2010
Current operator(s)East Coast Railways
Route
StartPuri
Stops11
EndDigha
Distance travelled549 km (341 mi)
Service frequencyWeekly. 22878 Puri Digha Express – Wednesday, 22877 Digha Puri Express – Thursday. 22890 Puri Digha Express – Saturday. 22889 Digha Puri Express – Sunday .
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesNo
Observation facilities22890 /89 Puri Digha Express previously ran as 12580 / 79 Puri Digha Express .
Technical
Rolling stockStandard Indian Railway Coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
, 54.90 km/h (34 mph), including halts.

It was operates as train number 22890 / 78 from Puri to Digha and as train number 22889 / 77 in the reverse direction serving the states of West Bengal and Odisha.

Coaches

The 22890 / 89 Puri Digha Express has 1 AC 2 tier, 1 AC 3 tier, 9 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved & 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) Coaches whereas 22878 / 77 Puri Digha Express has 1 AC 2 tier, 1 AC 3 tier, 5 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved & 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) Coaches. They do not carry a Pantry car coach. .

As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 22890 / 78 Puri Digha Express was covers the distance of 549 km (341 mi) in 9 hours 55 mins (55.36 km/hr), in 10 hours 05 mins as 22889 / 77 Digha Puri Express (54.45 km/hr).

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routeing

The 22890 / 89 / 78 / 77 Puri Digha Express was runs from Puri via Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Balasore, Kharagpur Junction to Digha Flag Station .

Traction

As the route is electrified now a Visakhapatnam or Santragachi based WAP 4 hauls the train from Puri to Digha and Digha to Puri. Sometimes an Asansol-based WAG 5A/P hauls the train from Digha to Puri depending on the availability.

Operation

22878 Puri Digha Express runs from Puri every Wednesday reaching Digha the next day .

22877 Digha Puri Express runs from Digha every Thursday reaching Puri the next day.

22890 Puri Digha Express runs from Puri every Saturday reaching Digha the next day .

22889 Digha Puri Express runs from Digha every Sunday reaching Puri the next day.

References

    • "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
    • "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
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