Samudra Kanya Express

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

Samudra Kanya Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
First service12 December 2010 (2010-12-12)
Current operator(s)East Coast Railway zone
Route
StartPuri
Stops23
EndDigha
Distance travelled547 km (340 mi)
Service frequencyWeekly
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class & General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Technical
Rolling stockStandard Indian Railway coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed56 km/h (35 mph)

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 carries a pantry car coach.

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, Balasore ,Kharagpur Junction, Panskura 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 share 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
18449Puri Baidyanath Dham ExpressPURI@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

References
  1. , East Coast Railway, 23 June 2015
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