Puri–Durg Express

Puri–Durg Express
Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Chhattisgarh & Odisha
First service	2006
Current operator(s)	East Coast Railway
Route
Termini	Durg (DURG); Puri (PURI)
Stops	27
Distance travelled	797 km (495 mi)
Average journey time	16 hours 45 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	18425 / 18426
On-board services
Class(es)	AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering, ; E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	48 km/h (30 mph) average including halts.

The 18425 / 18426 Puri–Durg Express is an express train belonging to East Coast Railway zone that runs between Durg Junction and Puri in India. It is currently being operated with 18425/18426 train numbers on a daily basis.^[1]^[2]^[3] This train was introduced as Bhubaneswar–Raipur express in 2006. In 2010 it was extended to Puri and Durg.

Service

The 18425/Puri–Durg Express has an average speed of 46 km/h and covers 797 km in 17h 10m.
The 18426/Durg–Puri Express has an average speed of 47 km/h and covers 797 km in 17h.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 20 coaches:

1 First AC
2 AC II Tier
2 AC III Tier
8 Sleeper coaches
5 General Unreserved
2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Visakhapatnam Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Durg to Puri.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 2 times:

Notes

^ Runs seven day in a week for every direction.

References

External links

18425/Puri - Durg Express India Rail Info
18426/Durg - Puri Express India Rail Info

[1] Runs seven day in a week for every direction.

[2] TEMPORARY DIVERSION OF TRAINS FOR SAFETY RELATED MODERNISATION WORK BETWEEN TALCHER AND TALCHER SOUTH BOLANDA

[3] NEW TRAIN TIME TABLE TO BE EFFECTIVE FROM 1ST OCTOBER’2016: CHANGES IN THE TIMINGS OF 44 TRAINS

[4] "New train time table from Oct 1"

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