Neelachal Express

Name board of Neelachal Express.

Overview

Service type

Superfast

Current operator(s)

East Coast Railway zone

Route

Start

Puri

Stops

End

New Delhi

Technical

Track gauge

1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad Gauge

Operating speed

maximum 105 kilometres per hour (65 mph)

Route map

The Neelachal Express is a train on the Indian Railway. The main towns along the route are Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Kharagpur, Tatanagar, Bokaro Steel City, Muri, Gaya, Dehri, Sasaram Mughalsarai, Varanasi, Bhadohi, Rae Bareli, Lucknow, Unnao, Kanpur, Etawah, Firozabad and Aligarh. It operates three times per week and covers a distance of 1,912 kilometres (1,188 mi) from Puri to New Delhi. Neelachal Express consist of 1 Second AC coach, 4 Third AC coaches, 12 Sleeper Class coaches, 3 General (Un-Reserved) coaches, 1 Pantry Car and 2 SLR.^[1]

Timetable

S.No.	Station	Arrival	Departure	Halt (Min.)	Day
1	Puri	Starting Station	10:55	---	1
2	Sakhi Gopal	11:13	11:14	1	1
3	Khurda Road Junction	11:55	12:00	5	1
4	Bhubaneswar	12:25	12:30	5	1
5	New Delhi	07:40	Destination	---	2	215m

It takes around 32 hours and 35 minutes to cover 1,912 kilometres (1,188 mi) at an average speed of 59 kilometres per hour (37 mph).

References

↑ "Neelanchal SF Express/12875 SuperFast Puri/PURI to New Delhi/NDLS - India Rail Info - A Busy Junction for Travellers & Rail Enthusiasts". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2013-05-04.

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Narrow gauge railways	Kalka-Shimla Railway Kangra Valley Railway

Abanoned lines	Jammu–Sialkot Line

Monorails	Patiala State Monorail Trainways (abandoned)

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Manufacturing units and workshops	Diesel Locomotive Works Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala Rail Coach Factory, Raebareli

Railway companies	Northern Railway North Eastern Railway North Central Railway North Western Railway East Indian Railway Company Rajputana-Malwa Railway Oudh and Tirhut Railway Indian Branch Railway Company Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Delhi Metro Rail Corporation National Capital Region Transport Corporation

See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) 1974 railway strike in India