Puri Okha Dwarka Express
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Express | ||||
| First service | 1 January 1994 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | East Coast Railway | ||||
| Ridership | Sleeper-648, AC 3tier-216, AC 2tier-54 | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Puri | ||||
| Stops | 39 | ||||
| End | Okha | ||||
| Distance travelled | 2,782 km (1,729 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 51 hours 56 minutes (up) and 50 hours 30 minutes (down) | ||||
| Service frequency | weekly | ||||
| Train number(s) | 18401 / 18402 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Observation facilities | Standard Indian Railway coaches | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | One | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed |
110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 52 km/h (32 mph) (up), 54 km/h (34 mph) (down) including halts | ||||
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Dwaraka Express is an Express Train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Puri and Okha as a weekly service.
Coaches
During regular run, it constitutes of one AC2-tier, three AC3-tier, Nine sleeper, Pantry car, four general second and two guard cum luggage vans. The total composition is 18 coaches.[1]
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | SLR | UR | UR | UR | A1 | B1 | B2 | B3 | S1 | PC | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | UR | UR | UR | SLR |
Service
The 18401 Puri - Okha Dwarka Express covers the distance of 2,782 km (1,729 mi) in 52 hours 39 mins (54 km/hr) & in 50 hours 35 mins as the 18402 Okha - Puri Dwarka Express (55 km/hr).
As the average speed of the train is lower than 55 km/h (34 mph), as per railway rules, its fare doesn't includes a Superfast surcharge.
Routing
The 18401 / 02 Puri - Okha Dwarka Express runs from Puri via Khurda Road Junction, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada Junction, Wardha Junction, Akola Junction, Surat, Ahmedabad Junction to Okha.
Traction
It is hauled by a Vijayawada based WAP-4 Loco from Puri till Vijayawada, then a Lallaguda based WAP-4 till Ahmedabad after which a Vatva based WDM-3A locomotive hauls the train for the remainder of its journey until Okha.
References
External links
- 18401 Dwarka Express at India Rail Info
- 18402 Dwarka Express at India Rail Info