Dhauli Express
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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Superfast | ||||
| Locale | Odisha & West Bengal | ||||
| Current operator(s) | East Coast Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Howrah (HWH) | ||||
| Stops | 14 | ||||
| End | Puri (PURI) | ||||
| Distance travelled | 500 km (311 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 8 hours 30 mins | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 12821 / 12822 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC Chair Car (3), Second Seater (9), General (4), SLR (1), SLD (1) | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | No | ||||
| Catering facilities | Pantry car, On-board catering, E-catering | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Upper racks | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coaches | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | Average speed:- 59 km/hr, Maximum speed:- 110 km/hr | ||||
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The 12821 / 12822 Dhauli Express is a daily train service in India between Puri and Howrah. This train has 19 coaches.
Overview[]
The daily running express heads in between Puri and Howrah. It operates with train numbers 12821 and 12822 from both sides. The distance travelled by the train in total is of 500 km. It runs with an average running speed of 59 km/hour and takes about 8 hours and 30 minutes to cover the entire distance. In total, it stops by at 14 halts.
The train gets its name from Dhauli, located in the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, a site of Ashoka rock edict and the Dhauli peace stupa of Kalinga war.
Traction[]
It is hauled by a Santragachi-based WAP-7 locomotive from end to end.
Coach position[]
In total, the train has 19 rakes.
- 3 AC Chair Car
- 14 Second Seater
- 1 Second Class
- 1 End On Generator
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
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EOG | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 | D10 | D9 | D8 | D7 | D6 | D5 | D4 | D3 | D2 | D1 | C3 | C2 | C1 | DL1 |
In popular culture[]
The 2007 Odia language film Dhauli Express starring Samaresh Routray, Mihir Das and Aparajita Mohanty, Siddhanta Mahapatra, Hari takes its name from the train.[1]
There are many journey videos of this train are present in Youtube, one of the video's link in given below:-
See also[]
- Howrah railway station
- Puri railway station
- Khurda Road railway division
- East Coast Railway zone
- Kharagpur railway division
- Kharagpur Junction railway station
References[]
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- Rail transport in Howrah
- Transport in Puri
- Named passenger trains of India
- Rail transport in Odisha
- Rail transport in West Bengal
- Express trains in India
- Indian express train stubs