Odisha Sampark Kranti Express

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Odisha Sampark Kranti Express

Odisha Sampark Kranti Exp train board
Overview
Service type	Sampark Kranti Express
Locale	Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service	11 March 2005; 16 years ago (2005-03-11)
Current operator(s)	East Coast Railways
Route
Start	Bhubaneswar (BBS)
Stops	13
End	Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT)
Distance travelled	1,780 km (1,106 mi)
Average journey time	29 hours 00 minutes
Service frequency	Bi-weekly
Train number(s)	12819 / 12820
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, General class
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	65 km/h (40 mph) average with halts
Route map

The 12819 / 12820 Odisha Sampark Kranti Express is a bi-weekly train which runs between Bhubaneswar, capital of Odisha and Anand Vihar Terminal. This train was introduced as part of the Sampark Kranti trains that were announced by the then railway minister Nitish Kumar in 2005. It was and still is a bi-weekly train. Now there is a requirement of attaching AC First class berths to this train. Earlier the train used to terminate at New Delhi railway station (NDLS) but now terminates at Anand Vihar Terminus (ANVT) of New Delhi. Its rakes are maintained by East Coast Railway (ECoR).

12820 Odisha Sampark Kranti Express departing from Balasore hauled by Ghaziabad WAP-7 30401

Rake composition[]

This train consists of 1 AC 2-tier coach, 4 AC 3-tier coaches, 11 sleeper coaches, 3 general coaches,1 pantry car and 2 EOG coaches and hence making it a 22-coach train.

Stoppage[]

It runs, from Anand Vihar Terminal via Kanpur Central, Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Jn., Tatanagar Junction,Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Cuttack Junction to Bhubaneswar.

Loco link[]

As the route is fully electrified. this train gets a WAP-7 locomotive of Ghaziabad Shed end to end.

Time Table[]