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Odisha Sampark Kranti Express

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Odisha Sampark Kranti Express
Overview
Service typeSampark Kranti Express
LocaleOdisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service11 March 2005; 19 years ago (2005-03-11)
Current operator(s)East Coast Railways
Route
TerminiBhubaneswar (BBS)
Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT)
Stops13
Distance travelled1,784 km (1,109 mi)
Average journey time27 Hours 55 Minutes
Service frequencyBi-weekly
Train number(s)12819 / 12820
On-board services
Class(es)AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, General Class
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge Windows
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph) (top 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. 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

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This train consists of 1 First AC, 1 AC 2-Tier coach, 6 AC 3-Tier coaches, 7 Sleeper coaches, 2 General coaches,1 Pantry Car, 1 Divyang-cum-Guard Coach and 1 EOG coach. Hence making it a 20 Coach Train.

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
SLRD GEN S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 PC B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 A1 H1 GEN EOG

Stoppage

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It runs, from Anand Vihar Terminal via Kanpur Central, Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Jn., Netaji SC Bose Junction (Gomoh), Tatanagar Junction, Hijili, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Cuttack Junction to Bhubaneswar.

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