Bokaro Steel City–Bhubaneswar Garib Rath Express

The Bhubaneswar - Dhanbad special fare Express was once a Garib Rath train belonging to the East Coast Railway zone that runs between and Bhubaneswar and Dhanbad in India. It is currently being operated with 02832/02831 train numbers on daily basis as a normal train. In 2017, after the closure of Dhanbad–Chandrapura line, the train was short terminated/originated from Bokaro Steel City railway station. After opening of Dhanbad–Chandrapura line in 2019, it was again extended upto Dhanbad.

Bhubaneswar - Dhanbad special fare Express

Overview
Service type	Daily express
Locale	Jharkhand, Orissa
First service	24 July 2017; 8 years ago (2017-07-24)
Current operator	East Coast Railway
Route
Termini	Bhubaneswar (BBS) Dhanbad (DHN)
Stops	10
Distance travelled	776 km (482 mi)
Average journey time	15h
Service frequency	Daily [a]
Train number	02832/02831
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 3 Tier
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Auto-rack arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Yes
Observation facilities	Large windows
Technical
Rolling stock	01
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	51 km/h (32 mph) (average with halts)
Rake maintenance	Bhubaneswar

Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the train was cancelled and not yet restored. Instead a tri-weekly special train was introduced with train number 02832/02831 in August 2022 which is running on the route with same time table. Later on the train was made to run daily.

Service

The 12832 Bhubaneswar - Dhanbad Garib Rath Express has an average speed of 52 km/h and covers 776 km in 15 h. The 12831 Dhanbad - Bhubaneswar Garib Rath Express has an average speed of 49 Km/h and covers 779 km in 16 h.

Route and halts

The important^{[according to whom?]} halts of the train are:

• Dhanbad Junction railway station
• Bokaro Steel City
• Muri Junction
• Ranchi Junction
• Hatia
• Rourkela Junction
• Jharsuguda Junction
• Sambalpur City
• Angul
• Talcher Road
• Dhenkanal
• Cuttack Junction
• Bhubaneswar

Coach composite

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 12 coaches.

Traction

One train comprising 12 wagons is hauled by a Visakhapatnam electric loco shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive end to end.^{[clarification needed]}

Notes

1. Runs daily for every direction.