Gandhidham–Puri Weekly Express

The 22973 / 22974 Gandhidham–Puri Weekly Express is an Express train of Indian Railways that runs between Gandhidham Junction and Puri via Vizianagaram.

Gandhidham–Puri Weekly Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Gujarat, Maharastra, Chhattisgarh & Andhra Pradesh
First service	8 October 2014; 10 years ago (2014-10-08)
Current operator(s)	Western Railway
Route
Termini	Gandhidham (GIMB) Puri (PURI)
Stops	37
Distance travelled	2,435 km (1,513 mi)
Average journey time	44 hours
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	22973 / 22974
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleepar Class, General Unreserved
Disabled access
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	55 km/h (34 mph) average including halts.
Route map

It is currently being operated with 22973/22974 train numbers which runs once in a week.

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 kmph. The train consists of 20 coaches.

• 1 AC II Tier
• 2 AC III Tier
• 7 Sleeper Coaches
• 7 General Unreserved
• 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake
• 1 High Capacity Parcel

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
	SLR	UR	UR	UR	UR	S7	S6	S5	S4	S3	S2	S1	B2	B1	A1	UR	UR	UR	EoG	HCP

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Gandhidham Junction
• Ahmedabad Junction
• Vadodara Junction
• Jalgaon Junction
• Bhusaval Junction
• Akola Junction
• Badnera Junction
• Wardha Junction
• Nagpur Junction
• Durg Junction
• Raipur Junction
• Titlagarh Junction
• Vizianagaram Junction
• Khurda Road Junction
• Puri

Traction

It is hauled by a Vadodara Loco Shed or Visakhapatnam Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.