Puri–Ahmedabad Weekly Express

The 20861 / 20862 Puri–Ahmedabad Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to East Coast Railway zone that runs between Puri and Ahmedabad Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 18405/18406 train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1][2][3]

Puri–Ahmedabad Weekly Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra & Gujarat
First service	17 February 1999; 26 years ago (1999-02-17)
Current operator(s)	East Coast Railway
Route
Termini	Puri (PURI) Ahmedabad (ADI)
Stops	36
Distance travelled	1,996 km (1,240 mi)
Average journey time	35 hrs 10 mins
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	20861 / 20862
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering, E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	57 km/h (35 mph) average including halts

Service

The 18405/Puri–Ahmedabad Express has an average speed of 54 km/h and covers 1995 km in 37h 5m. The 18406/Ahmedabad–Puri Express has an average speed of 52 km/h and covers 1995 km in 38h 10m.

Route & halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Puri
• Khurda Road Junction
• Bhubaneswar
• Talcher
• Sambalpur Junction
• Balangir
• Titlagarh Junction
• Kantabanji
• Khariar Road
• Raipur Junction
• Durg Junction
• Nagpur Junction
• Akola Junction
• Bhusaval Junction
• Jalgaon Junction
• Dondaicha
• Nandurbar
• Surat
• Vadodara Junction
• Ahmedabad Junction

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches:

• 1 AC II Tier
• 3 AC III Tier
• 9 Sleeper coaches
• 1 Pantry car
• 6 General Unreserved
• 2 End-on Generator

Traction

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

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 12887/12888 Puri–Howrah Express.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction twice at;

• Titlagarh Junction and
• Talcher.

See also

• Puri railway station
• Ahmedabad Junction railway station
• Puri–Howrah Express

Notes