Bhubaneswar–Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast, Jan Shatabdi Express [1] |
| First service | 2002 [2] |
| Current operator(s) | East Coast Railways |
| Route | |
| Termini | Bhubaneswar Howrah Junction |
| Stops | 7 |
| Distance travelled | 439 km (273 mi) |
| Average journey time | 6 hours 40 minutes as 12074 Bhubaneswar Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express, 6 hours 55 minutes as 12073 Howrah Bhubaneswar Jan Shatabdi Express. |
| Service frequency | 6 days a week except Sunday. |
| Train number(s) | 12073 / 12074 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC Chair Car, Second Class seating |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | No |
| Auto-rack arrangements | No |
| Catering facilities | No |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railway Jan Shatabdi Coaches |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | Yes |
| Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) maximum ,64.64 km/h (40 mph), including halts |
The 12074 / 73 Bhubaneswar Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express is a Superfast express train of the Jan Shatabdi Express [3] series belonging to Indian Railways - East Coast Railway zone that runs between Bhubaneswar and Howrah Junction in India.
It operates as train number 12074 from Bhubaneswar to Howrah Junction and as train number 12073 in the reverse direction serving the states of Odisha and West Bengal.
It is part of the Jan Shatabdi Express series launched by the former railway minister of India, Mr. Nitish Kumar in the 2002 / 03 Rail Budget [4] [5].
Coaches
The 12074 / 73 Bhubaneswar Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express has 2 AC Chair Car, 8 Second Class seating & 2 Second Jan Chair cum Guard Car Coaches. It does not carry a Pantry car coach.
As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 12074 Bhubaneswar Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express [6] covers the distance of 439 km (273 mi) in 6 hours 40 mins (65.85 km/hr) & in 6 hours 55 mins as 12073 Bhubaneswar Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express (63.47 km/hr) [7].
As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
Routeing
The 12074 / 73 Bhubaneswar Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express runs from Bhubaneswar via Cuttack, Balasore, Kharagpur Junction to Howrah Junction [8]. When the train was extended up to Bhubaneswar the train did not used to go via Cuttack it had other route later on the train connected via Cuttack.
Traction
As the entire route is fully electrified, a Visakhapatnam based WAP-4 or WAM 4[9] [10] locomotive is the traditional power for this train and hauls the train for its entire journey.
Operation
12074 Bhubaneswar Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express runs from Bhubaneswar on all days except Sunday arriving Howrah Junction the same day [11].
12073 Howrah Bhubaneswar Jan Shatabdi Express runs from Howrah Junction on all days except Sunday arriving Bhubaneswar the same day [12].
References
- http://pib.nic.in/archive/railbudget/railbgt2002-03/railbgtsp1.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160126012037/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/jan_shatabdi.html
- http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2002/rapr2002/12042002/r120420021.html
External links
- "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
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