Neelachal Express

Name board of Neelachal Express.

Overview

Service type

Superfast

Locale

Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar Uttar Pradesh & Delhi

Current operator(s)

East Coast Railway zone

Route

Start

Puri

Stops

End

New Delhi

Distance travelled

1,914 km (1,189 mi)

Service frequency

Sunday, Tuesday, Friday

Train number(s)

12875 / 12876

On-board services

Class(es)

2A-1(A-1);3A-4(B-1,B-2,B-3,B-4);SL-12(S-1 to S-12);PC-1;GENL-2;SLR-2;

Seating arrangements

Yes

Sleeping arrangements

Yes

Catering facilities

Yes

Technical

Track gauge

1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad Gauge

Operating speed

maximum 105 kilometres per hour (65 mph)

Route map

The Neelachal Express is a daily train which runs between Puri in Odisha and New Delhi. It is one of the oldest train that connects Puri to New Delhi.. The main towns along the route are Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Kharagpur, Tatanagar, Bokaro Steel City, Muri, Gaya, Dehri, Sasaram Mughalsarai, Varanasi, Bhadohi, Rae Bareli, Lucknow, Unnao, Kanpur, Etawah, Firozabad and Aligarh. It operates three times per week and covers a distance of 1,912 kilometres (1,188 mi) from Puri to New Delhi. Neelachal Express consist of 1 Second AC coach, 4 Third AC coaches, 12 Sleeper Class coaches, 3 General (Un-Reserved) coaches, 1 Pantry Car and 2 SLR.^[1]

Coaches

The 12875/ 76 Puri New Delhi Neelachal Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 4 AC 3 tier, 12 Sleeper Class, 3 Second Class seating & 2 sitting cum luggage rack coaches. Also, it does have a Pantry car coach.

As with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

12875 Puri New Delhi Neelachal Express covers the distance of 1914 kilometers in 24 hours 50 mins (57.20 km/hr) & in 34 hours 25 mins as 12876 New Delhi Puri Neelachal Express (59.48 km/hr). Its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Timetable

S.No.	Station	Arrival	Departure	Halt (Min.)	Day
1	Puri	Source	10:55	---	1
2	Sakhi Gopal	11:13	11:14	1	1
3	Khurda Road Junction	11:55	12:00	5	1
4	Bhubaneswar	12.20	12:30	10	1
5	Cuttack	12.55	13.05	10	1
6	Jajpur Keonjhar Road	13.55	13.57	2	1
7	Bhadrak	14.40	14.42	2	1
8	Balasore	15.26	15.31	5	1
9	Jaleswar	16.04	16.06	2	1
10	Kharagpur Junction	17:10	17:35	25	1
11	Ghatsila	18:50	18:52	2	1
12	Tatanagar Juntion	19:40	19:50	10	1
13	Muri Junction	22:18	22:20	2	1
14	Bokaro Steel City	23:20	23:30	10	1
15	Chandrapura Junction	23:55	23:57	2	1
16	Netaji SC Bose Gomoh Junction	00:20	00:30	10	2
17	Parasnath	00:44	00:49	5	2
18	Koderma Junction	01:39	01:41	2	2
19	Gaya Junction	03:10	03:15	5	2
20	RafiGanj	03:44	03:45	1	2
21	Anugraha Narayan Road	04:08	04:09	1	2
22	Dehri On Sone	04:24	04:26	2	2
23	Sasaram Junction	04:40	04:41	1	2
24	Bhabua Road	05:14	05:15	1	2
25	Mughal Sarai Junction	06:27	06:47	20	2
26	Kashi	07:12	07:14	2	2
27	Varanasi	07:28	07:38	10	2
28	Bhadohi	08:17	08:19	2	2
29	Pratapgarh Junction	09:35	09:45	5	2
30	Amethi	10:09	10:10	1	2
31	GauriGanj	10:22	10:24	2	2
32	Rae Bareli Junction	11:08	11:13	5	2
33	Lucknow Charbagh	13:15	13:45	30	2
34	Unnao Junction	14:45	14:47	2	2
35	Kanpur Central	15:20	15:28	8	2
36	Etawah Junction	17:02	17:03	1	2
37	Firozabad	17:52	17:53	1	2
38	Hathras Junction	18:53	18:54	1	2
39	Aligarh Junction	19:25	19:27	2	2
40	Ghaziabad Junction	20:57	20:59	1	2
41	New Delhi	21:45	Destination	---	2

It takes around 34 hours and 50 minutes to cover 1,914 kilometres (1,189 mi) at an average speed of 54 kilometres per hour (34 mph) with 39 halts

References

↑ "Neelanchal SF Express/12875 SuperFast Puri/PURI to New Delhi/NDLS - India Rail Info - A Busy Junction for Travellers & Rail Enthusiasts". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2013-05-04.

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