Sealdah–Puri Duronto Express

Sealdah - Puri Duronto Express
Overview
Service type	Duronto Express
First service	February 12, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-02-12)
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railways
Route
Termini	Sealdah Puri
Stops	2
Distance travelled	522 km (324 mi)
Average journey time	8 hours (Approx.)
Service frequency	3 days a week.
Train number(s)	22201 / 22202
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, Second Class seating reserved (2S)
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Auto-rack arrangements	No
Catering facilities	Yes
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Overhead bins
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	64.25 km/h (40 mph)
Route map 22201 ↓ Sealdah Kharagpur Junction West Bengal Odisha border Bhubaneswar 22202 ↑ Puri

The Sealdah-Puri Duronto Express is a Superfast Express express train of the Duronto Express category belonging to Indian Railways - Eastern Railway zone that runs between Sealdah and Puri in India.

It operates as train number 22201 from Sealdah to Puri and as train number 22202 in the reverse direction serving the states of West Bengal & Odisha.

Coaches

The 22201 / 02 Sealdah Puri Duronto Express presently has 1 AC First Class, 1 AC 2 tier, 4 AC 3 tier, 8 Sleeper Class & 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) coaches. It carries 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 22201 Sealdah Puri Duronto Express covers the distance of 522 kilometres in 08 hours 00 mins (65.25 km/h) and in 08 hours 15 mins as 22202 Puri Sealdah Duronto Express (63.27 km/h).

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a superfast surcharge.

References

• "DURONTO TRAIN LIST". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "'Tatkal' extended to Duronto trains, Aadhaar approved as ID proof | DeshGujarat". deshgujarat.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "SEALDAH - PURI DURONTO STARTS, BATTLES WITH EMU & BLASTS THROUGH BNXR - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "East Coast Railway". eastcoastrail.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "IRFCA - The Indian Railways Fan Club Photo Gallery - Inaugural Run of Sealdah Puri Duranto". irfca.org. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "Sealdah-Puri Duronto Express on its inaugural run with HWH WAP-4 22405 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". flickr.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• Firstpost. "PURI SEALDAH DURONTO EXPRESS FIRST AC INTERIOR - New Delhi Videos : Firstpost Topic - Page 1". firstpost.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.

External links

• "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
• "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
• "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014.