| Kalinga Utkal Express | |
| Type: | Express |
| Locale: | Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi & Uttarakhand |
| First: | [1] |
| Operator: | East Coast Railways |
| Start: | (PURI) |
| Stops: | 73 |
| End: | (YNRK) |
| Distance: | 2367km (1,471miles) |
| Journeytime: | 48 hours 25 minutes |
| Frequency: | Daily |
| Trainnumber: | 18477 / 18478 |
| Class: | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved |
| Seating: | Yes |
| Sleeping: | Yes |
| Catering: | Available |
| Baggage: | No |
| Stock: | LHB coach |
| Speed: | 49km/h average including halts |
| Map: | Kalinga Utkal Express Route Map |
The 18477 / 18478 Kalinga Utkal Express is an important Express of Indian Railways connecting two pilgrimage centres of India, Yog Nagari Rishikesh and Puri.
Kalinga Utkal Express was introduced in 1969 as train no.77/78 Utkal Express, a bi-weekly train from Puri to Hazrat Nizamuddin. The frequency of the train was later increased to 4 days a week. In 1983 Utkal Express was merged with erstwhile train no.143/144 Kalinga Express to become Kalinga Utkal Express and the frequency was also increased to daily.
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It is hauled by Tughlakabad / Ghaziabad-based WAP-7 locomotive on its entire journey.
This train has total 5 rakes running between Puri & Haridwar.The train has 24 coaches comprising
One A/C 2-Tier
One A/C 1-Tier
Four A/C 3-tier
Twelve Sleeper class
Three General compartments (unreserved)
Two Luggage van (SLR) and
One pantry car.
On 19 August 2017, heading to Haridwar in Uttarakhand from Puri in Odisha, the Kalinga-Utkal Express derailed with fourteen coaches of the train going off track in Khatauli in Uttar Pradesh.[2] [3] The incident resulted in the death of 23 people while injuring 40 others. Minister for Railways, Suresh Prabhu, ordered an inquiry into the incident.[4]