Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Puri Superfast Express Explained

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Puri Superfast Express
Type:Superfast Express
Locale:Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra
First:6 April 2010
Operator:East Coast Railway
Stops:14
End:Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
Distance:1851km (1,150miles)
Journeytime:32 hours 05 minutes as 22866 Puri Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express, 32 hours 50 minutes as 22865 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express
Frequency:1 day a week. 22866 – Tuesday, 22865 – Thursday
Class:AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating:Yes
Sleeping:Yes
Catering:Pantry car attached
Observation:No rake sharing
Stock:Standard Indian Railways coaches
Trainnumber:22865 / 22866
Speed:110km/h maximum
57.03km/h, including halts

The 22865/22866 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Puri Superfast Express is Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in India.

It operates as train number 22866 from Puri to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and as train number 22865 in the reverse direction.

Coaches

22865/22866 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Puri Superfast Express presently has 1 1st AC, 1 AC 2 tier, 5 AC 3 tier, 9 Sleeper class, 4 General Unreserved coaches & 2 SLR with 1 pantry car.

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

Service

22866 Puri–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express covers the distance of 1851 kilometres in 32 hours 05 mins (57.69 km/h) and in 32 hours 50 mins (56.38 km/h) as 22865 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Puri Superfast Express.

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

It reverses direction at twice during its run at & .

Traction

Initially, before 6 June 2015, this train was hauled by 3 locomotives during its run. A Visakhapatnam or Bondamunda-based WDM-3A would haul the train between Puri & after which an Bhusawal-based WAP-4 or Tatanagar-based WAM-4 takes over until handing over to a dual-traction WCAM 3 until Lokmanya Tilak Terminus.

With Central Railways progressively completed its DC–AC conversion, it is now hauled by Bhusawal-based WAP-4 or Tatanagar-based WAM-4 between and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus.

With the completion of electrification between Sambalpur railway station to Angul railway station, it is now hauled by an Electric Loco Shed, Bhilai-based WAP-7 end to end

Time table

Station codeStation name22866 – Puri to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus[1] Distance
from source
in km
Day22865 – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Puri[2] Distance
from source
in km
Day
ArrivalDepartureArrivalDeparture
PURISource05:300109:05Destination18512
KUR06:2506:3044107:4507:5018082
BBS06:5507:0063107:1507:2017892
CTC07:4107:4691106:2506:3017612
TLHDTalcher Road09:1809:19197104:3304:3516552
ANGLAngul09:5509:57209104:2004:2216432
SBP12:2012:40365100:4501:1014872
JSG13:4514:05413123:3023:5014381
RIGRaigarh14:5114:53487122:1622:1813651
BSP17:0017:15619120:2020:3512331
R18:5019:00729118:2518:3511221
NGP00:0500:201030213:4014:008221
WR01:3701:401109212:0512:087431
BSL05:4005:501422206:5507:054291
MMR08:0708:101607204:4704:502451
LTTLokmanya Tilak Terminus13:35Destination18512Source00:1501

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Puri Lokmanya Tilak Express-22866. 3 Sep 2012.
  2. Web site: Puri-express-22865-ltt-to-puri/459/297/65 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Puri Express 22865. 18 Oct 2012.