Neelachal Express Explained

Neelachal Express
Type:Express
Locale:Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First: [1]
Operator:East Coast Railway
Start: (PURI)
Stops:37
End:Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT)
Distance:1914km (1,189miles)
Journeytime:34 hrs 50 mins
Frequency:Tri-weekly
Class:AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating:Yes
Sleeping:Yes
Catering:Available
Observation:Rake sharing with 12815/12816 Nandan Kanan Express
Otherfacilities:Below the seats
Trainnumber:12875 / 12876
Gauge: Broad Gauge
Stock:LHB coach
Speed:55km/h average including halts.

The 12875 / 12876 Neelachal Express is a tri-weekly train which runs between in Odisha and Anand Vihar Terminal railway station. It is one of the oldest trains that connect Puri to Anand Vihar Terminal. The main towns along the route are Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Balasore, Hijili, Tatanagar, Bokaro Steel City, Muri, Gomoh, Gaya, Mughalsarai, Varanasi, Bhadohi, Rae Bareli, Lucknow, Unnao and Kanpur. It operates three times per week and covers a distance of 1912km (1,188miles) from Puri to Anand Vihar Terminal. Neelachal Express consists of 1 AC First Class coach, 2 Second AC coach, 6 Third AC coaches, 7 Sleeper Class coaches, 2 General (Un-Reserved) coaches, 1 Pantry Car, 1 Divyangjan Coach and 1 EOG.[2]

Coach composition

The 12875/ 12876 Puri–Anand Vihar Terminal Neelachal Express presently has 1 AC First Class, 2 AC 2 tier, 6 AC 3 tier, 7 Sleeper Class, 2 Second Class seating, 1 Divyangjan Coach and 1 EOG coach. Also, it does have a pantry car.

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

Service

12875 Puri–Anand Vihar Terminal Neelachal Express covers the distance of 1914 kilometers in 24 hours 50 mins (57.20 km/h) and in 24 hours 25 mins as 12876 Anand Vihar Terminal–Puri Neelachal Express (59.48 km/h).

It takes around 34 hours and 50 minutes to cover 1914km (1,189miles) at an average speed of 54kph with 39 halts.

Neelachal Express was moved from New Delhi to Anand Vihar Terminal in May 2018.[3]

Timetable

From Puri to Anand Vihar Terminal - 12875. The train starts from Puri every Sunday, Tuesday & Friday.[4]

Station codeStation nameArrivalDeparture
PURIPuri Terminus--11:00
KURKhurda Road Jn11:4511:50
BBS12:1512:20
CTCCuttack12:5012:55
JJKRJajpur Keonjhar Road13:4413:46
BHCBhadrak14:4314:45
SOROSoro15:0615:08
BLSBalasore15:3215:37
JERJaleswar16:1416:16
HIJHijili Jn17:1017:20
GTSGhatsila18:3418:36
TATATatanagar19:2219:30
MURIMuri Jn22:0022:02
BKSCBokaro Steel City23:1023:20
CRPChandrapura23:5523:57
GMONSC Bose Gomoh Jn00:2000:25
PNMEParasnath00:3700:39
KQR01:2401:27
GAYAGaya Jn03:0303:08
RFJRafiGanj03:3203:34
AUBR03:5503:57
DOSDehri On Sone04:1204:14
SSMSasaram04:2804:30
BBUBhabua Road 04:5805:00
DDUPt DD Upadhyaya Jn 06:0506:15
KEIKashi 07:0107:03
BSBVaranasi Jn07:2007:30
BOYBhadohi08:0808:10
PBHPratapgarh Jn09:4609:51
AMEAmethi10:2610:28
GNGGauriGanj10:4010:42
RBLRae Bareli Jn11:2311:28
LKOLucknow Charbagh 13:2513:35
ONUnnao Jn14:4314:45
CNBKanpur Central15:1515:20
ETWEtawah16:4816:50
FZDFirozabad17:3517:37
HRSHathras Jn18:4318:45
ALJNAligarh Jn19:0819:10
GZBGhaziabad20:3820:40
ANVTAnand Vihar Terminal21:15--

From Anand Vihar Terminal to Puri – 12876. The train starts from Anand Vihar Terminal every Sunday, Tuesday and Friday.[5]

Station codeStation nameArrivalDeparture
ANVTAnand Vihar Terminal--07:30
ALJNAligarh Jn09:0509:07
HRSHathras Jn09:2709:29
FZDFirozabad10:4010:42
ETWEtawah11:3411:36
CNBKanpur Central13:2013:30
ONUnnao Jn13:5713:59
LKOLucknow Charbagh15:0015:10
RBLRae Bareli Jn16:2516:30
GNGGauriGanj17:0617:08
AMEAmethi17:2117:23
PBHPratapgarh Jn18:1518:20
BOYBhadohi20:1120:13
BSBVaranasi Jn21:4021:50
KEIKashi22:0322:05
DDUPt DD Upadhyaya Jn22:4022:50
BBUBhabua Road23:2623:28
SSMSasaram Jn00:0100:02
DOSDehri On Sone00:1600:18
AUBRAnugraha Narayan Road00:3200:34
RFJRafiGanj00:5400:56
GAYAGaya Jn01:5001:55
KQRKoderma03:0503:07
PNMEParasnath04:0404:06
GMONSC Bose Gomoh Jn04:2504:30
CRPChandrapura04:5805:00
BKSCBokaro Steel City05:4505:50
MURIMuri Jn06:5306:55
TATATatanagar Jn08:5709:07
GTSGhatsila09:4809:50
HIJHijili Jn11:2511:35
JERJaleswar12:2612:28
BLSBalasore13:0513:15
SOROSoro13:4013:42
BHCBhadrak14:2314:25
JJKRJajpur Keonjhar Road14:5614:58
CTCCuttack Jn15:5516:00
BBS16:3516:40
KURKhurda Road Jn17:0517:10
PURIPuri Terminus18:15--

Background

This train is given name on The abode of Hindu deity Jagannath at Puri is known as the Nilachal or Niladri, [Nila (Blue) + Achal (Mountain)] meaning, The Blue Mountain. The Nilachal is a place of high religious significance in Hinduism and is one of the four Char Dhams. Religious teachers like Shri Ramanuja Acharya, Swami Vishnuswami visited Nilachal in the twelfth century and established a mathas. Shri Nimbarka Acharya also visited Puri, as also Guru Nanak Dev and many other Acharyas. Shri Chaitanya spent 18 years at Nilachal dhama.

Coach composition

The train has Mordern LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h.

Route and halts

The train runs from Puri via,,,,,,,, Koderma,,,,,,, Unnao Junction,,, to Anand Vihar Terminal.

As the route is fully electrified, Ghaziabad-based WAP-7 locomotive powers the train from Puri to Anand Vihar Terminal.

References

  1. Web site: Railway Budget speech 1980-81 (Final). 16 June 1980. www.indianrailways.gov.in. Government of India, Ministry of Railways.
  2. Web site: Neelanchal SF Express/12875 SuperFast Puri/PURI to New Delhi/NDLS - India Rail Info - A Busy Junction for Travellers & Rail Enthusiasts . India Rail Info . 2013-05-04.
  3. Web site: 2018-05-22. Change In Terminal Station For Neelachal & Nandankanan Express. 2021-09-03. Odisha Bytes. en-US.
  4. Web site: SHARMA . GOVIND . 12875/Neelachal Express (PT) - Puri to Anand Vihar Terminal ECoR/East Coast Zone - Railway Enquiry . 2022-10-16 . indiarailinfo.com.
  5. Web site: Swain . Shashank Shekhar . 12876/Neelachal Express - Anand Vihar Terminal to Puri ECoR/East Coast Zone - Railway Enquiry . 2022-10-16 . indiarailinfo.com.

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