Samudra Kanya Express Explained

Samudra Kanya Express
Type:Express
Operator:East Coast Railway zone
Stops:23
Distance:547km (340miles)
Journey Time:10 hours 7 mins
Frequency:Weekly
Class:AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class & General Unreserved
Seating:Yes
Sleeping:Yes
Stock:Standard Indian Railways coaches
Train Number:22889 / 22890
Speed:56km/h

22889 / 90 Samudra Kanya Express is a Express train belonging to Indian Railways East Coast Railway zone that run between and in India.[1]

Service

It operates as train number 22889 from Puri to Digha and as train number 22890 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Odisha & West Bengal. The train covers the distance of in 10 hours 07 mins approximately at a speed of .

Coaches

The 22889 / 90 Samudra Kanya Express has one AC 2-tier, seven AC 3-tier, six sleeper class, two general unreserved,one SLR (seating with luggage rake) and one generator coaches. It doesn't carry a pantry car.

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

Routing

The 22889 / 90 Samudra Kanya Express runs from Puri via,,,,,,,,, Tamluk, Kanthi railway station to Digha.

Traction

As this route is going to be electrified, a Visakhapatnam-based electric WAP-4 loco pulls the train to its destination.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with Puri Baidyanath Dham Express and 12895/12896 Shalimar Puri Express.

Train No. Train Name Departs Arrival
22890 Samudra Kanya Express PURI@21:05 SAT DGHA@6:35 SUN
22889 Samudra Kanya Express DGHA@17:15 SUN PURI@2:55 MON
18449 PURI@14:55 MON PNBE@9:35 TUE
18450 Puri Baidyanath Dham Express PNBE@8:45 WED PURI@2:55THU
12896 Puri–Shalimar Weekly SF Express PURI@22:10 THU SHM@6:55 FRI
12895 Shalimar–Puri Superfast Express SHM@20:55 FRI PURI@5:10 SAT

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.eastcoastrail.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=1966&did=1435039269516DB2071D260DC917494771CAEFA09C11E.web91