Sambalpur–Puri Intercity Express

Sambalpur–Puri Intercity Express
Overview
Service type	Intercity
Locale	Odisha
First service	13 October 2002; 21 years ago (2002-10-13)
Current operator(s)	East Coast Railway zone
Route
Termini	Sambalpur Junction (SBP) Puri (PURI)
Stops	14
Distance travelled	341 km (212 mi)
Average journey time	6h 35m
Service frequency	Daily ^[a]
Train number(s)	18303/18304
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, Second Sitting, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities	ICF Utkrisht rakes
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	1
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	52 km/h (32 mph), including halts

The Sambalpur–Puri Intercity Express is an Intercity train belonging to East Coast Railway zone that runs between Sambalpur Junction and Puri in India. It is currently being operated with 18303/18304 train numbers on a daily basis.^[1]^[2]^[3] It was introduced in 2002 and one of the oldest trains on Cuttack–Sambalpur line.

Service

The 18303/Sambalpur–Puri Intercity Express has an average speed of 52 km/h and covers 341 km in 6h 35m. The 18304/Puri–Sambalpur Intercity Express has an average speed of 52 km/h and covers 341 km in 6h 35m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Sambalpur Junction
Sambalpur road
Jujomura
Rairakhol
Bamur
Boinda
Jarapada
Boinda
Angul
Talcher road
Meramadoli
Dhenkanal
Naraj Marthapur
Mancheswar
Bhubaneswar
Khurda Road Junction
Puri

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF Utkrisht rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 16 coaches:

2 AC Chair Car
2 Second Sitting
10 General Unreserved
2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

It is hauled by Visakhapatnam Loco Shed-based WAP-4 or WAP-7 electric locomotive from Sambalpur to Puri end to end

Notes

^ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

References

^ ECoR TO AUGMENT ADDITIONAL COACHES PERMANENTLY IN FIVE MORE TRAINS
^ ADJUSTMENT IN TRAIN SERVICES DUE TO MODERNISATION WORK AT PURI
^ Modernisation work at Puri: ECoR to short terminate 5, cancel 12 trains^[usurped]

External links

18303/Sambalpur–Puri Intercity Express India Rail Info
18304/Puri–Sambalpur Intercity Express India Rail Info

Railways in Eastern India

National network/
trunk lines

Other lines/sections

Interstate	Asansol–Gaya section Asansol–Patna section Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barkakana–Son Nagar line Barsoi–New Farakka section Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line Dumka–Bhagalpur line Gaya–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction section Hatia–Rourkela line Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line Katihar–Siliguri line Kharagpur–Puri line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Kothavalasa–Kirandul line New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section Tatanagar–Bilaspur section
Bihar	Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Samastipur section Fatuha–Tilaiya line Gaya–Kiul line Mokama–Barauni section Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line Neora–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line Patna–Gaya line Patna–Mughalsarai section Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Raxaul–Sagauli line Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section
Jharkhand	Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line Dhanbad–Chandrapura line Railways in Jharia Coalfield Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line
Odisha	Khurda Road–Bolangir line Cuttack–Sambalpur line
West Bengal	Ahmadpur–Katwa line Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line Andal–Sainthia branch line Andal–Sitarampur loop line Bandel–Katwa line Bankura–Masagram line Bardhaman–Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line Howrah–Barddhaman main line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line Santragachi–Amta branch line Sealdah Main and North section Calcutta Chord link line Kolkata Circular Railway Sealdah–Bangaon line Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line Sealdah South section Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

Suburban
rail transport

Monorail

Defunct lines

Revived/ Under revival	Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway Bankura–Damodar Railway Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway Burdwan–Katwa Railway Bakhtiarpur–Bihar Light Railway Futwah–Islampur Light Railway
Inactive	Bengal Provincial Railway East Coast State Railway Kalighat Falta Railway Mayurbhanj State Railway Dehri Rohtas Light Railway Patna–Digha Ghat line Parlakimedi Light Railway

Zones & Divisions

Eastern	Asansol Howrah Malda Sealdah
East Central	Danapur Dhanbad Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Samastipur Sonpur
East Coast	Sambalpur Khurda Road Waltair
North Eastern	Varanasi
Northeast Frontier	Katihar Alipurduar
South Eastern	Adra Chakradharpur Kharagpur Ranchi

Production units/
workshops

Transit points
with Bangladesh

Active	Haldibari–Chilahati Singhabad–Rohanpur Radhikapur–Biral Gede–Darshana Petrapole–Benapole
Defunct	Mahisasan–Shahbajpur Changrabandha–Burimari New Gitaldaha–Mogalhat