Kalinga Utkal Express

Route map
	Kalinga Utkal Express Route Map

Kalinga Utkal Express
	Kaling Utkal Express train board
Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi & Uttarakhand
First service	1 October 1969[1] (initial service between Puri and New Delhi)
Current operator(s)	East Coast Railways
Route
Start	Puri (PURI)
Stops	73
End	Haridwar (HW)
Distance travelled	2,367 km (1,471 mi)
Average journey time	48 hours 25 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	18477 / 18478
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Baggage facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF Coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	49 km/h (30 mph) average including halts
Route 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, Haridwar and Puri.

Kaling Utkal Express near Dholpur

Route & Halts

The train runs from Puri via Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Balasore, Tatanagar, Chakradharpur, Rourkela, Jharsuguda, Raigarh, Champa, Bilaspur, Pendra Road, Anuppur Junction, Shahdol, Umaria, Katni Murwara, Saugor, Khurai, Jhansi Junction, Gwalior, Dholpur, Agra Cantonment,Meerut City, Muzaffarnagar, Tapri Junction, Roorkee to Haridwar. From 30th January 2021, this train will run uptil Yog Nagari Rishikesh Station. The train will run as a Covid Special in India till normal services are restored.

Locomotive

It is hauled by Tughlakabad / Ghaziabad based WAP 7 locomotive on its entire journey.

Rakes

This train has total 24 Rakes running between Puri & Haridwar. The train has 24 coaches comprising
One A/C 2-Tier
Five A/C 3-tier
Twelve Sleeper class
Three General compartments (Unreserved)
Two Luggage van (SLR) and
one pantry car.[lower-alpha 1]

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
	SLR	GS	S12	S11	S10	S9	S8	S7	S6	S5	PC	S4	S3	S2	S1	A1	B5	B4	B3	B2	B1	GS	GS	SLR

Accidents

On 19 August 2017, the Kalinga-Utkal Express derailed with fourteen coaches of the train going off track in Khatauli in Uttar Pradesh, India.[2][3] Heading to Haridwar in Uttarakhand from Puri in Odisha, 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]

Notes

The coach composition is subject to change.

References

"Railway Budget speech 1970-71" (PDF). www.indianrailways.gov.in. Government of India, Ministry of Railways. 23 February 1970.
Wilkes, Tommy. "Train derails in Uttar Pradesh, killing about 20 and injuring..." IN. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
"Railway Tribunal Benches To Settle Claims Of Utkal Express Accident Victims". NDTV.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
"Railway Tribunal Benches To Settle Claims Of Utkal Express Accident Victims". NDTV.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

External links

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[2] The coach composition is subject to change.

[budget70-1] "Railway Budget speech 1970-71" (PDF). www.indianrailways.gov.in. Government of India, Ministry of Railways. 23 February 1970.

[3] Wilkes, Tommy. "Train derails in Uttar Pradesh, killing about 20 and injuring..." IN. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

[4] "Railway Tribunal Benches To Settle Claims Of Utkal Express Accident Victims". NDTV.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

[5] "Railway Tribunal Benches To Settle Claims Of Utkal Express Accident Victims". NDTV.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018.