Service type Express train Current operator(s) Central Railway Stops 35 | First service 16 August 1978. | |
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The Konark Express was one of the classless superfast trains introduced by Shri Madhu Dandavate in the 1978 as a daily service between (SC)Secunderabad and Bhubaneshwar(BBS). It used to run with train No 2119/2120 and shared rake with the 2101/2102 Minar Superfast Express which used to operate between Secunderabad and Bombay VT (now CSTM). This train initially had the Navy Blue livery with a white strip above its windows due to this rake sharing arrangement. With increase in demand of an exclusive train between Bombay and Bhubaneshwar, this train was extended up to Bombay VT in 1994 thus ending the rake sharing arrangement between 2101/2102 Minar Express (which was later replaced by the 2701/02 Hussainsagar Express). After extension this train was renumbered as 1019/1020 in the year 1994. It is one of the oldest trains connecting the eastern and western states of the country.Currently operating as 11019/11020 , it connects Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CSTM) to Bhubaneshwar (BBS).
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Route
Major halts on the way are Dadar, Kalyan, Lonavala, Pune, Daund, Solapur, Gulbarga, Secunderabad, Tandur, Kazipet, Warangal, Mahbubabad, Vijayawada, Eluru, Rajamundry, Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam, Palasa and Berhampur and Khurda Road.
The total distance traveled is 1932 km. It covers about 1066 km in the state of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh (Present Telangana and Andhra Pradesh) itself.
Coach Composition
It consists of 1 AC 2 tier, 5 AC 3 tier, 12 Non-AC sleeper, 1 Pantry Car, 2 Unreserved and 2 Brake-Cum-Guard vans, taking a total of 23 coaches. They are maintained by the East Coast Railway division.
Traction
Due to part electrification, it gets two locomotives. Between Mumbai CST and Vijayawada Junction, it is hauled by a WDP-4D of Kalyan shed and then from Vijayawada Junction till Bhubaneswar railway station, it is hauled by a WAP-4 of Lallaguda shed.