Current operator(s) East Coast Railways Stops 6 | Start Puri End Howrah Junction | |
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Service type Superfast, Shatabdi Express First service 8 February 2013
Received lhb coaches in 2014 | ||
The 12278 / 77 Puri Howrah Shatabdi Express is a Superfast express train of the Shatabdi Express category belonging to Indian Railways - East Coast Railway zone that runs between Puri and Howrah in India.
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It operates as train number 12278 from Puri to Howrah and as train number 12277 in the reverse direction serving the states of Odisha & West Bengal.
Coaches
The 12278 / 77 Puri Howrah Shatabdi Express presently has 1 AC First Class, 11 AC Chair Car & 2 End on Generator coaches. It does not carry a Pantry car coach but being a Shatabdi category train, catering is arranged on board the train.
As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 12278 / 12277 Puri Howrah Shatabdi Express covers the distance of 502 kilometres in 07 hours 45 mins in both directions.
The average speed of the train is 75 km/hr.
Routeing
The 12278 / 77 Puri Howrah Shatabdi Express runs from Puri via Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Balasore, Kharagpur to Howrah Junction.
Being a Shatabdi class train, it returns to its originating station Puri at the end of the day.
Loco link
As the route is fully electrified, a Santragachi or Howrah based WAP 4 powers the train for its entire journey.
Timings
12278 Puri Howrah Shatabdi Express leaves Puri every day except Wednesday at 05:45 hrs IST and reaches Howrah Junction at 13:40 hrs IST the same day.
12277 Howrah Puri Shatabdi Express leaves Howrah Junction every day except Wednesday at 14:25 hrs IST and reaches Puri at 22:10 hrs IST the same day.