First service 12 February 2012 Start Sealdah End Puri | Current operator(s) Eastern Railways Stops 2 | |
Service type Superfast, Duronto Express | ||
The 22201 / 02 Sealdah Puri Duronto Express is a Superfast express train of the Duronto Express category belonging to Indian Railways - Eastern Railway zone that runs between Sealdah and Puri in India.
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It operates as train number 22201 from Sealdah to Puri and as train number 22202 in the reverse direction serving the states of West Bengal & Odisha.
Coaches
The 22201 / 02 Sealdah Puri Duronto Express presently has 1 AC First Class, 1 AC 2 tier, 4 AC 3 tier, 8 Sleeper Class & 2 sitting cum luggage rack coaches. It carries a Pantry car coach.
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 22201 Sealdah Puri Duronto Express covers the distance of 522 kilometres in 08 hours 00 mins (65.25 km/hr) & in 08 hours 15 mins as 22202 Puri Sealdah Duronto Express (63.27 km/hr).
As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
Routeing and technical halts
The 22201 / 02 Sealdah Puri Duronto Express runs from Sealdah with a single technical halt at Kharagpur Junction to Puri.
Loco link
As the route is fully electrified, it is powered by a Howrah based WAP 4 for its entire journey.
Timings
22201 Sealdah Puri Duronto Express leaves Sealdah every Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 20:00 hrs IST and reaches Puri at 04:00 hrs IST the next day.
22202 Puri Sealdah Duronto Express leaves Puri every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday at 19:45 hrs IST and reaches Sealdah at 04:00 hrs IST the next day.