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Rairakhol Railway Station
Rairakhol railway station is a railway station on the East Coast Railway network in the state of Odisha, India. It serves Redhakhol town. Its station code is RAIR. It lies on the Cuttack-Sambalpur line and a total of 36 trains halt at this station. Major trains * Puri–Ahmedabad Weekly Express * Puri–Durg Express * Rourkela–Gunupur Rajya Rani Express * Tapaswini Express * Puri–Ajmer Express * Puri–Jodhpur Express * Bikaner–Puri Express * Howrah–Sambalpur Superfast Express * Sambalpur–Puri Intercity Express * Rourkela–Bhubaneswar Intercity Express * Bhubaneswar–Bolangir Intercity Superfast Express * Hirakud Express * Bhubaneswar–Anand Vihar Weekly Superfast Express See also * Sambalpur district Sambalpur District is a district in the western part of state of Odisha, India. The historic city of Sambalpur is the district headquarters. The district is located in the Mahanadi River basin. It has a total area of , of which almost 60% is c ... Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Railways
Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise that is organised as a departmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. , it manages the fourth List of countries by rail transport network size, largest national railway system by size with a track length of , running track length of and route length of . , 96.59% of the broad-gauge network is Railway electric traction, electrified. With more than 1.2 million employees, it is the world's List of companies by employees, ninth-largest employer and List of largest employers in India, India's second largest employer. In 1951, the Indian Railways was established by the amalgamation of 42 different railway companies operating in the country, spanning a total of . The railway network across the country was reorganized into six regional zones in 1951–52 for administrative purposes, which was gradually expanded to 18 zones over the ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puri–Ajmer Express
The East Coast Railway (abbreviated as ECoR) is one of the 19 railway zones of Indian Railways. It came into existence on 01-April-2003. It headquarters are located at . History Consequent upon the parliament's approval, East Coast Railway was the first of the seven new zones to be inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India H. D. Deve Gowda on 8 August 1996. The Officer-on-Special Duty took charge of the newly declared Zone on 16 September 1996. Initially, only one division namely Khurda Road was attached to this railway. The zone became fully operational on 1 April 2003. The Waltair division was notified to be bifurcated from the East Coast Railway zone on 27 February 2019. The Odisha section of Waltair division will constitute the new Rayagada division, while the Andhra Pradesh section will be a part of the South Coast Railway zone upon operationalization. Divisions The geographical jurisdiction of East Coast Railway zone extends over three states encompassing almost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sambalpur District
Sambalpur District is a district in the western part of state of Odisha, India. The historic city of Sambalpur is the district headquarters. The district is located in the Mahanadi River basin. It has a total area of , of which almost 60% is covered in dense forest. The district is bounded by Deogarh District to the east, Bargarh and Jharsuguda districts to the west, Sundergarh District to the north, and Subarnapur and Angul districts in the south. Sambalpur City is the connecting city between Chhattisgarh and Odisha. Whereas it used to be known for its importance as a diamond trading centre, nowadays it is mainly known for its textiles, especially the Sambalpuri Saree. History In Lasa near Kuchinda, a stone celt was found dating back to the Paleolithic period. Proto-historic writing was found in a cave in nearby Jharsuguda district. The region was most likely in the pre-Maghadan empire of Mahapadmananda. However there is no mention of the territory in Mauryan in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhubaneswar–Anand Vihar Weekly Superfast Express
The Bhubaneswar–Anand Vihar Weekly Superfast Express is a Superfast train belonging to East Coast Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 22805/22806 train numbers on a weekly basis. Service The 22805/Bhubaneswar–Anand Vihar Weekly SF Express has an average speed of 59 km/h and covers 1885 km in 32h 5m. The 22806/Anand Vihar Terminal–Bhubaneswar Weekly SF Express has an average speed of 57 km/h and covers 1885 km in 33h. Routes and halts The important halts of the train are: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bokaro Steel City * Chandrapura Junction railway station * Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Junction Gomoh * Koderma Junction railway station * * * Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction railway station * Prayagraj Junction railway station * * Coach composition The train has Hybrid-LHB rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 17 coaches : * 1 First AC * 2 AC II Tier * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirakud Express
The 20807 / 20808 Hirakud Superfast Express is a tri-weekly express train which runs between Amritsar and Visakhapatnam. It passes through the cities of Delhi, Agra, Gwalior, Jhansi, Bilaspur, Sambalpur, Bhubaneswar and Brahmapur. It was initially introduced between Sambalpur and Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station (Delhi) in 1992. Later in 2002 it was extended to Bhubaneswar and thereafter up to Visakhapatnam and Amritsar in the coming years. Etymology Hira means diamond and Kud means island in Sambalpuri language spoken in Western Odisha. Sambalpur was famous as an ancient diamond mine and reference about it can be found in the works of Claudius Ptolemy, Edward Gibbon, Jean-Baptiste Tavernier. Hirakud Express is named after the famous Hirakud Dam in Sambalpur, Odisha which is one of the longest dams of India. Coach composition The coach composition of the 18507/18508 train is: * 1 AC 2 Tier * 4 AC 3 Tier * 6 Sleeper Class * 4 Second Class(Unreserved) * 1 Pantry Car * 1 EOG ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhubaneswar–Bolangir Intercity Superfast Express
The Bhubaneswar–Purunakatak Intercity Superfast Express is a Superfast train belonging to East Coast Railway zone that runs between and Purunakatak in India. It hosts 12893/12894 train numbers daily. Service The 12893/Bhubaneswar–Purunakatak Intercity Superfast Express averages speed 50 km/h and covers 517 km in 10h 25m. The 12894/Purunakaatak–Bhubaneswar Superfast Express averages 50 km/h and covers 517 km in 10h 20m. Route and halts The important halts of the train are: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Coach composition The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 18 coaches: * 3 AC Chair Car * 6 Second Sitting * 7 General Unreserved * 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake Traction Both trains are hauled by a Visakhapatnam Loco Shed-based WAP-4 or WAP-7 electric locomotive end to end. See also * Bhubaneswar railway station Bhubaneswar Railway Station (BBS) ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rourkela–Bhubaneswar Intercity Express
The 22839 / 22840 Rourkela – Bhubaneswar Intercity Express is an express express train belonging to Indian Railways South Eastern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 22839 from to and as train number 22840 in the reverse direction serving the states of Odisha Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar .... ''jagran.com'', 25 August 2016 Coaches The 22839 / 40 Rourkela Junction – Bhubaneswar Intercity Superfast Express has two AC chair car, four second sitting, six general unreserved & two SLR (seating with luggage ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sambalpur–Puri Intercity Express
The Sambalpur–Puri Intercity Express is an Intercity train belonging to East Coast Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 18303/18304 train numbers on a daily basis. 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: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howrah–Sambalpur Superfast Express
The Howrah–Sambalpur Superfast Express is an Express train belonging to East Coast Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 22803/22804 train numbers on a weekly basis. Service The 22803/Howrah–Sambalpur Superfast Express has an average speed of 61 km/h and covers 659 km in 10h 45m. 22804/Sambalpur–Howrah Superfast Express has an average speed of 60 km/h and covers 659 km in 11h. Route and halts The important halts of the train are: * * * * * * * Coach composition The train has standard LCF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 18 coaches: * 1 AC II Tier * 2 AC III Tier * 6 Sleeper coaches * 7 General * 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake Traction Both trains are hauled by a Santragachi Loco Shed-based WAP-4 or WAP-7 electric locomotive from Sambalpur to Howrah and vice versa. Rake sharing Train shares its rake with 18311/18312 Sambalpur–Varanasi Express. See also * Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bikaner–Puri Express
Bikaner - Puri Express is an Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Bikaner Junction railway station, Bikaner Junction in Rajasthan and Puri railway station, Puri in Odisha. It is currently being operated with 14709/14710 train numbers on a weekly basis. Service The 14709/Bikaner - Puri Express has an average speed of 51 km/h and covers 2093 km in 40 hrs 40 mins. 14710/Puri - Bikaner Express has an average speed of 52 km/h and covers 2093 km in 40 hrs 30 mins. Route and halts The important halts of the train are : * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Traction As the route is yet to be fully electrified, it is hauled by a Diesel Loco Shed, Bhagat Ki Kothi, Bhagat Ki Kothi Diesel Loco Shed based WDP-4 locomotive from Bikaner up to Sawai Madhopur handing over to an Electric Loco Shed, Itarsi, Itarsi Electric Loco Shed based WAM-4. From Jharsuguda it is hauled by a Diesel Loco Shed, Bondamunda, Bondamunda Diesel Loco Shed based twin W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapaswini Express
The 18451 / 18452 Tapaswini Express is daily Express trains in India, Express train between Hatia and Puri. The train was the first Express train to be introduced with a route via Bhubaneswar, Dhenkanal, Talcher, Sambalpur. 18451UP departs Hatia at 15:55 and reaches Puri at 07:15 every day. The 18452DN departs Puri at 20:00 and reaches Hatia at 11:05 every day. This train is named after famous Odia book ''Tapaswini'' written by 19th century Odia poet Swabhabkabi Gangadhar Meher. Route & halts * PURI – Puri * KUR – Khurda Road Junction * BBS – Bhubaneswar * CTC – Cuttack Junction * DNKL – Dhenkanal * TLHR – Talcher (train reverses direction) * ANGL – Angul * BONA – Boinda * RAIR – Rairakhol * SBP – Sambalpur Junction (train reverses direction) * RGL – Rengali * JSG – Jharsuguda Junction * BMB – Bamra * GP – Rajgangpur * ROU – Rourkela Junction * NXN - Nuagaon * ORGA – Orga * BANO – Bano * GBX – Govindpur Road * H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
