The 18477 / 18478 Kalinga Utkal Express is an important

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of Indian Railways connecting two pilgrimage centres of India, Yog Nagari Rishikesh and Puri. WAP4 Utkal Express

Route & Halts

The train runs from via , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,, , , , to .

Locomotive

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

Rakes

This train has total 5 rakes running between Puri & Haridwar. The train has 22 coaches comprising
One A/C 2-Tier
Four A/C 3-tier
Eleven

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Three General compartments (unreserved)
Two Luggage van (SLR) and
One pantry car.

Accidents

On 19 August 2017, the Kalinga-Utkal Express derailed with fourteen coaches of the train going off track in

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in Uttar Pradesh, India. 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.

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References

External links

* http://indiarailinfo.com/train/1698?kkk=1315073182616 * http://livetrainstatus.co.in/18477-utkal-express-running-status/ * http://livetrainstatus.co.in/18478-kalingautkalexp-running-status/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Kalinga Utkal Express Trains from Haridwar Named passenger trains of India Transport in Puri Rail transport in Odisha Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh Rail transport in West Bengal Rail transport in Jharkhand Rail transport in Chhattisgarh Rail transport in Haryana Rail transport in Rajasthan Rail transport in Delhi Express trains in India