Puri–Digha Express

Puri Digha Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	22878 / 77 Puri Digha Express - 22 February 2012 [1] [2], 22890 / 89 Puri Digha Express – 11 December 2010 [3]
Current operator(s)	East Coast Railways
Route
Termini	Puri Digha
Stops	11
Distance travelled	549 km (341 mi)
Average journey time	9 hours 55 mins as 22878 / 90 Puri Digha Express, 10 hours 05 mins as 22877 / 89 Digha Puri Express.
Service frequency	Weekly. 22878 Puri Digha Express – Wednesday, 22877 Digha Puri Express – Thursday. 22890 Puri Digha Express – Saturday. 22889 Digha Puri Express – Sunday [4].
Train number(s)	22890 / 89 / 78 / 77
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No
Observation facilities	22890 /89 Puri Digha Express previously ran as 12580 / 79 Puri Digha Express [5].
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railways Coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Partial
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum , 54.90 km/h (34 mph), including halts.

The 22890 / 89 / 78 / 77 Puri Digha Express was an Express train belonging to Indian Railways - East Coast Railway zone that ran between Puri and Digha in India.

It was operated as train number 22890 / 78 from Puri to Digha and as train number 22889 / 77 in the reverse direction serving the states of West Bengal and Odisha.

Coaches

The 22890 / 89 Puri Digha Express had 1 AC 2 tier, 1 AC 3 tier, 9 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved and 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) Coaches whereas 22878 / 77 Puri Digha Express has 1 AC 2 tier, 1 AC 3 tier, 5 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved and 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) Coaches. They did not carry a Pantry car coach. [6] [7] [8].

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 22890 / 78 Puri Digha Express was covers the distance of 549 km (341 mi) in 9 hours 55 mins (55.36 km/h), in 10 hours 05 mins as 22889 / 77 Digha Puri Express (54.45 km/h). [9] [10]

Routeing

The 22890 / 89 / 78 / 77 Puri Digha Express was runs from Puri via Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Balasore, Kharagpur Junction to Digha Flag Station [11] [12] [13].

Traction

As the route is electrified now a Visakhapatnam or Santragachi-based WAP 4 hauls the train from Puri to Digha and Digha to Puri. Sometimes an Asansol-based WAG 5A/P hauls the train from Digha to Puri depending on the availability.

Operation

22878 Puri Digha Express runs from Puri every Wednesday reaching Digha the next day [14].

22877 Digha Puri Express runs from Digha every Thursday reaching Puri the next day.

22890 Puri Digha Express runs from Puri every Saturday reaching Digha the next day [15] [16].

22889 Digha Puri Express runs from Digha every Sunday reaching Puri the next day.

References

• http://etrain.info/in?TRAIN=22878
• http://www.eastcoastrail.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=513&id=0,4,268
• http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/new-train-between-puri-and-digha-112021700008_1.html
• http://trainspy.com/static/train/22890/PURI-DGHA-SUP-E
• http://www.pnrstatus.co.in/renumbering-of-trains-with-effect-from-1st-october-2012/
• http://www.eastcoastrail.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=673&did=13424464515321094208EF57F1518CD1B4D6610CA23EA.web91
• https://web.archive.org/web/20140929164445/http://orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=22808

External links

• "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
• "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014.