Puri–Okha Dwarka Express

Puri–Okha Dwarka Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast
Locale	Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Maharastra & Gujarat
First service	1 January 1994; 31 years ago (1994-01-01)
Current operator(s)	East Coast Railway
Route
Termini	Puri (PURI) Okha (OKHA)
Stops	40
Distance travelled	2,778 km (1,726 mi)
Average journey time	48 hours 30 minutes
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	20819 / 20820
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Pantry Car, E-catering, On-board catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) maximum, 56 km/h (35 mph) average including halts.
Route map

The 20819 / 20820 Puri–Okha Dwarka Express is a superfast train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Puri and Okha in India. It is currently operated with 20819/20820 train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1][2]

The train has standard LHB coaches with maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches :

• 1 AC II Tier
• 5 AC III Tier
• 8 Sleeper coaches
• 5 General Unreserved
• 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake
• 1 Pantry Car

18401/Puri–Okha Dwarka Express covers the distance of 2,778 km (1,726 mi) in 48 hours 30 mins (53 km/h).

18402/Okha–Puri Dwarka Express covers the distance of 2,778 km (1,726 mi) in 47 hours 35 mins (56 km/h).

As the average speed of the train is more than 55 km/h (34 mph), as per railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

The important halts of the train are:

• Puri
• Khurda Road Junction
• Brahmapur
• Vizianagaram Junction
• Visakhapatnam Junction
• Eluru
• Vijayawada Junction
• Balharshah Junction
• Wardha Junction
• Badnera Junction
• Akola Junction
• Bhusaval Junction
• Jalgaon Junction
• Dondaicha
• Nandurbar
• Surat
• Vadodara Junction
• Ahmedabad Junction
• Viramgam Junction
• Surendranagar Junction
• Rajkot Junction
• Hapa
• Jamnagar
• Dwarka
• Okha

Train reverses its direction 3 times at:

• Khurda Road Junction
• Visakhapatnam Junction
• Vijayawada Junction

It is hauled by a Visakhapatnam Loco Shed or Vijayawada Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Puri to Okha and vice-versa.

• 20819 Dwarka Express at India Rail Info
• 20820 Dwarka Express at India Rail Info

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