Bhubaneswar–Bolangir Intercity Superfast Express

Bhubaneswar–Sonepur Intercity Superfast Express
Overview
Service type	Superfast
Current operator(s)	East Coast Railway zone
Route
Termini	Bhubaneswar (BBS); Sonepur (SNPU)
Stops	18
Distance travelled	444 km (276 mi)
Average journey time	8h 40m
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12893/12894
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, Second Sitting, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	On-board Catering ; E-Catering
Observation facilities	ICF coach
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	Single Rake
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	51 km/h (32 mph), including halts

The Bhubaneswar–Sonepur Intercity Superfast Express is a Superfast train belonging to East Coast Railway zone that runs between Bhubaneswar and Sonepur in India. It hosts 12893/12894 train numbers daily.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Service

The 12893/Bhubaneswar–Sonepur Intercity Superfast Express averages speed 51 km/h and covers 444 km in 8h 40m. The 12894/Sonepur–Bhubaneswar Superfast Express averages 51 km/h and covers 444 km in 8h 40m.

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 17 coaches:

3 AC Chair Car
3 Second Sitting
9 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.

Notes

^ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

References

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[1] Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

[2] Short Termination and Re-scheduling of Trains due to modernisation work at Sambalpur division

[3] EASTERN RAILWAY GENERAL MANAGER SHRI R. K. GUPTA CONFERRED CHANAKYA AWARD

[4] BHUBANESWAR-SONEPUR INTER-CITY EXPRESS TO STOP AT MERAMANDALI

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