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Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express

The Bhubaneswar–New Delhi Tejas Rajdhani Express is a Tejas-Rajdhani Express train starting from Bhubaneswar, the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha to the final destination of New Delhi, the capital of India. Currently, there are three dedicated sets of rakes operating from Bhubaneswar to New Delhi. This is the 3rd Rajdhani train which is having 3 dedicated routes after Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express and Ranchi Rajdhani Express.

Bhubaneswar-New Delhi
Tejas Rajdhani Express
New Train Board of Bhubaneswar Tejas Rajdhani Express
Overview
Service typeTejas-Rajdhani Express
LocaleOdisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service1 April 1994; 30 years ago (1 April 1994)
Current operator(s)East Coast Railway
Route
TerminiBhubaneswar (BBS)
New Delhi (NDLS)
Stops14 (20817/20818)
13 (22811/22812)
13 (22823/22824)
Distance travelled20817/20818 - 1,914 km (1,189 mi)

22811/22812 - 1,730 km (1,075 mi)

22823/22824 - 1,801 km (1,119 mi)
Average journey time20817 (26 Hours 40 Mins)
20818 (27 Hours 10 Mins)

22811 (23 Hours 20 Mins)
22812 (23 Hours 15 Mins)

22823 (24 Hours 25 Mins)
22824 (24 Hours 30 Mins)
Train number(s)20817/20818 (1 day in a week)
22811/22812 (2 days in a week)
22823/22824 (4 days in a week)
On-board services
Class(es)1AC, 2AC, 3AC
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Technical
Rolling stockTejas Rakes
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speedAverage Speed (incl. stops)
20817/20818 (71 km/h)
22811/22812 (74 km/h)
22823/22824 (74 km/h)

History

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  • 1st set of Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express was introduced on 1994–95 Rail Budget by C. K. Jaffer Sharief (Former Minister of Railways) as a weekly frequency train.[1] Later the service was increased to bi-weekly after public demand in 1998. It used to get WAP-4 locomotive from Ghaziabad shed (NDLS–HWH) & Santragachi shed (HWH–BBS) [2] and also changed its route to Adra Instead of bypassing Howrah in 2002.[3]
  • 2nd set of Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express was introduced on 2003 by Nitish Kumar (Former Minister of Railways) as a bi-weekly frequency train.[4] Later in 2004 the frequency of this train are increased to 4 days in a week.[5]
  • Later, 3rd set of Bhubansewar Rajdhani Express was inaugurated on 10 February 2018, was flagged off by Piyush Goyal (Minister of Railways) as a weekly frequency train which bypasses through Sambalpur.[6]

Overview

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This train is fully air conditioned and has an AC Hot Buffet car to provide both vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals during the journey. The meals are pre-paid along with the ticket, similar to the other Rajdhani Express trains. The train offers three classes of accommodation i.e. AC First Class (1A) with 2-berth and 4-berth couples (with locking facility for privacy), AC Two Tier (2A) with open bays (4 berths/bay + 2 berths on the other side of the aisle of each bay), provided with curtains for privacy, and AC Three Tier (3A) with open bays (6 berths/bay + 2 berths on the other side of the aisle of each bay) without curtains.

Bhubaneswar Rajdhani's coaches was painted in Pattachitra and NALCO branding in December 2019.[7] However, it was upgraded to Tejas rake on 14 August 2023, making it the latest and 5th Tejas Rajdhani Express of India.[8]

Traction

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The three sets of Bhubaneswar Tejas Rajdhani Express are hauled by Ghaziabad Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.

Coach composition

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Train Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
20817 / 22811 / 22823 LOCO EOG B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11 PC H1 A1 A2 EOG
20818 / 22812 / 22824 LOCO EOG A2 A1 H1 PC B11 B10 B9 B8 B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 EOG

Routes

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Route 1 - via Sambalpur City Route 2 - via Adra Route 3 - via Tatanagar
Train No. 20817 Stations Train No. 20818 Train No. 22811 Stations Train No. 22812 Train No. 22823 Stations Train No. 22824
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure Arrival Departure Arrival Departure Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
--- 07:15 Bhubaneswar 20:10 --- --- 10:35 Bhubaneswar 16:15 --- --- 09:30 Bhubaneswar 17:30 ---
07:40 07:42 Cuttack 19:08 19:10 11:01 11:03 Cuttack 15:17 15:19 09:54 09:56 Cuttack 16:41 16:43
08:32 08:34 Dhenkanal 17:45 17:47 11:52 11:54 Jajpur Keonjhar Road 14:21 14:23 11:35 11:37 Bhadrak 15:13 15:15
09:25 09:27 Angul 16:45 16:47 12:20 12:22 Balasore 14:16 14:18
11:23 11:25 Sambalpur City 14:55 14:57 12:45 12:47 Bhadrak 13:48 13:50 13:45 13:55 Hijli 12:45 12:55
12:38 12:40 Jharsuguda 14:08 14:10 13:30 13:32 Balasore 12:48 12:50 15:52 15:57 Tatanagar 10:40 10:45
14:00 14:08 Rourkela 12:05 12:10 14:55 15:03 Hijli 11:15 11:25 17:55 17:57 Muri 08:23 08:25
15:30 15:32 Chakradharpur 10:38 10:40 17:10 17:12 Bankura 09:06 09:08 18:55 19:00 Bokaro Steel City 07:30 07:35
17:58 18:00 Anara 08:18 08:20 18:00 18:05 Adra 08:20 08:25
20:00 20:05 Gomoh 06:55 07:00 20:00 20:05 Gomoh 06:55 07:00 20:00 20:05 Gomoh 06:25 06:30
20:56 20:58 Koderma 05:18 05:20 20:56 20:58 Koderma 05:18 05:20 20:56 20:58 Koderma 05:18 05:20
22:19 22:22 Gaya 04:10 04:13 22:19 22:22 Gaya 04:10 04:13 22:19 22:22 Gaya 04:10 04:13
00:35 00:45 Mughalsarai 01:52 02:02 00:35 00:45 Mughalsarai 01:52 02:02 00:35 00:45 Mughalsarai 01:52 02:02
02:33 02:35 Prayagraj 23:53 23:55 02:33 02:35 Prayagraj 23:53 23:55 02:33 02:35 Prayagraj 23:53 23:55
04:40 04:45 Kanpur Central 21:42 21:47 04:40 04:45 Kanpur Central 21:42 21:47 04:40 04:45 Kanpur Central 21:42 21:47
09:55 --- New Delhi --- 17:00 09:55 --- New Delhi --- 17:00 09:55 --- New Delhi --- 17:00

Incidents

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  • On 27 October 2009, Bhubaneswar Rajdhani was hijacked by Maoists and later train was taken over by Security Forces no damage to life happened.[9]
  • On 3 Apr 2019, two coaches of Bhubaneswar Rajdhani uncoupled on the river bridge which is 2.5 km away from Cuttack immediately the loco pilot stopped the train, no casualties reported.[10]
  • On 11 May 2019, a fire broke out at Generator Car of Bhubaneswar Rajdhani nearby Balasore, immediately railway staffs kept fire in under control, no casualties reported.[11]
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References

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  1. ^ "Rail Budget 1994-95" (PDF). Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  2. ^ Rail Budget 1997-98, Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  3. ^ Rail Budget 2002-03, Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  4. ^ Rail Budget 2003-04, Retrieved 26 May 2019
  5. ^ "Rail Budget 2009-10" (PDF). Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  6. ^ Economic Times, Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  7. ^ East Coast Railway [@EastCoastRail] (26 December 2019). ".@RailMinIndia Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express with branding by @NALCO_India showcasing Heritage and Culture of Odisha flagged off by Hon'ble Union Minister @dpradhanbjp from Bhubaneswar Railway Station @DRMKhurdaroad https://t.co/DKmW6UG95t" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2021 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Sharma, Vikash. "Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express gets Tejas rakes; Second Vande Bharat for Odisha soon, says Vaishnaw". Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express gets Tejas rakes; Second Vande Bharat for Odisha soon, says Vaishnaw. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  9. ^ Sen, Elora (28 October 2009). "Rajdhani blockade over, passengers safe". India Today. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  10. ^ India Times, 3 April 2019, Retrieved 26 May 2019
  11. ^ Business Today, 11 May 2019, Retrieved 26 May 2019
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