Bikaner–Puri Express

Shri Ganganagar-Puri Express
Overview
Service type	Superfast
First service	28 April 2013
Current operator	North Western Railway
Route
Termini	Shri Ganganagar Junction (SGNR); Puri (PURI)
Stops	37
Distance travelled	2,407 km (1,496 mi)
Average journey time	43 hrs 20 mins
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number	20471 / 20472
On-board services
Classes	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	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	56 km/h (35 mph) average including halts.

The 20471 / 20472 Shri Ganganagar-Puri Express is a superfast express train of the Indian Railways connecting Shri Ganganagar in Rajasthan and Puri in Odisha. It is currently being operated with 20471/20472 train numbers on a weekly basis.

Service

20471 Shri Ganganagar - Puri Express has an average speed of 56 km/h and covers 2407 km in 43 hrs 20 mins.
20472 Puri - Shri Ganganagar Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers 2407 km in 43 hrs 50 mins.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are :

Traction

As the route is fully electrified, it is hauled by a Visakhapatnam Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive From Shri Ganganagar to Puri and vice versa.

Coach composite

The train consists of 20 LHB coaches:

1 AC II Tier
6 AC III Tier
2 AC III Tier Economy
5 Sleeper Coaches
4 General
2 SLR cum EoG/parcel van

Direction reversal

Train Reverses its direction twice at:

References

Railways in Western India
National network / trunk lines	New Delhi–Mumbai main line Konkan Railway Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Mumbai–Chennai line Jaipur–Ahmedabad line Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line
Branch lines / sections	Mathura–Vadodara section Akola–Ratlam line Nagda–Ujjain section Ujjain–Bhopal section Ahmedabad–Viramgam section Bhusawal–Kalyan section Gandhidham–Ahmedabad main line Gandhidham–Bhuj section Gandhidham–Kandla Port section Gandhidham–Palanpur section Gandhidham–Samakhiali section Jodhpur–Bathinda line Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section Marwar Junction–Munabao line Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section Nagpur–Bhusawal section Samakhiali–Maliya Miyana section Solapur–Guntakal section Surendranagar–Bhavnagar line Viramgam–Mahesana section Viramgam–Maliya Miyana section Viramgam–Okha line Dharangadhra–Surendra Nagar section Viramgam–Surendra Nagar section Wankaner–Surendra Nagar section Rajkot–Wankaner section Jamnagar–Porbandar line Porbandar–Jetalsar section Rajkot–Somnath line Palitana–Sihor section Bharuch–Dahej line Ankleshwar–Rajpipla section Anand–Khambhat line Vasad–Kathana line Kanjari Boriyavi–Vadtal line Anand–Godhra section Bilimora–Waghai section Udhna–Jalgaon line Ahmedabad–Udaipur line
Suburban lines	Ahmedabad (Planned) Mumbai (Western line Central line Harbour line Trans-Harbour line Port line) Pune
Metro rail	Mumbai Metro Navi Mumbai Metro Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad Greater Nashik Metro Surat Metro Pune Metro Nagpur Metro
Monorail	Mumbai
Defunct lines revived / under revival	Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway Barsi Light Railway
Defunct lines	Salsette–Trombay Railway Bhavnagar State Railway Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Cutch State Railway
Railway divisions	Bhusawal Pune
Railway companies	Central Railway Western Railway West Central Railway Konkan Railway Corporation Great Indian Peninsula Railway Saurashtra Railway Mumbai Port Trust Railway
See also	Indian Railways Ahmedabad–Prayagraj (Allahabad) Weekly Superfast Express Bholu (mascot) Urban rail transit in India Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor Bhor Ghat