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The Puducherry– Bhubaneswar Superfast Express is a Superfast train belonging to East Coast Railway zone that runs between Puducherry and Bhubaneswar in India. It is currently being operated with 22907/22908 train numbers on a weekly basis.[1] [2] [3]

Puducherry–Bhubaneswar Superfast Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast
First service	21 February 2007; 15 years ago (2007-02-21)
Current operator(s)	East Coast Railway zone
Route
Termini	Puducherry (PDY) Bhubaneswar (BBS)
Stops	17
Distance travelled	1,426 km (886 mi)
Average journey time	24h
Service frequency	Weekly [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)	22907/22908
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities	LHB coaches
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	59 km/h (37 mph), including halts
Route map

Service

The 12897/Puducherry–Bhubaneswar SF Express has an average speed of 59 km/hr and covers 1426 km in 24h. The 12898/Bhubaneswar–Puducherry SF Express has an average speed of 57 km/hr and covers 1426 km in 25h 15m.

Schedule

Train number	Station code	Departure station	Departure time	Departure day	Arrival station	Arrival time	Arrival day
12897	PDY	Puducherry	6:40 PM	Wednesday	Bhubaneswar	6:55 PM	Thursday
12898	BBS	Bhubaneswar	12:00 Noon	Tuesday	Puducherry	1:15 PM	Wednesday

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Puducherry
• Viluppuram Junction
• Chennai Egmore
• Vijayawada Junction
• Rajahmundry
• Visakhapatnam Junction
• Vizianagaram Junction
• Brahmapur
• Khurda Road Junction
• Bhubaneswar

Coach composite

The train has LHB coaches with max speed of 130 kmph. Being a Superfast train, its speed limit is 110 kmph The train consists of 22 coaches:

• 1 AC II Tier
• 4 AC III Tier
• 12 Sleeper coaches
• 1 Pantry car
• 2 General Unreserved
• 2 Generator Cars cum Guard Cars in both ends

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Visakhapatnam Electric Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotives from end to end in both directions.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 18495/18496 Rameswaram–Bhubaneswar Express.

Direction reversal

Train reverses its direction 1 times:

• Visakhapatnam Junction

Notes

See also

• Puducherry railway station
• Bhubaneswar railway station
• Rameswaram–Bhubaneswar Express

References

External links

• 12897/Puducherry–Bhubaneswar SF Express
• 12898/Bhubaneswar–Puducherry SF Express

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