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The 12801 / 12802 Purushottam Express is a daily train which runs between Puri in Odisha and New Delhi. It is one of the most highly demanded train between Puri to New Delhi. The train is of Superfast category and passes through states of Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh. It was the first train in India to have a Braille-embedded coach for blind passengers.

Purushottam Express
Overview
Purushottam Express
Service type	Express
Locale	Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service	2 July 1993; 29 years ago (1993-07-02)
Current operator(s)	East Coast Railways
Route
Termini	Puri (PURI) New Delhi (NDLS)
Stops	29
Distance travelled	1,859 km (1,155 mi)
Average journey time	30 Hours 05 Mins as 12801 30 Hours 45 Mins as 12802
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12801 / 12802
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	60 km/h (37 mph) average including halts

On 2nd November 2021, 1 AC First Class coach added to Purushottam Express.[1] After which, It became the 1st Delhi-Odisha Superfast Train to have dedicated 1 AC Coach.

Timetable

From Puri to New Delhi- 12801. The train starts from Puri every day

Station code	Station name	Arrival	Departure
PURI	Puri Terminus	--	21:55
KUR	Khurda Road Jn	22:35	22:40
BBS	Bhubaneswar	23:00	23:05
CTC	Cuttack	23:35	23:40
JJKR	Jajpur Keonjhar Road	00:31	00:33
BHC	Bhadrak	01:23	01:25
BLS	Balasore	02:05	02:10
HIJ	Hijili Jn.	03:45	03:55
GTS	Ghatsila	05:08	05:10
TATA	Tatanagar	06:22	06:32
PRR	Purulia Jn	08:23	08:25
BKSC	Bokaro Steel City	09:45	09:50
GMO	NSC Bose Gomoh Jn	10:50	10:55
PNME	Parasnath	11:08	11:10
HZD	Hazaribagh Road	11:30	11:32
KQR	Koderma	12:00	12:02
PRP	Paharpur	12:36	12:38
GAYA	Gaya Jn	13:43	13:48
AUBR	Anugraha Narayan Road	14:26	14:28
DOS	Dehri On Sone	14:41	14:43
SSM	Sasaram	14:56	14:58
BBU	Bhabua Road	15:28	15:30
DDU	Pt DD Upadhyaya Jn	16:50	17:00
CAR	Chunar Jn	17:38	17:40
MZP	Mirzapur	18:03	18:05
ALD	Prayagraj Jn	19:20	19:30
FTP	Fatehpur	20:38	20:40
CNB	Kanpur Central	21:55	22:00
GZB	Ghaziabad	03:18	03:20
NDLS	New Delhi	04:00	--

From New Delhi to Puri – 12802. The train starts from New Delhi every day.

Station code	Station name	Arrival	Departure
NDLS	New Delhi	--	22:40
CNB	Kanpur Central	04:00	04:05
FTP	Fatehpur	05:00	05:02
ALD	Prayagraj Jn	06:55	07:00
MZP	Mirzapur	08:10	08:12
CAR	Chunar Jn	08:35	08:37
DDU	Pt DD Upadhyaya Jn	09:50	10:00
BBU	Bhabua Road Jn	10:35	10:37
SSM	Sasaram	11:05	11:07
DOS	Dehri On Sone	11:21	11:23
AUBR	Anugraha Narayan Road	11:38	11:40
GAYA	Gaya Jn	12:35	12:40
PRP	Paharpur	13:21	13:23
KQR	Koderma Jn	13:58	14:00
HZD	Hazaribagh Road	13:28	14:30
PNME	Parasnath	14:48	14:50
GMO	NSC Bose Gomoh Jn	15:25	15:30
CRP	Chandrapura	15:48	15:50
BKSC	Bokaro Steel City Jn	16:30	16:35
PRR	Purulia Jn	17:50	17:52
TATA	Tatanagar Jn	19:58	20:08
GTS	Ghatsila	20:48	20:50
HIJ	Hijili Jn	22:45	22:55
BLS	Balasore	00:15	00:20
BHC	Bhadrak	01:16	01:18
JJKR	Jajpur Keonjhar Road	01:53	01:55
CTC	Cuttack Jn	02:50	02:55
BBS	Bhubaneswar	03:30	03:35
KUR	Khurda Road Jn	03:55	04:00
PURI	Puri Terminus	05:25	--

Coaches

The train consists of 20 LHB coaches which includes :-

Seven Sleeper class Coaches
Six AC 3 Tier
One AC 2 Tier
One 1st AC Coach
Two General class Coaches
One EOG & One Divyang-Jan Coach
One Pantry Car.

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
	EOG	GEN	H1	B6	B5	B4	B3	B2	B1	A1	PC	S7	S6	S5	S4	S3	S2	S1	GEN	SLRD

Traction

It is hauled by a Tughlakabad or Ghaziabad-based WAP-7 HOG equipped electric locomotive on its entire journey.

Accident

Purushottam Express collided to stationary Kalindi Express near Firozabad railway station on 20 August 1995 nearly at 3 AM. 358 people died in the Firozabad rail disaster and hence it is considered as second most deadliest rail accident in Indian Railways. Kalindi Express struck a Nilgai and was unable to proceed as its brakes were damaged. As the proceed signal was green for Purushottam Express, it collided with Kalindi Express from behind. Three carriages of the Kalindi express were destroyed; the locomotive and front two carriages of the Purushottam Express were derailed. Most of the 2200 passengers aboard the two trains were asleep at the time of the accident.

References

@eastcoastrail (31 August 2021). "@RailMinIndia 02801/02802 Puri-New Delhi-Puri Purusottam Spl from Puri w.e.f. 02.11.2021 and from NDLS w.e.f. 04.11.2021 will be augmented with One AC First Class. @DRMKhurdaRoad @drmkgp @RailwayNorthern @ECRlyHJP @CPRONCR @serailwaykol" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 September 2021 – via Twitter.

External links

http://indiarailinfo.com/train/1304 India Rail Info
http://indiarailinfo.com/train/1305 India Rail Info

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