 Kalinga Utkal Express train board | |||||
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Express | ||||
| Locale | Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi & Uttarakhand | ||||
| First service | 1 October 1969[1] (initial service between Puri and New Delhi) | ||||
| Current operator(s) | East Coast Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Puri (PURI) Yog Nagari Rishikesh (YNRK) | ||||
| Stops | 73 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 2,367 km (1,471 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 48 hours 25 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 18477 / 18478 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available | ||||
| Baggage facilities | No | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 49 km/h (30 mph) average including halts | ||||
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The 18477 / 18478 Kalinga Utkal Express is an important Express of Indian Railways connecting two pilgrimage centres of India, Yog Nagari Rishikesh and Puri.
- ^ "Railway Budget speech 1970-71" (PDF). www.indianrailways.gov.in. Government of India, Ministry of Railways. 23 February 1970.