Bokaro Steel City–Bhubaneswar Garib Rath Express

Bokaro Steel City - Bhubaneswar Garib Rath Express
Overview
Service type	Garib Rath Express
Locale	Jharkhand, Orissa
First service	24 July 2017
Current operator(s)	East Coast Railway
Route
Termini	Bhubaneswar (BBS); Bokaro Steel City (BKSC)
Stops	10
Distance travelled	726 km (451 mi)
Average journey time	10h 30m
Service frequency	Tri-weekly [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)	12831/12832
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 3 Tier Economy
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Auto-rack arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Yes
Observation facilities	Large windows
Technical
Rolling stock	02
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	51 km/h (32 mph) (average with halts)

The Bokaro Steel City - Bhubaneswar Garib Rath Express is a Garib Rath train belonging to the East Coast Railway zone that runs between Bokaro Steel City and Bhubaneswar in India. It is currently being operated with 12831/12832 train numbers on a tri-weekly basis. Earlier it started its journey from Dhanbad Junction but due to some track safety reasons in between of dhanbad and bokaro the route was reduced and the current route is now serving .[1][2][3]

Service

The 12831/Bokaro - Bhubaneswar Garib Rath Express has an average speed of 51 km/hr and covers 726 km in 14h 20m. The 12832/Bhubaneswar - Bokaro Garib Rath Express has an average speed of 55 km/hr and covers 726 km in 12h 55m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composite

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 12 coaches.

Traction

One train comprising 12 wagons is hauled by a Visakhapatnam electric loco shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive end to end.

Notes

Runs three days in a week for every direction.

References

External links

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[1] Runs three days in a week for every direction.

[2] RESTORATION OF 12832/12831 BHUBANESWAR-DHANBAD-BHUBANESWAR TRI –WEEKLY GARIB RATH EXPRESS

[3] TRAIN SERVICES TO BE DIVERTED/CANCELLED TILL FURTHER ADVICE DUE TO CLOSURE OF DHANBAD-CHANDRAPURA RAILWAY SECTION

[4] 3 DHANBAD-CHANDRAPURA TRAINS VIA TT LINE RESTORED

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