The 12801 / 12802 Purushottam Express is a superfast express train operated by Indian Railways that runs between Puri in Odisha and in Delhi. It is one of the major train services connecting Puri and Delhi. The train passes through the states of Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh. It was the first train in India to feature a Braille-embedded coach for visually impaired passengers. Among railfans, it is sometimes referred to as the "Queen of East Coast Railway".

On 2 November 2021, one AC First Class coach was added to the Purushottam Express. Following this addition, it became the first Delhi–Odisha superfast train to have a dedicated AC First Class 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 23:00 23:05 CTC Cuttack 23:35 23:40 JJKR Jajpur Keonjhar Road 00:31 00:33 BLS Balasore 02:05 02:10 HIJ Hijli 03:45 03:55 TATA Tatanagar 06:22 06:32 BKSC Bokaro Steel City 09:45 09:50 GMO NSC Bose Gomoh Jn 10:50 10:55PNMEParasnath11:0811:10 KQR Koderma Jn 12:00 12:02 GAYA Gaya Jn 13:43 13:48 AUBR 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 CNBKanpur 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 11:38 11:40 GAYA Gaya Jn 12:35 12:40 KQR Koderma Jn 13:58 14:00HZDHazaribagh Road13:2814:30PNMEParasnath14:4814:50 GMO NSC Bose Gomoh Jn 15:25 15:30CRPChandrapura15:4815:50 BKSC Bokaro Steel City Jn 16:30 16:35 TATA Tatanagar Jn 19:58 20:08 HIJ Hijli 22:45 22:55 BLS Balasore 00:15 00:20 JJKR Jajpur Keonjhar Road 01:53 01:55 CTC Cuttack Jn 02:50 02:55 BBS 03:30 03:35 KUR Khurda Road Jn 03:55 04:00 PURI Puri Terminus 05:25 --

Coaches The train consists of 22 LHB coach which includes :-

Six Sleeper class Coaches Five AC 3 Tier & 1 AC three tier economy Two AC 2 Tier One 1st AC Coach Four General class Coaches One EOG & One Divyang-Jan Coach One Pantry Car.

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Traction Earlier, the train was hauled by a WDM-2 diesel locomotive. It is currently hauled by a WAP-7 or WAP-4 electric locomotive based at Tughlakabad Loco Shed or Ghaziabad Loco Shed for its entire journey.

Accident

20 August – The Purushottam Express collided with the stationary Kalindi Express near Firozabad railway station at about 3:00 a.m. in the Firozabad rail disaster, killing 358 people. The Kalindi Express had struck a nilgai and was unable to proceed because its brakes were damaged. As the signal for the Purushottam Express remained green, it collided with the Kalindi Express from behind. Three coaches of the Kalindi Express were destroyed, while the locomotive and first two coaches of the Purushottam Express derailed. Most of the approximately 2,200 passengers aboard the two trains were asleep at the time of the collision. 15 April – Four people were killed when the Purushottam Express struck passengers from the Sainagar Shirdi–Kalka Express who were on the tracks observing an earlier incident.

See also New Delhi railway station Puri railway station Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express Prayagraj Express Nandan Kanan Express Neelachal Express

References

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