The 18477 / 18478 Kalinga Utkal Express is an important Express of Indian Railways connecting two pilgrimage centres of India, Yog Nagari Rishikesh and Puri.
History Kalinga Utkal Express was introduced in 1969 as train no.77/78 Utkal Express, a bi-weekly train from Puri to Hazrat Nizamuddin. The frequency of the train was later increased to 4 days a week. In 1983 Utkal Express was merged with erstwhile train no.143/144 Kalinga Express to become Kalinga Utkal Express and the frequency was also increased to daily.
Route and halts The train runs from via , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , to .
Locomotive earlier was WAG-9. It is hauled by Tughlakabad / Ghaziabad-based WAP-7 locomotive on its entire journey.
Rakes This train has total 5 rakes running between Puri & Haridwar. earlier was ICF rakes, now The train has 27 coaches comprising Three A/C 2-Tier One A/C 1-Tier Four A/C 3-tier Twelve Sleeper class Four General compartments (unreserved) Two Luggage van (SLR) and One pantry car.
Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 SLR GSB1A1A2A3H1B2 B3 B4 S1 S2 PCS3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8S9S10S11S12GSGSSLR
Accidents On 19 August 2017, heading to Haridwar in Uttarakhand from Puri in Odisha, the Kalinga-Utkal Express derailed with fourteen coaches of the train going off track in Khatauli in Uttar Pradesh. The incident resulted in the death of 23 people while injuring 40 others. Minister for Railways, Suresh Prabhu, ordered an inquiry into the incident.
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http://indiarailinfo.com/train/1698?kkk=1315073182616 http://livetrainstatus.co.in/18477-utkal-express-running-status/ http://livetrainstatus.co.in/18478-kalingautkalexp-running-status/