The 20849 / 20850 Rameswaram–Bhubaneswar Express is a superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways – East Coast Railway zone that runs between and in India.
It operates as train number 18495 from Rameswaram to Bhubaneswar and as train number 18496 in the reverse direction serving the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh & Odisha.
Coaches
The 20850/49 Rameswaram–Bhubaneswar Express has one AC 2 tier, Four AC 3 tier, 11 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved & 2 EOG Coaches. It carries a pantry car.
As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The 20850 Rameswaram–Bhubaneswar Express covers the distance of in 35 hours 00 mins (55 km/h) and in 35 hours 40 mins as 18496 Bhubaneswar–Rameswaram Express (54 km/h).
As the average speed of the train is lower than , as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes an express surcharge., pib.nic.in, 17 July 2017
Schedule
Train number Station code Departure station Departure time Departure day Arrival station Arrival time Arrival day 20850 RMM Rameswaram 8:50 Sunday Bhubaneswar 18:10 Monday 20849 BBS Bhubaneswar 12:10 Friday Rameswaram 22:30 Saturday
Routeing
The 20850/49 Rameswaram–Bhubaneswar Express runs from Rameswaram via,, , , , , , ,, , , , Vizianagaram, Brahmapur.
Traction
As the route is fully electrified, a Visakhapatnam Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.
The train gets reversed in in both the directions.
References
External links 18495 Rameswaram Bhubaneswar Express at India Rail Info 18496 Bhubaneswar Rameswaram Express at India Rail Info