The 18015 / 18016 Shalimar–Bhanjpur Express is an express train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between the city Shalimar of West Bengal and Bhanjpur of Odisha in India.
It operates as train number 18015 from Shalimar to Bhanjpur and as train number 18016 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Odisha and West Bengal.
Services • 18015/ Shalimar–Bhanjpur Express has an average speed of 50 km/h and covers 266 km in 5h 20m.
• 18016/ Bhanjpur–Shalimar Express has an average speed of 43 km/h and covers 266 km in 6h 15m.
Route and halts The Important Halts of the train are : Shalimar Santragachi Junction Bagnan Panskura Junction Kharagpur Junction Belda Jaleswar Basta Rupsa Junction Jugpura Betnoti Krishnachandrapur Jamsole Baripada Bhanjpur
Schedule • 18015 - 4:25 PM (Thursday & Saturday) [Shalimar]
• 18016 - 9:15 AM (Monday & Saturday) [Bhanjpur]
Coach composition
General Unreserved - 4 Second Sitting - 2 Sleeper Class - 2
Traction As the entire route is fully electrified it is hauled by a Howrah Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Shalimar to Bhanjpur and vice versa.
Rake reversal or rake share The train will reverse 1 time :
Rupsa Junction
The train will rake sharing with Bhanjpur–Puri Express (18017/18018).
See also Trains from Shalimar :
Shalimar–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express Shalimar–Puri Express Shalimar–Porbandar Superfast Express Thiruvananthpuram–Shalimar Express Gurudev Express
No trains from Bhanjpur :
Notes a. Runs 2 day in a week with both directions.
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