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Dhauli Express
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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Superfast | ||||
| Locale | Odisha & West Bengal | ||||
| Current operator(s) | East Coast Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Shalimar (SHM) | ||||
| Stops | 14 | ||||
| End | Puri (PURI) | ||||
| Distance travelled | 497 km (309 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 8h45min as 12821 and 9h as 12822 | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 12821 / 12822 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC Chair Car (CC) and Second seating (2S) | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | No | ||||
| Catering facilities | onboard catering | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Upper racks | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coaches | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 110 km/h | ||||
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The 12821 / 12822 Dhauli Express is a daily train service between Kolkata Shalimar in Howrah district of West Bengal and Puri in Odisha. This train has 20 coaches.
Train description[edit]
The 2007 Odia language film Dhauli Express starring Samaresh Routray, Mihir Das and Aparajita Mohanty, Siddhanta Mahapatra, Hari takes its name from the train. The train has an average speed of around 56km/h with halts, so it's ticket includes a superfast charge. The train runs jam-packed throughout the year. Earlier it used to run from Howrah Jn. [1]
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