The Bhubaneswar–New Delhi Tejas Rajdhani Express is a Tejas Rajdhani Express train starting from Bhubaneswar, the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha to the final destination of New Delhi, the capital of India. Currently, there are three dedicated sets of rakes operating from Bhubaneswar to New Delhi. This is the 3rd Rajdhani train which is having 3 dedicated routes after Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express and Ranchi Rajdhani Express.
History 1st set of Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express was introduced on 1994–95 Rail Budget by C. K. Jaffer Sharief (Former Minister of Railways) as a weekly frequency train. Later the service was increased to bi-weekly after public demand in 1998. It used to get WAP-4 locomotive from Ghaziabad shed (NDLS–HWH) & Santragachi shed (HWH–BBS) Rail Budget 1997-98, Retrieved 26 May 2019. and also changed its route to Adra Instead of bypassing Howrah in 2002.Rail Budget 2002-03, Retrieved 26 May 2019. 2nd set of Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express was introduced on 2003 by Nitish Kumar (Former Minister of Railways) as a bi-weekly frequency train.Rail Budget 2003-04, Retrieved 26 May 2019 Later in 2004 the frequency of this train are increased to 4 days in a week. Later, 3rd set of Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express was inaugurated on 10 February 2018, was flagged off by Piyush Goyal (Minister of Railways) as a weekly frequency train which bypasses through Sambalpur.Economic Times, Retrieved 26 May 2019.
Overview This train is fully air conditioned and has an AC Hot Buffet car to provide both vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals during the journey. The meals are pre-paid along with the ticket, similar to the other Rajdhani Express trains. The train offers three classes of accommodation i.e. AC First Class (1A) with 2-berth and 4-berth couples (with locking facility for privacy), AC Two Tier (2A) with open bays (4 berths/bay + 2 berths on the other side of the aisle of each bay), provided with curtains for privacy, and AC Three Tier (3A) with open bays (6 berths/bay + 2 berths on the other side of the aisle of each bay) without curtains.
Bhubaneswar Rajdhani's coaches was painted in Pattachitra and NALCO branding in December 2019. However, it was upgraded to Tejas rake on 14 August 2023, making it the latest and 5th Tejas Rajdhani Express of India.
Traction The 3 sets of Bhubaneswar Tejas Rajdhani Express are hauled by a Visakhapatnam Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey (earlier with standard LHB Red coach was WAP-4).
Coach composition Train Number1234567891011121314151617181920817 / 22811 / 22823LOCOEOGB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9B10B11PCH1A1A2A3EOG20818 / 22812 / 22824LOCOEOGA3A2A1H1PCB11B10B9B8B7B6B5B4B3B2B1EOG
Routes Route 1 - via Sambalpur CityRoute 2 - via AdraRoute 3 - via TatanagarTrain No. 20817StationsTrain No. 20818Train No. 22811StationsTrain No. 22812Train No. 22823StationsTrain No. 22824ArrivalDepartureArrivalDepartureArrivalDepartureArrivalDepartureArrivalDepartureArrivalDeparture---07:15Bhubaneswar20:10------10:35Bhubaneswar16:15------09:30Bhubaneswar17:30---07:4007:42Cuttack19:0819:1011:0111:03Cuttack15:1715:1909:5409:56Cuttack16:4116:4308:3208:34Dhenkanal17:4517:4711:5211:54Jajpur Keonjhar Road14:2114:2311:3511:37Bhadrak15:1315:1509:2509:27Angul16:4516:4712:2012:22Balasore14:1614:1811:2311:25Sambalpur City14:5514:5712:4512:47Bhadrak13:4813:5013:4513:55Hijli12:4512:5512:3812:40Jharsuguda14:0814:1013:3013:32Balasore12:4812:5015:5215:57Tatanagar10:4010:4514:0014:08Rourkela12:0512:1014:5515:03Hijli11:1511:2517:5517:57Muri08:2308:2515:3015:32Chakradharpur10:3810:4017:1017:12Bankura09:0609:0818:5519:00Bokaro Steel City07:3007:3517:5818:00Anara08:1808:2018:0018:05Adra08:2008:2520:0020:05Gomoh06:5507:0020:0020:05Gomoh06:5507:0020:0020:05Gomoh06:2506:3020:5620:58Koderma05:1805:2020:5620:58Koderma05:1805:2020:5620:58Koderma05:1805:2022:1922:22Gaya04:1004:1322:1922:22Gaya04:1004:1322:1922:22Gaya04:1004:1300:3500:45Mughalsarai01:5202:0200:3500:45Mughalsarai01:5202:0200:3500:45Mughalsarai01:5202:0202:3302:35Prayagraj23:5323:5502:3302:35Prayagraj23:5323:5502:3302:35Prayagraj23:5323:5504:4004:45Kanpur Central21:4221:4704:4004:45Kanpur Central21:4221:4704:4004:45Kanpur Central21:4221:4709:55---New Delhi---17:0009:55---New Delhi---17:0009:55---New Delhi---17:00
Incidents On 27 October 2009, Bhubaneswar Rajdhani was hijacked by Maoists and later train was taken over by Security Forces no damage to life happened. On 3 Apr 2019, two coaches of Bhubaneswar Rajdhani uncoupled on the river bridge which is 2.5 km away from Cuttack immediately the loco pilot stopped the train, no casualties reported.India Times, 3 April 2019, Retrieved 26 May 2019 On 11 May 2019, a fire broke out at Generator Car of Bhubaneswar Rajdhani nearby Balasore, immediately railway staffs kept fire in under control, no casualties reported.Business Today, 11 May 2019, Retrieved 26 May 2019
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