The 18017 / 18018 Bhanjpur–Puri Express is an express train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between the city Bhanjpur and Puri of Odisha in India.
It operates as train number 18017 from Bhanjpur to Puri and as train number 18018 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Odisha.
Services • 18017/ Bhanjpur–Puri Express has an average speed of 51 km/h and covers 342 km in 6h 40m.
• 18018/ Puri–Bhanjpur Express has an average speed of 49 km/h and covers 342 km in 7h 0m.
Route and halts The Important Halts of the train are : Bhanjpur Baripada Betnoti Rupsa Junction Balasore Soro Bhadrak Jajpur Keonjhar Road Cuttack Junction Bhubaneswar Khurda Road Junction Puri
Schedule • 18017 - 11:10 PM (Thursday & Saturday) [Bhanjpur]
• 18018 - 11:50 PM (Sunday & Friday) [Puri]
Coach composition
General Unreserved - 4 Sleeper Class - 8 AC 3rd Class - 3 AC 2nd Class - 1
Traction As the entire route is fully electrified it is hauled by a Howrah Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Bhanjpur to Puri and vice versa.
Rake share The train will rake sharing with Shalimar–Bhanjpur Express (18015/18016).
See also No trains from Bhanjpur :
Trains from Puri :
Puri–Shalimar Garib Rath Express Puri–Ahmedabad Express Howrah–Puri Vande Bharat Express Sri Jagannath Express Puri–Kamakhya Weekly Express (via Howrah)
Notes a. Runs 2 day in a week with both directions.
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