Neelachal Express
{{short description|Train in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name = Neelachal Express
| image = Ministry of Railways India.svg
| caption =
| type = Express
| locale = Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
| first= {{start date and age|df=yes|1980|03|31}}
| operator= East Coast Railway
| start = {{stnlnk|Puri}} (PURI)
| stops = 37
| end = {{stnlnk|Anand Vihar Terminal}} (ANVT)
| distance = {{convert|1914|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 34 hrs 50 mins
| frequency = Tri-weekly
| class = AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| catering = Available
| observation = Rake sharing with 12815/12816 Nandan Kanan Express
| baggage = No
| otherfacilities = Below the seats
| trainnumber = 12875 / 12876
| gauge={{track gauge|1676mm|lk=on}} Broad Gauge
| stock = LHB coach
| speed = {{convert|55|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts.
| map = 250px
}}
The 12875 / 12876 Neelachal Express is a express train which runs between {{stnlnk|Puri}} in Odisha and Anand Vihar Terminal railway station. It is one of the oldest trains that connect Puri to Anand Vihar Terminal. The main towns along the route are Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Balasore, Hijili, Tatanagar, Bokaro Steel City, Muri, Gomoh, Gaya, Mughalsarai, Varanasi, Bhadohi, Rae Bareli, Lucknow, Unnao and Kanpur. It operates three times per week and covers a distance of {{convert|1912|km|mi}} from Puri to Anand Vihar Terminal.{{cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/train/puri-new-delhi-neelachal-sf-express-12875-puri-to-ndls/1179/217/664 |title=Neelanchal SF Express/12875 SuperFast Puri/PURI to New Delhi/NDLS - India Rail Info - A Busy Junction for Travellers & Rail Enthusiasts |publisher=India Rail Info |date= |accessdate=2013-05-04}}
Coach composition
The 12875/ 12876 Puri–Anand Vihar Terminal Neelachal Express presently has 1 AC First Class, 2 AC 2 tier, 6 AC 3 tier, 7 Sleeper Class, 2 Second Class seating, 1 Divyangjan Coach and 1 EOG coach. Also, it does have a pantry car.
As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
12875 Puri–Anand Vihar Terminal Neelachal Express covers the distance of 1914 kilometers in 24 hours 50 mins (57.20 km/h) and in 24 hours 25 mins as 12876 Anand Vihar Terminal–Puri Neelachal Express (59.48 km/h).
It takes around 34 hours and 50 minutes to cover {{convert|1914|km|mi}} at an average speed of {{convert|54|kph|mph}} with 39 halts.
Neelachal Express was moved from New Delhi to Anand Vihar Terminal in May 2018.{{Cite web|date=2018-05-22|title=Change In Terminal Station For Neelachal & Nandankanan Express|url=https://www.odishabytes.com/change-terminal-station-neelachal-nandankanan-express/|access-date=2021-09-03|website=Odisha Bytes|language=en-US}}
Timetable
From Puri to Anand Vihar Terminal - 12875. The train starts from Puri every Sunday, Tuesday & Friday.{{Cite web |last=SHARMA |first=GOVIND |title=12875/Neelachal Express (PT) - Puri to Anand Vihar Terminal ECoR/East Coast Zone - Railway Enquiry |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-neelachal-express-12875/1179/217/7322 |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=indiarailinfo.com}}
| class="wikitable" | |||
| style="background-color:#FFD700" | Station code | style="background-color:#FFD700" | Station name | style="background-color:#FFD700" | Arrival | style="background-color:#FFD700" | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| valign="top" | PURI
| valign="top" | Puri Terminus | valign="top" | -- | valign="top" | 11:00 | |||
| valign="top" | KUR
| valign="top" | Khurda Road Jn | valign="top" | 11:45 | valign="top" | 11:50 | |||
| valign="top" | BBS
| valign="top" | {{stnlnk|Bhubaneswar}} | valign="top" | 12:15 | valign="top" | 12:20 | |||
| valign="top" | CTC
| valign="top" | Cuttack | valign="top" | 12:50 | valign="top" | 12:55 | |||
| valign="top" | JJKR
| valign="top" | Jajpur Keonjhar Road | valign="top" | 13:44 | valign="top" | 13:46 | |||
| valign="top" | BHC
| valign="top" | Bhadrak | valign="top" | 14:43 | valign="top" | 14:45 | |||
| SORO
|Soro |15:06 |15:08 | |||
| valign="top" | BLS
| valign="top" | Balasore | valign="top" | 15:32 | valign="top" | 15:37 | |||
| JER
|Jaleswar |16:14 |16:16 | |||
| valign="top" | HIJ
| valign="top" | Hijili Jn | valign="top" | 17:10 | valign="top" | 17:20 | |||
| valign="top" | GTS
| valign="top" | Ghatsila | valign="top" | 18:34 | valign="top" | 18:36 | |||
| valign="top" | TATA
| valign="top" | Tatanagar | valign="top" | 19:22 | valign="top" | 19:30 | |||
| valign="top" | MURI
| valign="top" | Muri Jn | valign="top" | 22:00 | valign="top" | 22:02 | |||
| valign="top" | BKSC
| valign="top" | Bokaro Steel City | valign="top" | 23:10 | valign="top" | 23:20 | |||
| CRP
|Chandrapura |23:55 |23:57 | |||
| valign="top" | GMO
| valign="top" | NSC Bose Gomoh Jn | valign="top" | 00:20 | valign="top" | 00:25 | |||
| PNME
|Parasnath |00:37 |00:39 | |||
| valign="top" | KQR
| valign="top" | Koderma Jn | valign="top" | 01:24 | valign="top" | 01:27 | |||
| valign="top" | GAYA
| valign="top" | Gaya Jn | valign="top" | 03:03 | valign="top" | 03:08 | |||
| RFJ
|RafiGanj |03:32 |03:34 | |||
| valign="top" | AUBR
| valign="top" | {{stnlnk|Anugraha Narayan Road}} | valign="top" | 03:55 | valign="top" | 03:57 | |||
| valign="top" | DOS
| valign="top" | Dehri On Sone | valign="top" | 04:12 | valign="top" | 04:14 | |||
| valign="top" | SSM
| valign="top" | Sasaram | valign="top" | 04:28 | valign="top" | 04:30 | |||
| valign="top" | BBU
| valign="top" | Bhabua Road | valign="top" | 04:58 | valign="top" | 05:00 | |||
| valign="top" | DDU
| valign="top" | Pt DD Upadhyaya Jn | valign="top" | 06:05 | valign="top" | 06:15 | |||
| valign="top" | KEI
| valign="top" | Kashi | valign="top" | 07:01 | valign="top" | 07:03 | |||
| valign="top" | BSB
| valign="top" | Varanasi Jn | valign="top" | 07:20 | valign="top" | 07:30 | |||
| BOY
|Bhadohi |08:08 |08:10 | |||
| PBH
|Pratapgarh Jn |09:46 |09:51 | |||
| AME
|Amethi |10:26 |10:28 | |||
| GNG
|GauriGanj |10:40 |10:42 | |||
| RBL
|Rae Bareli Jn |11:23 |11:28 | |||
| valign="top" | LKO
| valign="top" | Lucknow Charbagh | valign="top" | 13:25 | valign="top" | 13:35 | |||
| valign="top" | ON
| valign="top" | Unnao Jn | valign="top" | 14:43 | valign="top" | 14:45 | |||
| valign="top" | CNB
| valign="top" |Kanpur Central | valign="top" | 15:15 | valign="top" | 15:20 | |||
| ETW
|Etawah |16:48 |16:50 | |||
| FZD
|Firozabad |17:35 |17:37 | |||
| HRS
|Hathras Jn |18:43 |18:45 | |||
| ALJN
|Aligarh Jn |19:08 |19:10 | |||
| valign="top" | GZB
| valign="top" | Ghaziabad | valign="top" | 20:38 | valign="top" | 20:40 | |||
| valign="top" | ANVT
| valign="top" | Anand Vihar Terminal | valign="top" | 21:15 | valign="top" | -- |
From Anand Vihar Terminal to Puri – 12876. The train starts from Anand Vihar Terminal every Sunday, Tuesday and Friday.{{Cite web |last=Swain |first=Shashank Shekhar |title=12876/Neelachal Express - Anand Vihar Terminal to Puri ECoR/East Coast Zone - Railway Enquiry |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-neelachal-express-12876/1180/7322/217 |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=indiarailinfo.com}}
| class="wikitable" | |||
| style="background-color:#FFD700" | Station code | style="background-color:#FFD700" | Station name | style="background-color:#FFD700" | Arrival | style="background-color:#FFD700" | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| valign="top" | ANVT
| valign="top" | Anand Vihar Terminal | valign="top" | -- | valign="top" | 07:30 | |||
| ALJN
|Aligarh Jn |09:05 |09:07 | |||
| HRS
|Hathras Jn |09:27 |09:29 | |||
| FZD
|Firozabad |10:40 |10:42 | |||
| ETW
|Etawah |11:34 |11:36 | |||
| CNB
|Kanpur Central |13:20 |13:30 | |||
| ON
|Unnao Jn |13:57 |13:59 | |||
| LKO
|Lucknow Charbagh |15:00 |15:10 | |||
| RBL
|Rae Bareli Jn |16:25 |16:30 | |||
| GNG
|GauriGanj |17:06 |17:08 | |||
| AME
|Amethi |17:21 |17:23 | |||
| PBH
|Pratapgarh Jn |18:15 |18:20 | |||
| BOY
|Bhadohi |20:11 |20:13 | |||
| BSB
|Varanasi Jn |21:40 |21:50 | |||
| KEI
|Kashi |22:03 |22:05 | |||
| DDU
|Pt DD Upadhyaya Jn |22:40 |22:50 | |||
| BBU
|Bhabua Road |23:26 |23:28 | |||
| SSM
|Sasaram Jn |00:01 |00:02 | |||
| DOS
|Dehri On Sone |00:16 |00:18 | |||
| AUBR
|Anugraha Narayan Road |00:32 |00:34 | |||
| RFJ
|RafiGanj |00:54 |00:56 | |||
| GAYA
|Gaya Jn |01:50 |01:55 | |||
| KQR
|Koderma |03:05 |03:07 | |||
| PNME
|Parasnath |04:04 |04:06 | |||
| GMO
|04:25 |04:30 | |||
| CRP
|Chandrapura |04:58 |05:00 | |||
| BKSC
|Bokaro Steel City |05:45 |05:50 | |||
| MURI
|Muri Jn |06:53 |06:55 | |||
| valign="top" | TATA
| valign="top" | Tatanagar Jn | valign="top" | 08:57 | valign="top" | 09:07 | |||
| valign="top" | GTS
| valign="top" | Ghatsila | valign="top" | 09:48 | valign="top" | 09:50 | |||
| valign="top" | HIJ
| valign="top" | Hijili Jn | valign="top" | 11:25 | valign="top" | 11:35 | |||
| JER
|Jaleswar |12:26 |12:28 | |||
| valign="top" | BLS
| valign="top" | Balasore | valign="top" | 13:05 | valign="top" | 13:15 | |||
| SORO
|Soro |13:40 |13:42 | |||
| valign="top" | BHC
| valign="top" | Bhadrak | valign="top" | 14:23 | valign="top" | 14:25 | |||
| valign="top" | JJKR
| valign="top" | Jajpur Keonjhar Road | valign="top" | 14:56 | valign="top" | 14:58 | |||
| valign="top" | CTC
| valign="top" | Cuttack Jn | valign="top" | 15:55 | valign="top" | 16:00 | |||
| valign="top" | BBS
| valign="top" | {{stnlnk|Bhubaneswar}} | valign="top" | 16:35 | valign="top" | 16:40 | |||
| valign="top" | KUR
| valign="top" | Khurda Road Jn | valign="top" | 17:05 | valign="top" | 17:10 | |||
| valign="top" | PURI
| valign="top" | Puri Terminus | valign="top" | 18:15 | valign="top" | -- |
Background
This train is given name on The abode of Hindu deity Jagannath at Puri is known as the Nilachal or Niladri, [Nila (Blue) + Achal (Mountain)] meaning, The Blue Mountain. The Nilachal is a place of high religious significance in Hinduism and is one of the four Char Dhams. Religious teachers like Shri Ramanuja Acharya, Swami Vishnuswami visited Nilachal in the twelfth century and established a mathas. Shri Nimbarka Acharya also visited Puri, as also Guru Nanak Dev and many other Acharyas. Shri Chaitanya spent 18 years at Nilachal dhama.
Coach composition
The train has Mordern LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h.
- 1 AC First Class
- 2 AC II Tier
- 6 AC III Tier
- 1 Pantry Car
- 7 Sleeper Coaches
- 2 General
- 1 Divyanjan cum Guard Coach
- 1 EOG
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| 25px | SLRD | GEN
|H1 | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | A1 | A2
|B5 | B6 | PC | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | GEN | EOG |
Route and halts
The train runs from Puri via {{stnlnk|Khurda Road}}, {{stnlnk|Bhubaneswar}}, {{stnlnk|Cuttack}}, {{stnlnk|Balasore}}, {{stnlnk|Hijli}}, {{stnlnk|Tatanagar}}, {{stnlnk|Bokaro Steel City}}, {{stnlnk|Gomoh}}, Koderma, {{stnlnk|Gaya Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Mughalsarai Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Varanasi}}, {{stnlnk|Pratapgarh Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Rae Bareli Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Lucknow Charbagh}}, Unnao Junction, {{stnlnk|Kanpur Central}}, {{stnlnk|Hathras Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Aligarh Junction}} to Anand Vihar Terminal.
As the route is fully electrified, Ghaziabad-based WAP-7 locomotive powers the train from Puri to Anand Vihar Terminal.
References
External links
- [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/neelachal-sf-express-12875/1179/217/664 12875 Neelachal Express] at India Rail Info
- [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/neelachal-neelanchal-sf-express-12876/1180/664/217 12876 Neelachal Express] at India Rail Info
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