PURI SONEPUR EXP (18421) runs from Puri to Sonepur. It departs from Puri station (PURI) at from platform 4 and arrives at Sonepur station (SNPU) at on platform 1. PURI SONEPUR EXP takes 24 hrs to cover the distance of 517 km between Puri and Sonepur. It is a non-superfast train. The average speed of this train is 21.541666666666668 kmph. It has classes Second AC (2A), Third AC (3A), Third Economy (3E) and Sleeper (SL). This train runs on Thursday. Final chart for PURI SONEPUR EXP is prepared at Puri usually 3-4 hours before train departure time. PURI SONEPUR EXP
PURI SONEPUR EXP 18421 route
PURI SONEPUR EXP starts from Puri (PURI) at , reaches Khurda Road Jn (KUR) at , Bhubaneswar (BBS) at , Dhenkanal (DNKL) at , Angul (ANGL) at , Sambalpur (SBP) at , Bargarh Road (BRGA) at and Balangir (BLGR) at . It arrives at Sonepur on second day at . It stops at 71 stations in its route between Puri and Sonepur. Passengers use 18421 PURI SONEPUR EXP to travel mostly from Mahasamund to Ahmedabad, Mahasamund to Surat, Mahasamund to Ajmer, Bhubaneswar to Ahmedabad and Mahasamund to Vadodara.
PURI SONEPUR EXP 18421 coach position
PURI SONEPUR EXP runs with an LHB Rake and has a total of 21 coaches. It has 4 second seating unreserved coaches, 6 sleeper coaches, 2 second ac coaches and 6 third ac coaches. The engine of the train reverses at Talcher and Balangir stations. The full coach composition is:
Puri is a holy city situated on the Bay of Bengal in the Indian state of Odisha. The city is known for sandy beaches and temples specifically Jagannath Temple and Konark Sun God Temple. Best time to visit Puri is between October to March. There are numerous tourist attractions including temples, beaches, exotic wildlife and lakes. The famous Rath Yatra of Jagannath Puri observes lakhs of devotees while some of the other festivals include Puri beach festival, Konark beach festival, Gundicha Utsav etc. Nearest airport to Puri is Bhubaneswar's Biju Patnaik airport which is located at a distance of 60 Kms from Puri.
