KGP KUR EXP 18021 train route

KGP KUR EXP (18021) runs from Kharagpur to Khurda Road Jn. It departs from Kharagpur Jn station (KGP) at 04:40 from platform 4 and arrives at Khurda Road Jn station (KUR) at 11:55 on platform 7. KGP KUR EXP takes 0 minute to cover the distance of 363 km between Kharagpur and Khurda Road Jn. It is a non-superfast train. The average speed of this train is kmph. It has classes Chair Car (CC) and Second Seater (2S). This train runs daily. Final chart for KGP KUR EXP is prepared at Kharagpur usually 3-4 hours before train departure time.

Kharagpur is located in the Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal. It is best known for housing the most prestigious technical university that is the Indian Institute of technology. IIT Kharagpur is one of the highest calibre universities of India. The city gets its name from the deity of Khargeswar temple. People say that this was the place where Hidimba demon of the Mahabharatha had lived. It was part of the Hijli Kingdom which was situated on the banks of Rasulpur River. You can visit Kahler Bonpatna, this is a very old temple of Lord Ram. As per local legend, earlier there was a Gold idol of Sri Ram was worshipped. But its idols were stolen twice, now local people put metal Brigraha(idol) inside the temple. You can reach Kharagpur by road and railways. It is a major railway junction in the South Eastern Railway Zone. The station is connected to all major cities of India. The nearest airport is Netaji Subhash Chandra airport in Kolkata (CCU) which is 111 km away.