Description
BHUBANESWAR (ODISHA) TO MUMBAI (MAHARASHTRA) : FULL TRAIN JOURNEY : 11020 BHUBANESWAR NEW - MUMBAI CSMT KONARK EXPRESS : VSKP WAP-7 LOCOMOTIVE : INDIAN RAILWAYS
11020/Konark Express (PT)
कोणार्क एक्सप्रेस
BBSN/Bhubaneswar New -- CSMT/Mumbai CSM Terminus
The 11019 / 11020 Konark Express is superfast express train running between Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Bhubaneswar New (BBSN). It was introduced by Shri Madhu Dandavate in 1978 as a daily service between (SC) Secunderabad and Bhubaneswar (BBS). It used to run with train No 2119/2120 and shared rake with the 2101/2102 Minar Superfast Express which used to operate between Secunderabad and Bombay VT (now CSMT).
This train initially had the Navy-Blue livery with a white strip above its windows due to this rake sharing arrangement. With increase in demand of an exclusive train between Bombay and Bhubaneshwar, this train was extended up to Bombay VT in 1994 thus ending the rake sharing arrangement between 2101/2102 Minar Express (which was later replaced by the 2701/02 Hussainsagar Express). After extension this train was renumbered as 1019/1020 in 1994. It is one of the oldest trains connecting the eastern and western states of the country. Currently operating as 11019/11020, it connects Mumbai CSMT (formerly Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai) to Bhubaneswar New (Terminal recently being changed from Bhubaneswar (BBS) to Bhubaneswar New).
The total distance travelled is 1,946 km (1,209 mi). It covers about 1,066 km in the state of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh (present Telangana and Andhra Pradesh) itself.
It is maintained by Central Railways.
Since August 2022, Konark express is hauled end-to-end by electric traction:
Between Mumbai CSMT and Vijayawada, it is hauled by a WAP-7 of Kalyan shed or Lallaguda shed.
Between Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam, it is hauled by a WAP-7 of Lallaguda shed.
Between Visakhapatnam and Bhubaneswar, it is hauled by a WAP-7 of Visakhapatnam shed.
It reverses direction twice at Vijayawada Junction & Visakhapatnam Junction.
On 31 July 2008, two people were injured when two coaches and the engine of Konark Express derailed at Gangapur station near Gulbarga. The cause of the derailment is yet unknown.
Coach composition
1 AC 2-tier
5 AC 3-tier
9 Sleeper Class
4 Unreserved Second Class
1 AC Pantry Car (AC Hot Buffet)
1 EOG
1 SLR
Route & halts
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
Dadar
Thane
Kalyan Junction
Pune Junction
Daund Junction
Solapur Junction
Kalaburagi
Wadi Junction
Lingampalli
Secunderabad Junction
Kazipet Junction
Warangal
Mahbubabad
Khammam
Vijayawada Junction
Eluru
Rajahmundry
Samalkot Junction
Visakhapatnam Junction
Vizianagaram Junction
Srikakulam Road
Palasa
Brahmapur
Khurda Road Junction
Bhubaneswar
Mancheswar
Bhubaneswar New
Bhubaneswar New railway station (BBSN) serves the northern part of the city of Bhubaneswar, the capital of the Indian state of Odisha. The station lies in the East Coast Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It has 7 platforms and 9 tracks. It was opened for public in July 2018. It is a satellite passenger terminal that is located on the northern side between Mancheswar railway station and Barang railway station as Bhubaneswar railway station is located on the southern side of the city.
Recently, the terminal of three trains which were earlier originating from Bhubaneswar have been shifted to Bhubaneswar New. These trains are Visakha Express, Konark Express and Bhubaneswar - Visakhapatnam Intercity Express. Also, a new express train to Boudh railway station has been inaugurated.
Bhubaneswar Railway Station (BBS) serves Bhubaneswar, the capital of the Indian state of Odisha and it is the headquarters of the East Coast Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It comes under (NSG2) railway stations category of India.
During the period 1893 to 1896, 800 miles of East Coast State Railway was built and opened to traffic. It necessitated construction of some of the largest bridges across rivers like Brahmani, Kathajodi, Kuakhai and Birupa.
Those days Cuttack was the capital of Orissa and Bhubaneswar was a village, a tehsil under Puri district. Since it was a tehsil a station was built. Later when Bhubaneswar became state capital in 1970, the previously existing station was improved. In 2001 it was electrified and platform no. 3 & 4 were opened.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus is a historic railway station in the city of Mumbai, India. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its name used to be Victoria Terminus. The station is also called VT (as short-form of Victoria Terminus) or CSMT (as short-form of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus). The station was built in 1887. It was designed by Frederick William Stevens. The station is in the Bori Bunder area of Mumbai. It is the busiest railway station in India. There are always a lot of people at the station. Short-distance trains and long-distance trains come to this station.