Bhubaneshwar-Visakhapatnam Intercity Express

Bhubaneshwar - Visakhapatnam Intercity Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast Express
First service	2001
Current operator(s)	East Coast Railway
Route
Start	Visakhapatnam
Stops	25
End	Bhubaneshwar
Distance travelled	444 km (276 mi)
Average journey time	7 hours 45 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	22819 / 22820
On-board services
Class(es)	Second sitting, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Observation facilities	Standard Indian Railway coaches
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 56 km/h (35 mph), including halts
Route map

It is a superfast train running between Bhubaneswar and Visakhapatnam along the eastern coastal region of India. This train was introduced in the year 2001. Earlier it was numbered as 18411/18412 but it was renumbered as 22819/22820 in the year 2016.

Coaches

It consists of 1 second sitting, 7 general second class, two guard cum luggage vans

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	SLR	D1	UR	UR	UR	UR	UR	UR	UR	SLR

Loco

It is hauled by WAM4 of Visakhapatnam / Vijayawada / Asansol Loco shed's

Trivia

During its inaugural in 2001, it ran 5 days a week between Bhubaneshwar and Palasa.^[1] After then it was extended to Srikakulam in the railway budget of 2002.^[2] Finally it was extended to Visakhapatnam in railway budget of 2004.^[3] After that its frequency was increased to 6 days a week.^[4] In 2012 it was made daily.^[5]

References

1. "Bbs-Palasa intercity".
2. "Extension to Srikakulam".
3. "Extension to Visakhapatnam".
4. "Vskp-Bbs intercity to run 6 days a week".
5. "Vskp-Bbs intercity to daily".