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Blog Entry# 820443
Posted: Aug 04 2013 (10:40)

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Aug 04 2013 (10:40)   18410/Sri Jagannath Express
 
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Entry# 820443            Tags   Past Edits
#KnowYourTrain
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#SriJagannath Express
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~~~ Getting Kolkata closer to Lord Jagannath ~~~
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more...

#Name: The word “Jagannath” means “The Lord of the Universe”. It is a combination of Sanskrit words “Jagat” (Universe) and Nath (Lord). Lord Jagannath is believed to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu and his form Krishna. Though worshipped everywhere, the Jagannath Temple at Puri is the nucleus of the Vaishnavites (people of the Vaishnav sect) and is considered one of the most sacred places for pilgrimage. It is a part of the Char-Dham Yatra. As the train connects Kolkata with Puri, it has been aptly named as Sri Jagannath Express as obeisance to Lord Jagannath.
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#Regions (Physical): Odisha Coastal Plains, Central Plateaus, Indo-Gangetic Plains
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#Regions of State: Districts of Puri, Khordha, Cuttack, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore in Odisha; Districts of Paschim Medinipur, Purva Medinipur and Howrah in West Bengal
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#Zone, #Division: The train belongs to #ECoR Zone, Khurda Road Division. #ECoR - Khurda Road; #SER - Kharagpur; #ER - Howrah
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#Route:
> Puri-Khurda Road Branch Line
> Khurda Road – Howrah by the Chennai-Howrah Main Line
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#Halts, #States: The train passes entirely through two states and halts at 19 intermediate stations in the UP Direction and 18 intermediate stations in the DOWN direction, excluding originating and destination stations. The statewise breakup of halts is as under: OR-14, WB-5 (4 in DOWN).
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#Soils: It crosses through region having fertile alluvial and black soil. Sand and Sand-mix soil found near Puri due to proximity with the Bay of Bengal.
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#Rivers: Kathajodi, Mahanadi, Brahmani, Baitarani, Subarnarekha, Rupnarayan, Damodar, Hooghly
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#Languages: Odia, Bengali
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#Speed: Highest average speed: 90 kmph between Kapilas Road Jn and Jajpur Keonjhar Rd
Lowest average speed: 13 kmph between Santragachi Jn and Howrah Jn
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#RSA: 12859/60 HWH-CSTM-HWH Gitanjali SF Express
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#Base: Puri
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Photo Credits:
Pic-1: Train Board ( /blog/post/636193 )
Pic-2: Howrah Station ( click here )
Pic-3: Writers’ Building, (The secretariat of WB Govt.) Kolkata ( click here )
Pic-4: Lord Balabhadra, Goddess Subhadra and Lord Jagannath sitting on a Golden throne. Lord Balabhadra is the eldest followed by Lord Jagannath and younger sister Subhadra. ( click here )
Pic-5: Puri Station ( click here )
Pic-6: Jagannath Temple, Puri (click here )
Pic-7: Route Map

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Re# 820443-1               Past Edits
Great, sir. I want to add something more..
#Livery: The earlier livery of the train was Red(upper portion)-White(middle portion)-Red(lower portion) with 2 pink strips(Top & Bottom of the window).
#Locomotive: Before 2005, the train was hauled by HWH WDM-2. Later, it got WAP-4 of SRC or WAM-4 of HWH/TATA. And,now , it got WAP-4 of SRC or WAM-4 of VSKP.
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started to run from 1959. my granny used to visit puri for pilgrimage every months in those years ( from 1960-65)
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