Gandhidham–Puri Weekly Superfast Express

The 12993/12994 Gandhidham - Puri Weekly Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Gandhidham Junction and Puri via Sambalpur.

It is currently being operated with 12993/12994 train numbers on a weekly basis. This train was announced in the 2011 rail budget.

Coach composition
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 19 coaches :


 * 1 AC II Tier
 * 2 AC III Tier
 * 8 Sleeper Coaches
 * 6 General Unreserved
 * 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Service
The 12993/Gandhidham - Puri Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers 2285 km in 41 hrs 30 mins.

The 12994/Puri - Gandhidham Weekly Superfast Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers 2285 km in 41 hrs 15 mins.

Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:


 * Gandhidham Junction
 * Ahmedabad Junction
 * Vadodara Junction
 * Surat
 * Nandurbar
 * Jalgaon Junction
 * Bhusaval Junction
 * Wardha Junction
 * Nagpur Junction
 * Gondia Junction
 * Durg Junction
 * Raipur Junction
 * Kantabanji
 * Titlagarh Junction
 * Sambalpur Junction
 * Bhubaneswar
 * Khurda Road Junction
 * Puri

Direction reversal
Train reverses its direction one time at:


 * Titlagarh Junction

Traction
It is hauled by WDM 3A of Vatva or Valsad Bg Railway Station|Gandhidham]] to Ahmedabad. After Ahmedabad, an Electric Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam based WAP-7 hauls the train from Ahmedabad to Puri and vice versa.