Puducherry–Bhubaneswar Superfast Express

The Puducherry– Bhubaneswar Superfast Express is a Superfast train belonging to East Coast Railway zone that runs between Puducherry and Bhubaneswar in India. It is currently being operated with 22907/22908 train numbers on a weekly basis.

Service
The 12897/Puducherry–Bhubaneswar SF Express has an average speed of 59 km/h and covers 1426 km in 24h. The 12898/Bhubaneswar–Puducherry SF Express has an average speed of 57 km/h and covers 1426 km in 25h 15m.

Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:


 * Puducherry
 * Viluppuram Junction
 * Chennai Egmore
 * Vijayawada Junction
 * Rajahmundry
 * Visakhapatnam Junction
 * Vizianagaram Junction
 * Brahmapur
 * Khurda Road Junction
 * Bhubaneswar

Coach composite
The train has LHB coach with max speed of 130 kmph. Being a Superfast train, its speed limit is 110 kmph The train consists of 22 coaches:


 * 2 AC II Tier
 * 7 AC III Tier
 * 6 Sleeper coaches
 * 1 Pantry car
 * 2 General Unreserved
 * 4 Generator Cars cum Guard Cars in both ends

Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Visakhapatnam Electric Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotives from end to end in both directions.

Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 18495/18496 Rameswaram–Bhubaneswar Express.

Direction reversal
Train reverses its direction 1 times:


 * Visakhapatnam Junction