Puri–Ahmedabad Weekly Express

The 20861 / 20862 Puri–Ahmedabad Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to East Coast Railway zone that runs between Puri and Ahmedabad Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 18405/18406 train numbers on a weekly basis.

Service
The 18405/Puri–Ahmedabad Express has an average speed of 54 km/h and covers 1995 km in 37h 5m. The 18406/Ahmedabad–Puri Express has an average speed of 52 km/h and covers 1995 km in 38h 10m.

Route & halts
The important halts of the train are:
 * Puri
 * Khurda Road Junction
 * Bhubaneswar
 * Talcher
 * Sambalpur Junction
 * Balangir
 * Titlagarh Junction
 * Kantabanji
 * Raipur Junction
 * Durg Junction
 * Nagpur Junction
 * Akola Junction
 * Bhusaval Junction
 * Jalgaon Junction
 * Dondaicha
 * Nandurbar
 * Surat
 * Vadodara Junction
 * Ahmedabad Junction

Coach composition
The train has standard LHB rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 22 coaches:
 * 1 AC II Tier
 * 3 AC III Tier
 * 9 Sleeper coaches
 * 1 Pantry car
 * 6 General Unreserved
 * 2 End-on Generator

Traction
It is hauled by a Visakhapatnam Loco Shed or Vadodara Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.

Rake sharing
The train shares its rake with 12887/12888 Puri–Howrah Express.

Direction reversal
The train reverses its direction twice at;
 * Titlagarh Junction and
 * Talcher.