PURI BKN S F (20472) runs from Puri to Bikaner. It departs from Puri station (PURI) at from platform 3 and arrives at Bikaner Jn station (BKN) at on platform 5. PURI BKN S F takes 24 hrs to cover the distance of 2083 km between Puri and Bikaner. It is a non-superfast train. The average speed of this train is 86.79166666666667 kmph. It has classes Second AC (2A), Third AC (3A), Third Economy (3E) and Sleeper (SL). This train runs on Wednesday. Final chart for PURI BKN S F is prepared at Puri usually 3-4 hours before train departure time.
PURI BKN S F 20472 coach position
PURI BKN S F runs with an LHB Rake and has a total of 20 coaches. It has 4 second seating unreserved coaches, 1 second ac coach, 6 third ac coaches and 5 sleeper coaches. The engine of the train reverses at Sawai Madhopur station. The full coach composition is:
Puri is a holy city situated on the Bay of Bengal in the Indian state of Odisha. The city is known for sandy beaches and temples specifically Jagannath Temple and Konark Sun God Temple. Best time to visit Puri is between October to March. There are numerous tourist attractions including temples, beaches, exotic wildlife and lakes. The famous Rath Yatra of Jagannath Puri observes lakhs of devotees while some of the other festivals include Puri beach festival, Konark beach festival, Gundicha Utsav etc. Nearest airport to Puri is Bhubaneswar's Biju Patnaik airport which is located at a distance of 60 Kms from Puri.
About Bikaner
Bikaner lies in the western region of Rajasthan's Thar Desert. Weather conditions are extreme there and usually it gets too cold in winters and needless to say summers are scorching hot in Bikaner. Its industrial growth lies mainly with the trading and production of wool, Gypsum, salt, minerals and Plaster of Paris. City is known as camel country due to the presence of camel and world's largest camel research and breeding farm is situated in Bikaner. It is very well connected by road to all major cities. Bikaner is said to have an airport of its own known as Nal Airport (BKB) located 13 Kms from the main city, but is not functional as of now. There are talks of starting some Delhi bound flights from this airport as Rajasthan seeks major business form tourism and Bikaner is one of the destinations for the tourists. Nearest functional airport is Jodhpur situated 250 kms away. There are large number of ancient monuments, temples, palaces and museums in Bikaner. Hindi and Marwari is predominantly major language here with a small fraction of people speaking English.