Indian Railways have started special trains to enable passengers to go from one city to another for COVID duration. These trains are rajdhani like trains and will be having only air conditioned classes. Only confirmed seats will be allotted in these trains. No waiting list or RAC tickets will be issued. No concessional fare allowed. Also Tatkal and Premium Tatkal quota booking wont be permitted in these trains. The passengers travelling on the train will be screened for coronavirus and those found asymptomatic will be allowed to travel.Railway board has also added that it will be mandatory for all the passengers to keep his or her mouth covered by a face cover. 5 covid trains run from Puri to Bhubaneswar - Puri Angul Express Special (08428), Puri Cuttack Express Special (08432), Puri Jodhpur Weekly SF Special (02093), Puri Valsad SF Special (09210) and Puri Gandhidham Weekly SF Special (via Bhubaneswar) (09494).
Puri to Bhubaneswar Puri Angul Express Special (08428) departs from Puri station (PURI) at and arrives Mancheswar station (MCS) at . This train has 9 stoppages.
Puri to Bhubaneswar Puri Cuttack Express Special (08432) departs from Puri station (PURI) at and arrives Mancheswar station (MCS) at . This train has 15 stoppages.
Puri to Bhubaneswar Puri Jodhpur Weekly SF Special (02093) departs from Puri station (PURI) at and arrives Bhubaneswar station (BBS) at . This train has 36 stoppages.
Puri to Bhubaneswar Puri Valsad SF Special (09210) departs from Puri station (PURI) at and arrives Bhubaneswar station (BBS) at . This train has 24 stoppages.
Puri to Bhubaneswar Puri Gandhidham Weekly SF Special (via Bhubaneswar) (09494) departs from Puri station (PURI) at and arrives Bhubaneswar station (BBS) at . This train has 23 stoppages.
Shatabdi express is a premium category full air-conditioned train that connects important cities of India. These are the fastest trains in India which can run at over 150 kmph. These trains runs for short distances only and are not for overnight journeys. Shatabdi trains have only seating arrangements. They are equipped with safer LHB coaches. The first Shatabdi Express train was introduced in 1988 to commemorate the birth centenary of Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. These train offers catering facilities and the food fare is included in ticket cost. Shatabdi trains have classes Chair Car (CC) and Executive Class(EC). These are best alternative to bus journeys. 3 shatabdi trains run from Puri to Bhubaneswar - Puri Ajmer Bi Weekly SF Special (02037), Dhauli SF Special (02088) and Puri Howrah Shatabdi Express (12278).
Puri to Bhubaneswar Puri Ajmer Bi Weekly SF Special (02037) departs from Puri station (PURI) at and arrives Bhubaneswar station (BBS) at . This train has 39 stoppages.
Puri to Bhubaneswar Dhauli SF Special (02088) departs from Puri station (PURI) at and arrives Bhubaneswar station (BBS) at . This train has 15 stoppages. Puri to Bhubaneswar shatabdi fare is Rs.310 in Chair Car and Rs.95 in Second Seater for this train which includes meal charges also. In Dhauli SF Special (02088), seat availability status is AVAILABLE 149 in Chair Car (CC) and seat availability status is AVAILABLE 946 in Second Seater (2S) for tomorrow.
Puri to Bhubaneswar Puri Howrah Shatabdi Express (12278) departs from Puri station (PURI) at and arrives Bhubaneswar station (BBS) at . This train has 7 stoppages. Puri to Bhubaneswar shatabdi fare is Rs.320 in Chair Car and Rs.655 in Executive Class for this train which includes meal charges also. Howrah Puri Shatabdi Express (12277/78) is the fastest train connecting Kolkata to Puri. It connects some of the major stations namely Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Kharagpur Jn etc. There are numerous Puri special trains running on this route dedicated solely to connect Howrah and Puri. There are Rath Yatra special trains too that halts at Puri Junction. On June 15, 2016 mandatory catering was made optional as a trial run in 2 Rajdhani and 2 Shatabdi trains including this Howrah-Puri Shatabdi Express for 45 days for the first time.
The concept of Garib Rath started with the vision to provide air conditioned berths at a comparatively low price for the people who could not afford to travel in AC coaches. Garib-rath phrase translates to poor man's chariot in English. The fare in this train is almost two-thirds of regular third ac fare. Usually Garib Rath have Third AC (3A) class only excepting some 1-2 trains which also have Chair Car (CC) class. The compartments of these train coaches have 9 berths making an extra space for side middle berth which is not there in any other train in India. In case passengers want to have bedrolls they need to pay separately for it. Some garib-raths run as fast as rajdhani, but they have lesser priority for track clearance compared to them. These trains are painted green with a yellow colored strip along the window panes. 2 garib-rath trains run from Puri to Bhubaneswar - Puri Sealdah Duronto Special (02202) and Puri Howrah Garib Rath Express (12882).
Puri to Bhubaneswar Puri Sealdah Duronto Special (02202) departs from Puri station (PURI) at and arrives Bhubaneswar station (BBS) at . This train has 3 stoppages.
Puri to Bhubaneswar Puri Howrah Garib Rath Express (12882) departs from Puri station (PURI) at and arrives Bhubaneswar station (BBS) at . This train has 8 stoppages. Puri to Bhubaneswar garib-rath fare is Rs.250 in Third AC for this train.
Humsafar trains are long distance superfast trains that traverses overnight journeys. This is a new concept by the Indian Railways. Some Humsafar trains also run for more than 24 hours. Keeping in mind the middle class travellers, Humsafar was launched last year by the Former Railway Minister Mr. Suresh Prabhu. It has only Third AC class coach and have optional meal service. This train follows dynamic pricing meaning fare increases as the seat availability decreases. However, these trains hold lesser priority than Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains. Humsafar trains are equipped with modern day amenities and enhanced safety features. There are CCTV cameras fitted in every coach of Humsafar trains and there are charging points for each berth. One can also see current running speed of train on the LEDs fitted above doors. These trains are characterized by beautiful graffiti paint with vibrant sky blue color on outer surface of coaches. 1 humsafar train runs from Puri to Bhubaneswar - Puri Indore Humsafar Express (19318).
Puri to Bhubaneswar Puri Indore Humsafar Express (19318) departs from Puri station (PURI) at and arrives Bhubaneswar station (BBS) at . This train has 15 stoppages. Puri to Bhubaneswar humsafar fare is Rs.565 in Third AC for this train.
- RAC is considered as confirmed for evaluating confirmation chances.
- Colors under confirmation chances mean following:
- Red - Not likely to confirm.
- yellow - Difficult to say if this will confirm or not.
- Green - Very likely to confirm.
- Seat availability and berth status functionality may not be available between and .
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