| Konark Express | |||||
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.jpg) Konark Express over Godvari Arch bridge | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Service type | Express | ||||
| Locale | Odisha,Andhra Pradesh,Telangana,Karnataka &Maharashtra | ||||
| First service | 16 August 1978; 47 years ago (1978-08-16) (initial service betweenBhubaneswar andSecunderabad) | ||||
| Current operator | Central Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Bhubaneswar New (BBSN) Mumbai CSMT (CSMT) | ||||
| Stops | 39 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,932 km (1,200 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 37 hours 15 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number | 11019 / 11020 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Classes | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
| Other facilities | Below the seats | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 58 km/h (36 mph) average including halts. | ||||
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The 11019 / 11020Konark Express is superfast express train running between MumbaiChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) andBhubaneswar New (BBSN). It was introduced by Shri Madhu Dandavate in 1978 as a daily service between (SC)Secunderabad andBhubaneswar (BBS). It used to run with train No 2119/2120 and shared rake with the 2101/2102 Minar Superfast Express which used to operate between Secunderabad andBombay VT (now CSMT).
This train initially had the Navy-Blue livery with a white strip above its windows due to this rake sharing arrangement. With increase in demand of an exclusive train between Bombay and Bhubaneshwar, this train was extended up to Bombay VT in 1994 thus ending the rake sharing arrangement between 2101/2102 Minar Express (which was later replaced by the 2701/02Hussainsagar Express). After extension this train was renumbered as 1019/1020 in 1994. It is one of the oldest trains connecting the eastern and western states of the country. Currently operating as 11019/11020, it connects MumbaiCSMT (formerlyChhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai) toBhubaneswar New (Terminal recently being changed fromBhubaneswar (BBS) to Bhubaneswar New).
The total distance travelled is 1,946 km (1,209 mi). It covers about 1,066 km (662 mi) in the state of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh (present Telangana and Andhra Pradesh) itself.
It is maintained byCentral Railways.
It reverses direction twice at;
