Purushottam Express


The 12801 / 12802 Purushottam Express is a daily train which runs between Puri in Odisha and New Delhi. It is one of the most highly demanded train between Puri to New Delhi. It is a premium superfast category train which can run upto 130 km/h between Kanpur Central to New Delhi like Rajdhani Express which has 130 km/h maximum permissible speed. This train mainly passes through Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. Punctuality of this train is very good which reaches Mughal Sarai Juction before time but due to heavy congestion between Mughal Sarai and New Delhi and also in foggy weather in winter season, it may reaches 30 minutes to 1 hour late at New Delhi railway station although it maintain its punctuality during other season.

Time Table

From Puri to New Delhi- 12801. The train starts from Puri Everyday
Station CodeStation NameArrivalDeparture
PURIPuri TerminusStarting Station21:45
KURKhurda Road Jn22:2522:30
BBSBhubaneswar22:5523:00
CTCCuttack23:3023:35
JJKRJajpur Keonjhar Road00:2800:30
BHCBhadrak01:2801:30
BLSBalasore02:1502:20
HIJHijili Jn.03:3803:53
GTSGhatsila05:3505:36
TATATatanagar06:3006:40
CNIChandil Jn07:4007:42
PRRPurulia Jn08:2308:25
BKSCBokaro Steel City09:3509:40
CRPChandrapura10:2610:28
GMONSC Bose Gomoh Jn10:5011:00
PNMEParasnath Jn11:1911:21
HZDHazaribagh Road11:4011:42
KQRKoderma12:2012:22
PRPPaharpur12:5712:59
GAYAGaya Jn13:5714:02
AUBRAnugraha Narayan Road14:4614:48
DOSDehri On Sone15:0215:04
SSMSasaram15:1815:20
BBUBhabua Road15:5115:53
MGSMughal Sarai Jn17:0517:20
CARChunar Jn17:5818:00
MZPMirzapur18:2218:24
ALDAllahabad Jn19401950
FTPFatehpur20:5821:00
CNB Kanpur Central22:0522:10
GZBGhaziabad03:3003:32
NDLSNew Delhi04:25Destination Station

From New Delhi to Puri - 12802. The train starts from New Delhi Everyday.
Station CodeStation NameArrivalDeparture
NDLSNew DelhiStarting Station22:25
CNBKanpur Central03:5504:00
FTPFatehpur04:5805:00
ALDAllahabad Jn07:0507:15
MZPMirzapur08:1308:15
CARChunar Jn08:4008:42
MGSMughal Sarai Jn10:2010:35
BBUBhabua Road Jn11:1111:12
SSMSasaram11:4411:45
DOSDehri On Sone12:0212:04
AUBRAnugraha Narayan Road12:1712:18
GAYAGaya Jn13:1013:15
PRPPaharpur13:5914:01
KQRKoderma Jn14:3814:40
HZDHazaribagh Road Jn15:1815:20
PNMEParasnath15:4315:48
GMONSC Bose Gomoh Jn16:1016:20
CRPChandrapura16:4016:42
BKSCBokaro Steel City Jn17:1517:20
PRRPurulia Jn18:2418:26
CNIChandil Jn19:1219:14
TATATatanagar Jn20:0220:17
GTSGhatsila20:5120:52
HIJHijili Jn.22:3322:48
BLSBalasore00:0700:12
BHCBhadrak01:1801:21
JJKRJajpur Keonjhar Road01:4901:51
CTCCuttack Jn02:5002:55
BBSBhubaneswar03:3030:35
KURKhurda Road Jn04:1004:15
PURIPuri TerminusDestination Station05:20

Rakes

This train was the first train to have a Braille-embedded coach for blind passengers. The train uses LHB Coaches since 1 December 2013.

Coaches

The 22 coaches of this train consist of twelve sleeper class coaches, four AC 3 tier, one AC 2 tier, two general second class coaches, two EOG and one hot buffet car.

Traction

It is hauls by a WAP 7 locomotive from Tughlakabad electric loco shed on its entire journey.

Accident

Purushottam Express is involved in the deadly rail accident on 20 August 1995 it collided to stationary Kalindi Express near Firozabad on the Delhi-Kanpur section of India's Northern Railway, at 02:55am. This Firozabad rail disaster is considered as second most deadliest rail accident in Indian rail history with 358 people died, however local people involved in rescue operation claim that the death toll is more than that. The first train, the "Kalindi Express" from Kanpur struck a cow but was unable to proceed as its brakes were damaged. It was then struck from behind at a speed of 100 km/h by the Purushottam Express from Puri. Three carriages of the Kalindi express were destroyed, the locomotive and front two carriages of the Purushottam express were derailed. Most of the 2200 passengers aboard the two trains were asleep at the time of the accident.