The Bhubaneswar - Dhanbad special fare Express was once a Garib Rath train belonging to the East Coast Railway zone that runs between and Bhubaneswar and Dhanbad in India. It is currently being operated with 02832/02831 train numbers on daily basis as a normal train. In 2017, after the closure of Dhanbad–Chandrapura line, the train was short terminated/originated from Bokaro Steel City railway station. After opening of Dhanbad–Chandrapura line in 2019, it was again extended upto Dhanbad.
Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the train was cancelled and not yet restored. Instead a tri-weekly special train was introduced with train number 02832/02831 in August 2022 which is running on the route with same time table. Later on the train was made to run daily.
Service
The 12832 Bhubaneswar - Dhanbad Garib Rath Express has an average speed of 52 km/h and covers 776 km in 15 h. The 12831 Dhanbad - Bhubaneswar Garib Rath Express has an average speed of 49 Km/h and covers 779 km in 16 h.
Route and halts
The important[according to whom?] halts of the train are:
- Dhanbad Junction railway station
- Bokaro Steel City
- Muri Junction
- Ranchi Junction
- Hatia
- Rourkela Junction
- Jharsuguda Junction
- Sambalpur City
- Angul
- Talcher Road
- Dhenkanal
- Cuttack Junction
- Bhubaneswar
Coach composite
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 12 coaches.
Traction
One train comprising 12 wagons is hauled by a Visakhapatnam electric loco shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive end to end.[clarification needed]
Notes
- ^ Runs daily for every direction.
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