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First LHB Run!! Sealdah Puri Duronto makes a Grand departure from Sealdah with HOG Connected WAP-7!!
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On February 12, 2012, the 22201/ 22202 Sealdah (SDAH)- Puri (PURI) DURONTO Express was inaugurated by then Railway Minister much to the excitement of the Kolkattans.
Not only it provided a cheap and fast mode of travel from Sealdah to Puri (Instead of...
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Howrah or Shalimar), but also paved way for run of Passenger traffic through the A.C.C. (Additional Chord Connector), that connected Eastern Railways and South Eastern Railways through Bhattanagar Loop. The train used to run with the conventional self generating (SG) ICF Rake.
And finally, on September 06, 2019, the train got the newest State of The Art LHB Coaches from Sealdah. Thanks to the CDO Employees, the rake was beautifully decorated and garlanded, and the ritual policy of breaking a coconut was followed as well. And as an icing on the cake, the train was HOG Equipped from the inaugural LHB Run too, being powered by 30503 HWH WAP- 7 (During the ICF Tenure, the train used to get HWH WAP- 4 as fixed link).
So enjoy the train making a grand departure from Sealdah on its first LHB run, and also check the train's last even run with ICF rake just two days prior.
The train follows the Sealdah- Bhattanagar Loop- Kharagpur- Balasore- Cuttack- Bhubaneshwar- Khurdah Road- Puri route.
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