Prashanti Express

The 18463 / 18464 Prashanti Express is a daily train that runs between Bhubaneswar and KSR Bengaluru which used to run between Visakhapatnam and KSR Bengaluru previously. It leaves Bhubaneswar railway station at 05:40 a.m and reaches KSR Bengaluru the next day at 11:45 a.m. The duration of journey is approximately 30 hours. It operates as train number 18463 from Bhubaneswar to KSR Bengaluru and as train number 18464 between KSR Bengaluru and Bhubaneswar. Its previous number was 18563 and 18564.

History

Before 1997/98, the train was a prestigious Meter Gauge era service between Vijayawada & Bangalore. After gauge conversion, the train was re-introduced on 22 November 1998 between Visakhapatnam and Bangalore. It was extended to Bhubaneswar on 20 February 2008 and since then it has been running between Bhubaneswar and Bangalore. ==Route and halts==

Route and halts

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Traction and reversal

The train uses WAP-4 and WAP-7 of Vishakapatnam shed between Bhubaneswar and Vishakapatnam. At Visakhapatnam, loco reversal is done and a LGD (Lalaguda) or a BZA(Vijayawada) based WAP-7 takes it till end of journey till Bengaluru City. ==Coach composition==

Coach composition

As of 22 June 2023 it has 1 First AC, 2 2AC, 7 3AC, 1 pantry car, 6 Sleeper, 2 General and 2 SLR (EOG cum luggage) coaches. It also has a pantry car for on board catering. ==Accident==

Accident

The locomotive and two coaches behind it derailed as the train entered the yard of Bangalore city railway station at 12:15 p.m on 29 August 2015. No passengers were hurt. ==References==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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