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{{Short description|Train in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name = Kalinga Utkal Express
| image = File:Kalinga Utkal Express board.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| caption = Kalinga Utkal Express train board
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express]]
| status =
| locale = [[Odisha]], [[West Bengal]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Haryana]], [[Delhi]] & [[Uttarakhand]]
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|1969|10|01}}<ref name="budget70">{{cite web |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Previous%20Budget%20Speeches/1970-71.pdf|date=23 February 1970|title= Railway Budget speech 1970-71|website=www.indianrailways.gov.in|publisher=[[Government of India]], [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]]}}</ref>{{small| (initial service between {{stnlnk|Puri}} and {{stnlnk|New Delhi}})}}
| last =
| successor =
| operator = [[East Coast Railway zone|East Coast Railways]]
| start = {{stnlnk|Puri}} (PURI)
| stops = 73
| end = {{stnlnk|Haridwar}} (HW)
| distance = {{convert|2367|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 48 hours 25 minutes
| frequency = Daily
| trainnumber = 18477 / 18478
| class = AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = Available
| observation =
| entertainment =
| baggage = No
| otherfacilities =
| stock = [[ICF coaches]]
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}
| el =
| speed = {{convert|49|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts
| map = [[File:(Puri-Haridwar) Kalinga Utkal Express Route map.png|300px]] Kalinga Utkal Express Route Map
| map_state =
}}

The 18477 / 18478 '''Kalinga Utkal Express''' is an important [[Express trains in India|Express]] of [[Indian Railways]] connecting two pilgrimage centres of India, [[Haridwar]] and [[Puri]].

[[File:WAP4 Utkal Express.jpg|thumb|Kaling Utkal Express near Dholpur]]

[[File:Kalinga Utkal Express.jpg|thumb|Kalinga Utkal Express in Ghaziabad Junction]]

== Route & Halts ==
The train runs from {{stnlnk|Puri}} via {{stnlnk|Khurda Road}}, {{stnlnk|Bhubaneswar}}, {{stnlnk|Cuttack}}, {{stnlnk|Balasore}}, {{stnlnk|Tatanagar}}, {{stnlnk|Chakradharpur}}, {{stnlnk|Rourkela}}, {{stnlnk|Jharsuguda}}, {{stnlnk|Raigarh}}, {{stnlnk|Champa}}, {{stnlnk|Bilaspur}}, {{stnlnk|Pendra Road}}, {{stnlnk|Anuppur Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Shahdol}}, {{stnlnk|Umaria}}, {{stnlnk|Katni Murwara}}, {{stnlnk|Saugor}}, {{stnlnk|Khurai}}, {{stnlnk|Jhansi Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Gwalior}}, {{stnlnk|Dholpur}}, {{stnlnk|Agra Cantonment}},{{stnlnk|Meerut City}}, {{stnlnk|Muzaffarnagar}}, {{stnlnk|Tapri Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Roorkee}}, {{stnlnk|Haridwar}} to {{stnlnk|Yog Nagari Rishikesh}}.

==Locomotive==
It is hauled by [[Electric Loco Shed, Tuglakabad|Tughlakabad]] / [[Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad|Ghaziabad]]-based [[WAP-7]] locomotive on its entire journey.

== Rakes ==
This train has total 5 rakes running between Puri & Haridwar.
The train has 24 coaches comprising One A/C 2-Tier Five A/C 3-tier Twelve [[Couchette car|Sleeper class]] Three General compartments (unreserved) Two Luggage van (SLR) and One pantry car.{{efn|The coach composition is subject to change.}}

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! scope="col" style="background:yellow;"| 3
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! scope="col" style="background:yellow;"| 5
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! scope="col" style="background:yellow;"| 24
|-

|[[File:BSicon LDER.svg|25px]]|| SLR || GS|| S12||S11||S10||S9|| S8|| S7|| S6|| S5|| PC||S4|| S3|| S2|| S1|| A1|| B5||B4||B3||B2||B1||GS||GS||SLR
|}

==Accidents==
On 19 August 2017, the Kalinga-Utkal Express [[2017 Khatauli train derailment|derailed]] with fourteen coaches of the train going off track in [[Khatauli]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://in.reuters.com/article/india-train-derailment-idINKCN1AZ0G2?il=0|title=Train derails in Uttar Pradesh, killing about 20 and injuring...|last=Wilkes|first=Tommy|work=IN|access-date=2018-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/railway-tribunal-benches-to-settle-claims-of-utkal-express-accident-victims-1746416|title=Railway Tribunal Benches To Settle Claims Of Utkal Express Accident Victims|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2018-07-30}}</ref> Heading to [[Haridwar]] in [[Uttarakhand]] from [[Puri]] in [[Odisha]], the incident resulted in the death of 23 people while injuring 40 others. Minister for Railways, [[Suresh Prabhu]], ordered an inquiry into the incident.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/railway-tribunal-benches-to-settle-claims-of-utkal-express-accident-victims-1746416|title=Railway Tribunal Benches To Settle Claims Of Utkal Express Accident Victims|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2018-07-30}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* http://indiarailinfo.com/train/1698?kkk=1315073182616
* http://livetrainstatus.co.in/18477-utkal-express-running-status/
* http://livetrainstatus.co.in/18478-kalingautkalexp-running-status/

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[[Category:Trains from Haridwar]]
[[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]
[[Category:Transport in Puri]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Odisha]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Rail transport in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Haryana]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Delhi]]
[[Category:Express trains in India]]

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