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{{Infobox rail service<br />
| name = Konark Express<br />
| image = KONARK EXPRESS.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| type = [[Superfast Express trains in India|Express]]<br />
| locale = [[Odisha, India|Odisha]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]], [[Karnataka]] & [[Maharashtra]]<br />
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|1978|8|16}} (initial service between {{stnlnk|Bhubaneswar}} and {{stnlnk|Secunderabad}})<br />
| last = <br />
| operator = [[Central Railway zone|Central Railways]]<br />
| ridership = <br />
| start = {{stnlnk|Bhubaneswar}} (BBS)<br />
| stops = 39<br />
| end = [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus|Mumbai CSMT]] (CSMT)<br />
| distance = {{convert|1932|km|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| journeytime = 37 hours, 15 minutes<br />
| frequency = Daily<br />
| class = AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved<br />
| seating = Yes<br />
| sleeping = Yes<br />
| autorack = <br />
| catering = Available<br />
| observation = Large windows<br />
| entertainment = <br />
| baggage = Below the seats<br />
| otherfacilities = <br />
| stock = [[LHB coaches]]<br />
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}<br />
| el = <br />
| trainnumber = 11019 / 11020<br />
| speed = {{convert|51|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average with halts<br />
| map = [[File:Konark express route.png|300px]]<br />
| map_state = <br />
}}<br />
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The 11019 / 11020 '''Konark Express''' was one of the classless Superfast trains introduced by Shri Madhu Dandavate in the 1978 as a daily service between (SC) [[Secunderabad]] and [[Bhubaneshwar]] (BBS). It used to run with train No 2119/2120 and shared rake with the 2101/2102 Minar Superfast Express which used to operate between Secunderabad and [[Bombay VT]] (now CSTM). This train initially had the Navy Blue livery with a white strip above its windows due to this rake sharing arrangement. With increase in demand of an exclusive train between Bombay and Bhubaneshwar, this train was extended up to Bombay VT in 1994 thus ending the rake sharing arrangement between 2101/2102 Minar Express (which was later replaced by the 2701/02 [[Hussainsagar Express]]). After extension this train was renumbered as 1019/1020 in 1994. It is one of the oldest trains connecting the eastern and western states of the country. Currently operating as 11019/11020, it connects Mumbai [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus]] (CSTM) to Bhubaneshwar (BBS).<br />
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==Route & halts==<br />
Major halts on the way are [[Dadar]], [[Thane]], [[Kalyan, India|Kalyan]], [[Lonavala]], [[Pune]], [[Daund]], [[Solapur]], [[Gulbarga]], [[Tandur]], [[Secunderabad]], [[Kazipet]], [[Warangal]], [[Mahbubabad]], [[Khammam]], [[Vijayawada]], [[Eluru]], [[Rajamundry]], [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Srikakulam]], [[Palasa]], [[Berhampur]] and [[Khurda Road]].<ref>http://indiarailinfo.com/train/timetable/konark-express-11020-bbs-to-cstm/946/238/1620</ref><br />
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The total distance traveled is {{cvt|1932|km}}. It covers about {{cvt|1066|km}} in the state of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh (present Telangana and Andhra Pradesh) itself.<br />
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==Coach composition==<br />
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It consists of one AC 2 tier, five AC 3 tier, twelve non-AC sleeper, one Pantry car, two Unreserved and two Brake-cum-Guard vans, taking a total of 23 coaches. They are maintained by the East Coast Railway and Central Railway zones<br />
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==Traction==<br />
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Due to part electrification, it gets three locomotives. Between Mumbai CSMT and {{stnlnk|Wadi Junction}}, it uses [[WDP-4D]] locomotive of [[Diesel Loco Shed, Pune|Pune shed]] (earlier it used to be hauled with [[WDP-4D]] of [[Diesel Loco Shed, Kalyan|Kalyan shed]]), from Wadi Junction till {{stnlnk|Visakhapatnam}}, it is hauled by a [[WAP-4]] locomotive of [[Electric Loco Shed, Vijayawada|Vijayawada shed]] and finally a [[WAP-7]] / [[WAP-4]] locomotive of [[Electric Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam|Visakhapatnam shed]] hauls it till Bhubaneswar.<br />
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==Direction reversal==<br />
It reverses direction twice at;<br />
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# {{stnlnk|Vijayawada Junction}} <br />
# {{stnlnk|Visakhapatnam Junction}}.<br />
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== Incidents ==<br />
* On 31 July 2008, two people were injured when two coaches and the engine of Konark Express derailed at Gangapur station near [[Gulbarga]]. The cause of the derailment is yet unknown.<ref>{{cite web|title=Konark Express derails, two people injured|url=http://news.oneindia.in/2008/07/31/konark-express-derails-two-injured-1217496995.html|publisher=OneIndia News|access-date=25 July 2011}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.trainspnrstatus.com/runningstatus/11019-konark-express Konark Express - 11019]<br />
* [https://www.trainspnrstatus.com/runningstatus/11020-konark-express Konark Express - 11020]<br />
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[[Category:Express trains in India]]<br />
[[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Odisha]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Telangana]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Mumbai]]<br />
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