Rameswaram–Bhubaneswar Express


The 20850/49 Rameswaram–Bhubaneswar Express is an Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways – East Coast Railway zone that runs between and in India.
It operates as train number 18495 from Rameswaram to Bhubaneswar and as train number 18496 in the reverse direction serving the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh & Odisha.

Coaches

The 20850/49 Rameswaram–Bhubaneswar Express has one AC 2 tier, Four AC 3 tier, 11 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved & 2 EOG Coaches. It carries a pantry car.
As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 20850 Rameswaram–Bhubaneswar Express covers the distance of in 35 hours 00 mins and in 35 hours 40 mins as 18496 Bhubaneswar–Rameswaram Express.
As the average speed of the train is lower than, as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes an express surcharge.

Schedule

Train numberStation codeDeparture stationDeparture timeDeparture dayArrival stationArrival timeArrival day
20850RMMRameswaram8:50SundayBhubaneswar18:10Monday
20849BBSBhubaneswar12:10FridayRameswaram22:30Saturday

Routeing

The 20850/49 Rameswaram–Bhubaneswar Express runs from Rameswaram via,,,,,,,,,,,, Vizianagaram, Brahmapur.

Traction

As large sections of the route are yet to be fully electrified, a Tondiarpet-based WDM-3A locomotive powers the train from up to, later Tiruchirapalli Jn to Visakhapatnam WAP-7 pulls the train to its destination. This train gets reversed in in both the directions.