KALYAN WDM3D ALCO TWINS WITH 11019 MUMBAI CSMT - BHUBANESWAR KONARK EXPRESS ENTERING / ARRIVING DADAR RAILWAY STATION OF CENTRAL RAILWAYS.
11019/Konark Express (PT)
କୋଣାର୍କ ଏକ୍ସପ୍ରେସ कोणार्क एक्सप्रेस
CSMT/Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus -- BBS/Bhubaneswar
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 the year 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).
Major halts on the way are Dadar, Thane, Kalyan, Lonavala, Pune, Daund, Solapur, Gulbarga, Tandur, Secunderabad, Kazipet, Warangal, Mahbubabad, Khammam , Vijayawada, Eluru, Rajamundry, Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam, Palasa, Berhampur and Khurda Road.
The total distance traveled is 1932 km. It covers about 1066 km in the state of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh (Present Telangana and Andhra Pradesh) itself.
It consists of 1 AC 2 tier, 5 AC 3 tier, 12 Non-AC sleeper, 1 Pantry Car, 2 Unreserved and 2 Brake-Cum-Guard vans, taking a total of 23 coaches. They are maintained by the East Coast Railway and Central Railway zones.
Due to part electrification, it gets three locomotives. Between Mumbai CSMT and Wadi Junction, it uses WDP 4D locomotive of Pune shed (earlier it used to hauled with WDP 4D of Kalyan shed), from Wadi Junction till Visakhapatnam, it is hauled by a WAP 4 locomotive of Vijayawada shed and finally a WAP 7 / WAP 4 locomotive of Visakhapatnam shed hauls it till Bhubaneswar.
It reverses direction twice at;
Vijayawada Junction
Visakhapatnam Junction.
Dadar railway station is one of the major interchange railway stations of Mumbai Suburban Railway. It serves the Dadar area in Mumbai, India.
This railway station lies on both the Central line named as Dadar Central with station code DR and Western line named as Dadar Western with station code DDR. It's also a terminal for Mumbai Suburban Railway as well as Indian Railways.
Dadar railway station has a total of 15 stations, In that, The total 7 platforms are consist of the Western side which is two platforms of the slow suburban route, three platforms of the fast suburban route and the last two platforms are the terminus of the Suburban and Long Distance trains which are also known as Dadar Midtown Terminus.
Whereas, The remaining 8 platforms are consist of the Central line, which is of three platforms are on the slow suburban route with middle slow suburban terminal, three platforms are on the fast suburban route with middle fast suburban terminal, and the last two platforms are the terminus of Long-distance trains which is also known as Dadar Central Terminus or Dadar Terminus.
Dadar is the busiest railway station on the Mumbai Suburban Railway network with an average of 211,888 passengers begins their journey from this station per day contributing ₹1,059,440 (US$15,000) of average daily revenue.
In October 2012, CR announced plans to cease long-distance train services terminating at Dadar on the Central side within 5–6 years. The load would be transferred to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) by upgrading the number of platforms at LTT from five to 12.
Dadar railway station handles a total of 88 long-distance trains. In which 12 trains are on the Western line side in which 3 long-distance trains originate and terminate at Midtown Terminus and 9 long-distance trains halt at the fast suburban route of Western line.
Whereas, 76 trains are on the Central line side in which 11 long-distance trains originate and terminate at Central Terminus and 65 long-distance trains halt at the fast suburban route of Central line.
Dadar railway station was inaugurated in the year 1868 for direct connectivity on both sides of Central Railway and Western Railway network.
