Neelachal Express runs between
New Delhi Railway Station and
Puri Railway Station in
Orissa. (Neelachal is an old name for
Puri.) In North India the train is known as Neelanchal Express. Main towns on the way are
Bhubaneswar,
Cuttack,
Bokaro,
Amethi,
Rae Bareli,
Lucknow,
Kanpur,
Etawah and
Ghaziabad. Neelachal Express passes through the famous Hindu pilgrim sites of
Gaya and
Varanasi. It covers a distance of 1,918 km. Second A/C, third A/C and sleeper class coaches are available. Pantry car services provided.
Train number 8475: Puri to
New Delhi, leaves Puri on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday at 09:30 hrs.
Train number 8476: New Delhi to Puri, leaves New Delhi on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday at 06:30 hrs.
Base fare:
Class IIA – Rs 2123.00
Class IIIA – Rs 1346.00
Class SL – Rs 489.00
