Konark Express
| Konark Express | |||||
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Konark Express over Godvari Arch bridge | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Service type | Express | ||||
| Locale | Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka & Maharashtra | ||||
| First service | 16 August 1978 (initial service between Bhubaneswar and Secunderabad) | ||||
| Current operator | Central Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Bhubaneswar New (BBSN) Mumbai CSMT (CSMT) | ||||
| Stops | 39 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,932 km (1,200 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 37 hours 15 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number | 11019 / 11020 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Classes | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
| Other facilities | Below the seats | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 58 km/h (36 mph) average including halts. | ||||
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The 11019 / 11020 Konark Express is superfast express train running between Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Bhubaneswar New (BBSN). It was introduced by Shri Madhu Dandavate in 1978 as a daily service between (SC) Secunderabad and Bhubaneswar (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 CSMT).
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 CSMT (formerly Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai) to Bhubaneswar New (Terminal recently being changed from Bhubaneswar (BBS) to Bhubaneswar New).