The 12073 / 12074 BhubaneswarâÂÂHowrah Jan Shatabdi Express is a Superfast Express train of the Jan Shatabdi Express https://web.archive.org/web/20160126012037/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/jan_shatabdi.html series belonging to Indian Railways â East Coast Railway zone that runs between and in India.
It operates as train number 12074 from Bhubaneswar to Howrah Junction and as train number 12073 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Odisha and West Bengal.
It is part of the Jan Shatabdi Express series launched by the former railway minister of India, Mr. Nitish Kumar in the 2002 / 03 Rail Budget http://pib.nic.in/archive/railbudget/railbgt2002-03/railbgtsp1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160126012037/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/jan_shatabdi.html.
The 12074 / 73 BhubaneswarâÂÂHowrah Jan Shatabdi Express has 2 AC Chair Car, 13 Second Class seating & 2 EOG. It does not carry 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.
The 12074 BhubaneswarâÂÂHowrah Jan Shatabdi Express covers the distance of in 6 hours 40 mins (65.85 km/h) and in 6 hours 55 mins as 12073 HowrahâÂÂBhubaneswar Jan Shatabdi Express (66.47 km/h) this is the average speed and the maximum permissible speed of this train is 130 km/h between Bhubaneswar and Andul.
As the average speed of the train is above , as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
The 12074 / 73 BhubaneswarâÂÂHowrah Jan Shatabdi Express runs from Bhubaneswar via , , to Howrah Junction. When the train was extended up to Bhubaneswar the train did not use to go via Cuttack it had other route later on the train connected via Cuttack.
It is hauled by a Bondamunda/ Visakhapatnam/Santragachi-based WAP-7 locomotive on its entire journey.