The 12875 / 12876 Neelachal Express is a express train which runs between in Odisha and Anand Vihar Terminal railway station. It is one of the oldest trains that connect Puri to Anand Vihar Terminal. The main towns along the route are Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Balasore, Hijili, Tatanagar, Bokaro Steel City, Muri, Gomoh, Gaya, Mughalsarai, Varanasi, Bhadohi, Rae Bareli, Lucknow, Unnao and Kanpur. It operates three times per week and covers a distance of from Puri to Anand Vihar Terminal.
The 12875/ 12876 PuriâÂÂAnand Vihar Terminal Neelachal Express presently has 1 AC First Class, 2 AC 2 tier, 6 AC 3 tier, 7 Sleeper Class, 2 Second Class seating, 1 Divyangjan Coach and 1 EOG coach. Also, it does have a pantry car.
As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
12875 PuriâÂÂAnand Vihar Terminal Neelachal Express covers the distance of 1914 kilometers in 24 hours 50 mins (57.20 km/h) and in 24 hours 25 mins as 12876 Anand Vihar TerminalâÂÂPuri Neelachal Express (59.48 km/h).
It takes around 34 hours and 50 minutes to cover at an average speed of with 39 halts.
Neelachal Express was moved from New Delhi to Anand Vihar Terminal in May 2018.
From Puri to Anand Vihar Terminal – 12875. The train starts from Puri every Sunday, Tuesday & Friday.
From Anand Vihar Terminal to Puri â 12876. The train starts from Anand Vihar Terminal every Sunday, Tuesday and Friday.
This train is given name on The abode of Hindu deity Jagannath at Puri is known as the Nilachal or Niladri, [Nila (Blue) + Achal (Mountain)] meaning, The Blue Mountain. The Nilachal is a place of high religious significance in Hinduism and is one of the four Char Dhams. Religious teachers like Shri Ramanuja Acharya, Swami Vishnuswami visited Nilachal in the twelfth century and established a mathas. Shri Nimbarka Acharya also visited Puri, as also Guru Nanak Dev and many other Acharyas. Shri Chaitanya spent 18 years at Nilachal dhama.
The train has modern LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h.
The train runs from Puri via , , , , , , , , Koderma, , , , , , , Unnao Junction, , , to Anand Vihar Terminal.
As the route is fully electrified, Ghaziabad Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Puri to Anand Vihar Terminal.