Booking Preference Tip.
If you have to travel from Delhi to Coastal Odisha , then your train availability searching priority should as: (For SL class)
1. Purushottam express (No doubt about this train;Book this as your 1st preference)
2. BBS Duronto express (only for Bhubaneswar and Balasore people ; Punctuality is poor; But safest and secure as no unreserved or daily travellers are allowed...
more... to board)
3. Odisha Sampark Kranti express (Puctuality is poor but its better bcoz NO unreserved or WL crowd boards this train due to Least halts in UP)
4. Nandan Kanan express (Better than neelanchal bcoz takes shorter route; punctuality is poor but seat availibility is better than Neelanchal)
5. Neelanchal Express (You will hardly get CNF seat in this train; Very demanded train as its the only train connecting Central UP with Odisha & puri)
6. Hirakund Express (Takes the shortest route; Good punctuality; but problem is its speed and total time taken; Huge number of halts and unreserved & Daily travellers board this in SL class)
7 ANVT BBS weekly express (Train best suited for Western Odisha; takes 2nd longest route and punctuality is poor ;Not much beneficial for coastal odisha)
8. Kalinga Utkal express (This should be the least preferred for travelling to coastal odisha; Very slow and heavy crowded throughout the route with Unreserved , WL and Daily travellers;Maintenance is below average;Takes the Longest route so that whole northern coastline of odisha is covered but still takes hell lot of time;Don't take SL class in this train unless have NO other option)
Now For AC classes,
Only opt Rajdhani or Purushottam. Getting seat in BBS rajdhani is easier and journey would be punctual.
please wait...Translate to EnglishYo! Here's a tip for booking trains. If you wanna go from Delhi to Coastal Odisha in SL class, here's what you should look for:
1. Purushottam express (no doubt about this train; book this one first)
2. BBS Duronto express (only for peeps in Bhubaneswar and Balasore; punctuality is poor, but safe as no unreserved or daily travellers are allowed)
3. Odisha Sampark Kranti express (punctuality is poor, but less crowd as it stops at limited stations in UP)
4. Nandan Kanan express (better than Neelanchal coz it's shorter, but punctuality is poor, but good seat availability)
5. Neelanchal Express (hard to get confirmed seats, but really popular as it's the only train connecting Central UP with Odisha & Puri)
6. Hirakund Express (shortest route, good punctuality, but has lots of halts and unreserved seats)