Aaj PURUSHOTTAM EXPRESS (popularly known as Puru Baba) ki Happy Birthday hai. Let's Wish the legendary Express of Indian Railway. The First train was flagged by the than RM, Shri K.C. Lenka. Here are some facts of Puru:
The Puri-New Delhi Purushottam Express was the first train of IR to have a Braille-embedded coach. This Firozabad Black night rail disaster between Purushottam Express & Kalindi Express is considered as second most deadliest rail accident in Indian rail history with 358 people died on spot. It's the only train on grand chord which keeps jam packed round the year. It has original LHB rakes (imported).