Konark Express

The Konark Express is a daily express train of the Indian Railways connecting Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CSTM) to Bhubaneshwar (BBS). It is one of the oldest trains connecting the eastern and western states of the country.

Route

Major halts on the way are Dadar, Kalyan, Lonavala, Pune, Daund, Solapur, Gulbarga, Secunderabad, Kazipet, Warangal, Mahbubabad, Vijayawada, Rajamundry, Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam, Palasa and Berhampur and Khurda Road.

The total distance traveled is 1932 km. It covers about 1066 km in the state of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh (Present Telangana and Andhra Pradesh) itself.

Image Gallery

Konark express(11020) at Kazipet

Konark express(11020) at Kazipet

A WAP 4 hauling Mumbai-bound Konark Express near Warangal early hours

A WAP 4 hauling Mumbai-bound Konark Express near Warangal early hours

Konark Exp at Moulaali

Konark Exp at Moulaali

11020 Konark Express

11020 Konark Express

Incidents

Konark

Konark (Odia: କୋଣାର୍କ) is a medium town in the Puri district in the state of Odisha, India. It lies on the coast by the Bay of Bengal, 65 kilometers from the capital of the state, Bhubaneswar. It is the site of the 13th-century Sun Temple, also known as the Black Pagoda, built in black granite during the reign of Narasimhadeva-I. The temple is a World Heritage Site. The temple is now mostly in ruins, and a collection of its sculptures is housed in the Sun Temple Museum, which is run by the Archaeological Survey of India.

Konark is also home to an annual dance festival called Konark Dance Festival, held every December, devoted to classical Indian dance forms, including the traditional classical dance of Odisha, Odissi.

On 16 February 1980, Konark lay directly on the path of a total solar eclipse.

Etymology

The name Konârka is derived from the Sanskrit word Kona (meaning angle) and word Arka (meaning sun) in reference to the temple which was dedicated to the Sun god Surya.

The Sun Temple