Bikaner - Puri Express is an Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Bikaner Junction in Rajasthan and Puri in Odisha. It is currently being operated with 14709/14710 train numbers on a weekly basis.

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The 14709/Bikaner - Puri Express has an average speed of 51 km/h and covers 2093 km in 40 hrs 40 mins. 14710/Puri - Bikaner Express has an average speed of 52 km/h and covers 2093 km in 40 hrs 30 mins.

The important halts of the train are :

• Bikaner Junction
• Nagaur
• Jaipur Junction
• Durgapura
• Sawai Madhopur Junction
• Kota Junction
• Guna Junction
• Katni Murwara
• Anuppur Junction
• Bilaspur Junction
• Jharsuguda Junction
• Sambalpur Junction
• Bhubaneswar
• Khurda Road Junction
• Puri

As the route is yet to be fully electrified, it is hauled by a Bhagat Ki Kothi Diesel Loco Shed based WDP-4 locomotive from Bikaner up to Sawai Madhopur handing over to an Itarsi Electric Loco Shed based WAM-4. From Jharsuguda it is hauled by a Bondamunda Diesel Loco Shed based twin WDM-3A locomotive for the remainder of the journey until Puri.

The train consists of 21 coaches :

• 1 AC II Tier
• 4 AC III Tier
• 7 Sleeper Coaches
• 6 General
• 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van

Train Reverses its direction 4 times:

• Sawai Madhopur Junction
• Kota Junction
• Jharsuguda Junction
• Sambalpur Junction

• Bilaspur - Bikaner Express

• 14709/Bikaner - Puri Express
• 14710/Puri - Bikaner Express

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