Hirakud Express

Hirakud Superfast Express
	Hirakud Superfast Express at Jalandhar City Jn.
Overview
Service type	Swarna Jayanti Express
Locale	Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab
First service	1 July 1992; 34 years ago
Current operator	South Coast Railway
Route
Termini	Visakhapatnam (VSKP); Amritsar (ASR)
Stops	45
Distance travelled	2,584 km (1,606 mi)
Average journey time	45 hours 15 minutes
Service frequency	Tri-weekly
Train number	20807 / 20808
On-board services
Classes	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Available
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	57 km/h (35 mph) average including halts.
Route map
Route map

The 20807 / 20808 Hirakud Superfast Express is a superfast train which runs between Amritsar and Visakhapatnam. Hira means diamond and Kud means island in Sambalpuri language spoken in Western Odisha. Sambalpur was famous as an ancient diamond mine. Hirakud Express is named after famous Hirakud Dam in Sambalpur, Odisha which is longest dams of India.

History

It was initially introduced between Sambalpur and Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station (Delhi) in 1992 as 4087/4088 Hirakud Express with reversals at Katni and Jharsuguda. For the 1st 10 yrs Hirakud Express was covering 1,394.2 km (866 mi) kms in 25 hours 30 minutes running at 54.27 km/h (33.72 mph) speed. Later in 2002 it was extended to Bhubaneswar with number change to 8407/8408 with added reversal at Talcher. Timings were same in Sambalpur - Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station and vice versa direction. In 2012, Hirakud Express was extended to Visakhapatnam from Bhubaneswar and Amritsar from Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station and number was changed to 18507/18508. The 18507/18508 Hirakud Express was taking a whooping 47 hours to cover 2,584.8 km (1,606 mi) running at 55 km/h (34 mph) speed. Train used reversal at 3 stops Talcher, Sambalpur and Jharsuguda as it was avoiding reversal at Katni by bypassing via Katni Murwara Junction. From 2017 onwards, with the inauguration of Jharsuguda Road, bypass station for Jharsuguda, the train uses reversal at Talcher and Sambalpur only.

Coach composition

The coach composition of the 20807/20808 Hirakud Express is:

1 AC 2 Tier
4 AC 3 Tier
6 Sleeper Class
4 Second Class(Unreserved)
1 Pantry Car
1 EOG
1 SRL

From Visakhapatnam to Amritsar

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	EOG	GEN	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	PC	S6	A1	B1	B2	B3	B4	GEN	GEN	GEN	SLR

From Amritsar to Visakhapatnam

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	SLR	GEN	GEN	GEN	B4	B3	B2	B1	A1	S6	PC	S5	S4	S3	S2	S1	GEN	EOG

Timetable

20807- Starts from Visakhapatnam every Saturday, Tuesday and Friday at 00.10 am & reaches Amritsar Junction on 3rd day at 21.25 pm.
20808- Starts from Amritsar Jn every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at 23.55 pm & and reaches Visakhapatnam on 3rd day at 21.10 pm.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 20811/20812 Visakhapatnam–Hazur Sahib Nanded Superfast Express.

Traction

It is hauled by a Visakhapatnam Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.

References

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