Hirakud Express

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{{short description|Train in India}}
{{distinguish|Hirakhand Express}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox rail service
|name = Hirakud Express
| image= Hirakud Express - Train Board.jpg
| caption =
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express train]]
| locale = [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Odisha]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Delhi]], [[Haryana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| first = {{start date and age|1992}}
| last =
| operator = [[South Coast Railway zone|South Coast Railway]]
| ridership =
| start = {{stnlnk|Visakhapatnam}} (VSKP)
| stops = 47
| end = {{stnlnk|Amritsar}} (ASR)
| distance = {{convert|2579|km|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 48 hours 05 minutes
| frequency = Tri-weekly
| class = AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = [[Pantry car]] attached
| observation = Large windows
| entertainment =
| baggage = Under seat
| otherfacilities =
| stock = [[LHB Coaches]]
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}
| el =
| trainnumber = 18507 / 18508
| speed = {{convert|53|km/h|abbr=on}} average with halts
| map =[[File:Hirakud (Hirakund) Express Route map.jpg|250px]]
| map_state =
}}

The 18507 / 18508 '''Hirakud Express''' is a tri-weekly express train which runs between [[Amritsar]] and [[Visakhapatnam]]. It passes through the cities of [[Delhi]], [[Agra]], [[Gwalior]], [[Jhansi]], [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]], [[Sambalpur]], [[Bhubaneswar]] and [[Berhampur|Brahmapur]]. It was initially introduced between [[Sambalpur]] and [[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station]] (Delhi) in 1992. Later in 2002 it was extended to [[Bhubaneswar]] and thereafter up to Visakhapatnam and Amritsar in the coming years.

==Etymology==
Hira means diamond and Kud means island in [[Sambalpuri language]] spoken in Western Odisha. Sambalpur was famous as an ancient diamond mine and reference about it can be found in the works of [[Claudius Ptolemy]], [[Edward Gibbon]], [[Jean-Baptiste Tavernier]]. Hirakud Express is named after the famous [[Hirakud Dam]] in [[Sambalpur]], [[Odisha]] which is one of the longest dams of India.

==Coach composition==
The coach composition of the 18507/18508 train is:

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

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==Timetable==
*18507- Starts from Visakhapatnam every Saturday,Tuesday and Friday reaches Amritsar Junction on 3rd day.
*18508- Starts from Amritsar Jn every Wednesday,Saturday and Sunday and reaches Visakhapatnam on 3rd day.

==Major stops==

* [[Visakhapatnam Junction]]
* [[Vizianagaram Junction]]
* [[Berhampur|Brahmapur]]
* [[Khurda Road Junction]]
* [[Bhubaneshwar]]
* [[Talcher]]
* [[Sambalpur Junction]]
* [[Jharsuguda Road]]
* [[Champa Junction]]
* [[Bilaspur Junction]]
* [[Anuppur Junction]]
* [[Katni Murwara]]
* [[Saugor]]
* [[Jhansi Junction]]
* [[Agra Cantonmentt]]
* [[New Delhi]]
* [[Ambala cantonmentt junction]]
* [[Ludhiana Junction]]
* [[Jalandhar City Junction]]
* [[Amritsar Junction]]

==Rake sharing==
This train shares its rake with [[Visakhapatnam–Hazur Sahib Nanded Superfast Express]]

==See also==

*[[List of named passenger trains in India]]
*[[Indian Railways coaching stock]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/train/635]

{{Railways in Southern India}}
{{Railway lines in Eastern India}}
{{Railways in Northern India}}

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[[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]
[[Category:Transport in Amritsar]]
[[Category:Transport in Visakhapatnam]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Odisha]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Haryana]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Delhi]]
[[Category:Express trains in India]]

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