Visakhapatnam–Gandhidham Express

The 18501/18502 Visakhapatnam – Gandhidham Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Visakhapatnam Junction and Gandhidham Junction as a weekly service. It is maintained by South Coast Railway Zone.

Visakhapatnam-Gandhidham Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	24 December 2013 (2013-12-24)
Current operator(s)	South Coast Railway zone
Route
Start	Visakhapatnam Junction (VSKP)
Stops	28
End	Gandhidham Junction (GIMB)
Distance travelled	2,112 km (1,312 mi)
Average journey time	39 hours 30 minutes
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	18501 / 18502
On-board services
Disabled access
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Pantry Car E-Catering On-board Catering
Observation facilities	Standard Indian Railways coaches
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 54 km/h (34 mph) (up), 53 km/h (33 mph) (down) including halts
Route map

Special runs and inaugural

It operates as train number 18501 from Visakhapatnam to Gandhidham and as train number 18502. It first ran as holiday special on 19, 26 December 2013. Later it was inaugurated on 24 December by Union minister of state for commerce and industry, D.Purandeswari with train number as 08503 from Visakhapatnam and from Gandhidham as 08504 inaugural special. Its regular run commenced on 2 January 2014 with train numbers 18501/18502.

Coach Composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 23 coaches :

• 1 AC II Tier
• 3 AC III Tier
• 10 Sleeper Coaches
• 6 General Unreserved
• 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake
• 1 Pantry Car

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
	SLR	UR	UR	UR	A1	B3	B2	B1	S10	S9	PC	S8	S7	S6	S5	S4	S3	S2	S1	UR	UR	UR	SLR

Service

The 18501/Visakhapatnam - Gandhidham Express has an average speed of 54 km/hr and covers 2112 km in 39 hrs 25 mins.

The 18502/Gandhidham - Visakhapatnam Express has an average speed of 53 km/hr and covers 2112 km in 39 hrs 50 mins.

Route and halts

The halts of the train are:

• Visakhapatnam Junction
• Duvvada
• Samalkot Junction
• Rajahmundry
• Eluru
• Vijayawada Junction
• Khammam
• Warangal
• Ramagundam
• Sirpur Khagaznagar
• Balharshah Junction
• Chandrapur
• Wardha Junction
• Badnera Junction
• Akola Junction
• Malkapur
• Bhusaval Junction
• Jalgaon Junction
• Nandurbar
• Surat
• Ankleshwar Junction
• Vadodara Junction
• Anand Junction
• Ahmedabad Junction
• Viramgam Junction
• Dhrangadhra Junction
• Maliya Miyana Junction
• Samakhiali Junction
• Bhachau
• Gandhidham Junction

Schedule

Train Number	Station Code	Departure Station	Departure Time	Departure Day	Arrival Station	Arrival Time	Arrival Day
18501	VSKP	Visakhapatnam Junction	17:35 PM	Thu	Gandhidham Junction	09:00 AM	Sat
18502	GIMB	Gandhidham Junction	22:45 PM	Sun	Visakhapatnam Junction	14:35 PM	Tue

Direction Reversal

Train reverses its direction one time at:

• Vijayawada Junction

Traction

It is hauled by an Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara or Electric Loco Shed, Lallaguda based WAP-4E or WAP-7 from Visakhapatnam to Ahmedabad, after which a Diesel Loco Shed, Vatva based WDM-3A or WDM-3D takes over until Gandhidham.