Kirandul–Visakhapatnam Express is an Express train belonging to the South Coast Railway zone of Indian Railways that run between Kirandul and Visakhapatnam Junction in India.
History
The line was inaugurated on 3 April 2017, as a seasonal line: Jagdalpur–Visakhapatnam special train (No. 08511/12).[1] Until late 2017, this service was popular, with Piyush Goyal (Minister of Railways) approving a special train to Kirandul. On 21 November 2017, the train was extended to Kirandul,[2] which is important for the South Chhattisgarh and Coastal Andhra Pradesh.[3]
After 15 August 2018, this Special train was converted into an Express train numbered 18513 / 14. It became the second train running the Kirandul and Visakhapatnam corridor.[4]
Service
The frequency of this train is daily. It covers the distance of 471 km with an average speed of 38 km/h.[5]
Routes
Route for Kirandul - Visakhapatnam express is as below:[6]
| Station Name(Code) | ||
| Visakhapatnam Junction(VSKP) | ||
| Kottavalasa Junction(KTV) | ||
| Araku(ARK) | ||
| Koraput Junction(KRPU) | ||
| Jeypore(JYP) | ||
| Jagdalpur(JDB) | ||
| Dantewara(DWZ) | ||
| Bacheli(BCHL) | ||
| Kirandul(KRDL) |
Coaches
The train hauled with LHB rake coaches and also with two Vistadome coaches at the end of the train for the tourists to enjoy the beautiful journey till Araku.[citation needed]
Traction
As this route is electrified, Visakhapatnam Electric Loco shed based HOG equipped WAP 7 locomotive pulls the train upto the destination and vice versa [citation needed]
References
- ^ indianexpress.com, Retrieved 19 November 2019
- ^ zeebiz.com, Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ pib.gov.in, Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ East Coast Railways, Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ patrika.com, Retrieved 26 June 2019
- ^ "18514 VSKP KRDL EXP Train Route". erail.in. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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