Hirakud Express


Hirakudkund Express is a tri-weekly express train which runs between Amritsar and Visakhapatnam. It passes through the cities of Delhi, Agra, Gwalior, Jhansi, Bilaspur, Sambalpur, Bhubaneswar and Brahmapur. It was initially introduced between Sambalpur and Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station in 1992. Later in 2002 it was extended to Bhubaneswar and there after 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:
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TimeTable

18507- Starts form Visakhapatnam every Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and reaches Amritsar Jn on 3rd day.
18508 - Starts for Amritsar Jn every Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday and reaches Visakhapatnam on 3rd Day.

Major Stops

This train shares it's rake with Visakhapatnam-Nanded Superfast Express