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The 20807/20808 Hirakud SF 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 (Delhi) in 1992. Later in 2002 it was extended to Bhubaneswar and thereafter up to Visakhapatnam and Amritsar in the coming years.

Hirakud Express

Overview
Service type	Express train
Locale	Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab
First service	1992; 30 years ago (1992)
Current operator(s)	South Coast Railway
Route
Termini	Visakhapatnam (VSKP) Amritsar (ASR)
Stops	47
Distance travelled	2,579 km (1,603 mi)
Average journey time	48 hours 05 minutes
Service frequency	Tri-weekly
Train number(s)	20807/20808
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Pantry car attached
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Under seat
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB Coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	53 km/h (33 mph) average with halts
Route map

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
• 1 EOG
• 1 SRL

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
	EOG	GEN	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	PC	S6	A1	B1	B2	B3	B4	GEN	GEN	GEN

Timetable

• 20807- Starts from Visakhapatnam every Saturday,Tuesday and Friday reaches Amritsar Junction on 3rd day.
• 20808- Starts from Amritsar Jn every Wednesday,Saturday and Sunday and reaches Visakhapatnam on 3rd day.

Major stops

• Visakhapatnam Junction
• Vizianagaram Junction
• 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 cantonment 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

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