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{{Infobox rail service<br />
| name = Hirakhand Express<br />
| image= 18447 Hirakhand Express with WDM3A loco at Tikri.jpg<br />
| image_width = 250px<br />
| caption = Hirakhand Express at Tikiri<br />
| type = Daily Train<br />
| locale = [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Orissa, India|Orissa]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| first =<br />
| last =<br />
| operator = [[East Coast Railway zone|East Coast Railway]]<br />
| ridership =<br />
| start = [[Jagdalpur]]<br />
| stops = 37<br />
| end = {{rws|Bhubaneswar}}<br />
| distance = {{convert|786|km|abbr=on}}<br />
| journeytime = 17 hours 55 minutes<br />
| frequency = Daily<br />
| class = AC2 tier, AC3 tier, sleeper class and General sitting<br />
| seating = Yes<br />
| sleeping = Yes<br />
| autorack =<br />
| catering = No, Self-service, E-catering available<br />
| observation =<br />
| entertainment = Nil<br />
| baggage = Under the Seats<br />
| otherfacilities=<br />
| stock =<br />
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm}} (Broad Gauge)<br />
| el =<br />
| trainnumber = 18447 / 18448<br />
| speed = Avg.{{convert|43|km/h|abbr=on}} with halts<br />
Maximum {{convert|89|km/h|abbr=on}}<br />
| map =[[File:Hirakhand Express (BBS-Jagdalpur) Route map.jpg|260px]]<br />
| map_state =<br />
}}<br />
'''Hirakhand Express''' is a daily express train which runs between [[Jagdalpur]] and [[Bhubaneswar]]. It was initially introduced between [[Sambalpur]] and [[Balangir]]. This train has seen several extension on both the ends and now running in a completely different route than its initial station of origin. First it was extended to run between [[Rourkela]] and [[Titlagarh]], then between [[Rourkela]] and [[Rayagada]], then between [[Rourkela]] and [[Bhubaneswar]] via [[Vijayanagaram]] but after completion of the Koraput-Rayagada link line connecting [[Jharsuguda-Vizianagaram line]] with [[Kothavalasa-Kirandul line]], it was diverted to run between [[Koraput]] to [[Bhubaneswar]]. In 2010, it was further extended till Jagdalpur.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.orissalinks.com/orissagrowth/topics/tnc-all/indian-railways-and-orissa/ecor/vizag-shimiliguda-koraput-dhanapurkirandul| title=___________ » Vizag ..Shimiliguda – Koraput – Dhanapur ..Kirandul}}</ref> It is operated by the [[East Coast Railway Zone]] of [[Indian Railways]].<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
[[Hirakhand]] means '''a piece of diamond''' in [[Sambalpuri Language|Sambalpuri]] language spoken in Western Orissa. It is named after the medieval period kingdom of [[Hirakhand]] otherwise known as [[Sambalpur State]] spread across present [[Western Orissa]] and parts of [[Chhattisgarh]] state.<br />
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==Schedule==<br />
The 18447 Hirakhand Express leaves [[Bhubaneswar]] every day at 1935 hrs IST and reaches [[Jagdalpur]] at 1330 hrs IST the next day. The 18448 Hirakhand Express leaves [[Jagdalpur]] every day at 1430 hrs IST and reaches [[Bhubaneswar]] at 0825 hrs IST on next day.<br />
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==Stoppages==<br />
The major stoppages are [[Jeypore]], [[Koraput railway station|Koraput Junction]], [[Rayagada]], [[Parvathipuram railway station]], [[Bobbili Junction]] [[Vizianagaram railway station|Vizianagaram Junction]], [[Srikakulam Road]], [[Palasa]], [[Brahmapur, Odisha|Brahmapur]] and [[Khurda Road railway station|Khurda Road Junction]].<br />
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==Slip Route==<br />
On 11 August 2012, a "slip route" of Hirakhand Express was Inaugurated as "Junagarh Road-Bhubaneswar Link Express" (Train Number-18437/18438). The source of this train is [[Junagarh railway station|Junagarh Road]] near [[Bhawanipatna]]. It leaves Bhawanipatna at 1855 hrs IST daily and arrives at 0825 hrs IST daily. The train amalgamates/bifurcates at [[Rayagada]] with/from the main Jagdalpur Hirakhand Express. This train halts at Depur PH, G.Ramchandrapur, [[Lanjigarh Road Junction railway station |Lanjigarh Road Junction]], Ambodala, [[Muniguda]], [[Bissam Cuttack]] and [[Therubali]] before/after [[Rayagada]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://indiarailinfo.com/train/18645 | title=18438/Junagarh Road - Bhubaneswar Express ( Hirakhand Link ) - Junagarh Road to Bhubaneswar ECoR/East Coast Zone - Railway Enquiry}}</ref><br />
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==Traction==<br />
As the route is electrified, it is hauled by a [[Visakhapatnam railway station|VSKP]]-based [[WAP-4]] electric locomotive from [[Bhubaneswar]] to [[Jagdalpur]] and vice versa. Its slip separated at Rayagada railway station and using a [[Visakhapatnam Loco Shed|VSKP]] based [[WDG-3A|WDG 3A]] to [[Junagarh railway station|Junagarh Road]] and [[Bhawanipatna railway station|Bhawanipatna]] from [[Rayagada railway station|Rayagada]].<br />
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==Accidents==<br />
{{main|Kuneru train derailment}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hirakhand Express}}<br />
[[Category:Transport in Bhubaneswar]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Jagdalpur]]<br />
[[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Odisha]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Chhattisgarh]]<br />
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