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{{short description|Train in India}}{{Italic title}}{{distinguish|Hirakhand Express}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name = Hirakud Superfast Express
| image = Heerakund express.jpg
| caption = Hirakud Superfast Express At [[Jalandhar City Junction railway station]]
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express train]]
| locale = [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Odisha]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Delhi]], [[Haryana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|1992|07|01}}
| last =
| operator = [[South Coast Railway zone|South Coast Railway]]
| start = {{stnlnk|Visakhapatnam}} (VSKP) 00.10(D)/21.10(A)
| stops = 45
| end = {{stnlnk|Amritsar Junction}} (ASR) 21.25(A)/23.55(D)
| distance = {{convert|2584.8|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 45 hours 15 minutes
| frequency = Tri-weekly
| class = AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = Available
| observation = Large windows
| entertainment =
| baggage = Under the seats
| otherfacilities =
| stock = [[LHB coach]]
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}
| el =
| trainnumber = 20807 / 20808
| speed = {{convert|57.15|km/h|abbr=on}} average with halts.
| map = [[File:Hirakud (Hirakund) Express Route map.jpg|250px]]
| map_state =
}}

The 20807 / 20808 '''Hirakud Superfast Express''' is a tri-weekly express train which runs between [[Amritsar]] and [[Visakhapatnam]]. It passes through the cities of [[Jalandhar]], [[Ludhiana]], [[Ambala]], [[Panipat]], [[Delhi]], [[Mathura]], [[Agra]], [[Gwalior]], [[Jhansi]], [[Sagar, Madhya Pradesh|Sagar]], [[Damoh]], [[Katni]], [[Umaria]], [[Shahdol]], [[Anuppur]], [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]], [[Raigarh]], [[Jharsuguda]], [[Sambalpur]], [[Angul]], [[Talcher]], [[Dhenkanal]], [[Naraj Marthapur railway station]], [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Khurda Road]], [[Berhampur|Brahmapur]], [[Palasa]], [[Srikakulam Road]] & [[Vizianagaram]]. 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.

==History==

It was initially introduced between [[Sambalpur]] and [[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station]] (Delhi) in 1992 as '''4087/4088 Hirakud Express''' with reversals at [[Katni]] and [[Jharsuguda]]. For the 1st 10 yrs Hirakud Express was covering {{convert|1394.2|km|0|abbr=on}} kms in 25 hours 30 minutes running at {{convert|54.27|km/h|abbr=on}} speed. Later in 2002 it was extended to [[Bhubaneswar]] with number change to 8407/8408 with added reversal at [[Talcher]]. Timings were same in [[Sambalpur]] - [[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station]] and vice versa direction. In 2012, Hirakud Express was extended to [[Visakhapatnam]] from [[Bhubaneswar]] and Amritsar from [[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station]] and number was changed to 18507/18508. The '''18507/18508 Hirakud Express''' was taking a whooping 47 hours to cover {{convert|2584.8|km|0|abbr=on}} running at {{convert|55|km/h|abbr=on}} speed. Train used reversal at 3 stops [[Talcher]], [[Sambalpur]] and [[Jharsuguda]] as it was avoiding reversal at [[Katni]] by bypassing via {{stnlnk|Katni Murwara Junction}}. From 2017 onwards, with the inauguration of {{stnlnk|Jharsuguda Road}}, bypass station for [[Jharsuguda]], the train uses reversal at [[Talcher]] and [[Sambalpur]] only.

==Coach composition==
The coach composition of the 20807/20808 Hirakud Express is:

* 1 AC 2 Tier
* 4 AC 3 Tier
* 6 Sleeper Class
* 4 Second Class(Unreserved)
* 1 Pantry Car
* 1 EOG
* 1 SRL
From Visakhapatnam to Amritsar<br>
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From Amritsar to Visakhapatnam<br>
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==Timetable==
*20807- Starts from Visakhapatnam every Saturday, Tuesday and Friday at 00.10 am & reaches Amritsar Junction on 3rd day at 21.25 pm.
*20808- Starts from Amritsar Jn every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at 23.55 pm & and reaches Visakhapatnam on 3rd day at 21.10 pm.

==Route & halts==

* '''{{stnlnk|Visakhapatnam Junction}}'''
* {{stnlnk|Vizianagaram Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Srikakulam Road}}
* {{stnlnk|Palasa}}
* {{stnlnk|Brahmapur}}
* {{stnlnk|Khurda Road Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Bhubaneswar}}
* {{stnlnk|Naraj Marthapur}}
* {{stnlnk|Dhenkanal}}
* {{stnlnk|Talcher}}
* {{stnlnk|Angul}}
* {{stnlnk|Sambalpur Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Jharsuguda Road}}
* {{stnlnk|Champa Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Bilaspur Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Anuppur Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Shahdol}}
* {{stnlnk|Umaria}}
* {{stnlnk|Katni Murwara Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Damoh}}
* {{stnlnk|Saugor}}
* {{stnlnk|Bina Malkedi}}
* {{stnlnk|Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Gwalior Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Agra Cantonment}}
* {{stnlnk|Mathura Junction}}
* [[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station]]
* {{stnlnk|New Delhi}}
* {{stnlnk|Panipat Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Kurukshetra Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Ambala Cantonment Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Ludhiana Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Jalandhar City Junction}}
* '''{{stnlnk|Amritsar Junction}}'''.

==Rake sharing==
The train shares its rake with 20811/20812 [[Visakhapatnam–Hazur Sahib Nanded Superfast Express]].

==Traction==
It is hauled by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam|Visakhapatnam Loco Shed]] based [[WAP-7]] electric locomotive on its entire journey.

==See also==

*[[Indian Railways coaching stock]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/train/635]

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DigitalKush at 16:24, 24 February 2026