Visakhapatnam–Kirandul Express

Kirandul Express in Araku valley.
Overview
Service type	Passenger
Locale	Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh
First service	30 April 1968; 56 years ago (1968-04-30)
Current operator(s)	East Coast Railway
Route
Termini	Visakhapatnam (VSKP) Kirandul (KRDL)
Stops	13
Distance travelled	469 km (291 mi)
Average journey time	13 hours 55 minutes (up) and 14 hours 30 minutes (down)
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	18551 / 18552
On-board services
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Observation facilities	Standard Indian Railways coaches
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	33 km/h (21 mph) (up), 32 km/h (20 mph) (down) including halts
Route map

The Visakhapatnam–Kirandul Express is a Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Visakhapatnam and Kirandul as a daily service. It is maintained by the East Coast Railway zone.

This train consists of one Sleeper Class, one AC 2 Tier Class, one chair car, six General Unreserved and two guard cum luggage vans. Total composition is 11 coaches.^[1]

The Visakhapatnam–Kirandul Express covers the distance of 469 kilometres (291 mi) in 13 hours 55 minutes on its journey towards Kirandul and in 14 hours 30 minutes on its journey towards Visakhapatnam. 18551/18552 Visakhapatnam–Kirandul Express averaging 33 kilometres per hour (21 mph) on journey towards Kirandul and averaging 32 kilometres per hour (20 mph) on journey towards Visakhapatnam.^[2]

It is hauled by WAG-7 electric loco from Visakhapatnam to Kirandul.