Paradeep–Visakhapatnam Express

Paradeep–Visakhapatnam ExpressOverview

Service type| Express
First service| 11 February 2015; 9 years ago (2015-02-11)[1]
Current operator(s)| East Coast Railway zone
Route
Termini| Paradeep
Visakhapatnam
Stops| 15
Distance travelled| 554 km (344 mi)
Average journey time| 9 hours 17 mins
Service frequency| Weekly
Train number(s)| 22809 / 22810
On-board services
Class(es)| General unreserved, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, sleeper class
Seating arrangements| Yes
Sleeping arrangements| Yes
Catering facilities| No
Observation facilities| 22801/02 Visakhapatnam–Chennai Central Express & 22813/14 Santragachi–Paradeep Express
Technical
Rolling stock| Standard Indian Railways Coaches
Track gauge| 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed| 59.5 km/h (37 mph)
| Route map

The 22809 / 10 Paradeep–Visakhapatnam Express is a Express train belonging to Indian Railways East Coast Railway zone that runs between Paradeep and Visakhapatnam in India.

It operates as train number 22809 from Paradeep to Visakhapatnam and as train number 22810 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.[2]

## Coaches[edit]

The 22809 / 10 Paradeep–Visakhapatnam Express has one AC 2 tier, three AC 3 tier, seven sleeper coaches, six general unreserved and two SLR (seating with luggage rake) coaches . It does not carry a pantry car.[3]

As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

## Service[edit]

The 22809 Paradeep–Visakhapatnam Express covers the distance of 554 km (344 mi) in 9 hours 20 mins (59 km/h) and in 9 hours 15 mins as the 22810 Visakhapatnam–Paradeep Express (60 km/h).[4]

As the average speed of the train is higher than 55 km/h (34 mph), as per railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

## Schedule[edit]

22809 – Starts from Paradeep every Wednesday at 22:55 IST and reaches Vishakapatnama next day morning 08:20 AM

22810 – Starts from Vishakapatnama every Sundayat 23:50 IST and reaches Paradeep next day morning 09:10 AM IST

## Routing[edit]

The 22809 / 10 Paradeep–Visakhapatnam Express runs from Paradeep via Cuttack Junction, Khurda Road Junction, Vizianagaram Junction to Visakhapatnam.

## Traction[edit]

As the route is electrified, a Visakhapatnam-based WAP-4 electric locomotive pulls the train to its destination.[citation needed]

## Reverse[edit]

The train reverses at Cuttack Junction.

## Rake composition[edit]

* 1 AC II Tier
* 3 AC III Tier
* 7 Sleeper coaches
* 6 General
* 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "Railway Minister Flags Off Five More New Trains". Government of India. Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
2. ^ [1], webindia123.com, 4 October 2015
3. ^ [2], East Coast Railway, 12 February 2015
4. ^ [3], odishasuntimes.com, 11 February 2015

## External links[edit]

* 22809 Paradeep–Visakhapatnam Express at India Rail Info
* 22810 Visakhapatnam–Paradeep Express at India Rail Info

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National network/
trunk lines|

* Howrah–Delhi main line
* Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line
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* Howrah–Chennai main line
* Sahibganj loop
* Grand Chord
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Other lines/sections|

| Interstate|

* Asansol–Gaya section
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* Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line
* Katihar–Siliguri line
* Kharagpur–Puri line
* Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section
* Kothavalasa–Kirandul line
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* New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section
* Tatanagar–Bilaspur section

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Bihar|

* Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line
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Jharkhand|

* Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line
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* Railways in Jharia Coalfield
* Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line
* Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line
* Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line

Odisha|

* Khurda Road–Bolangir line
* Cuttack–Sambalpur line

West Bengal|

* Ahmadpur–Katwa line
* Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line
* Andal–Sainthia branch line
* Andal–Sitarampur loop line
* Bandel–Katwa line
* Bankura–Masagram line
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* Bardhaman–Katwa line
* Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop
* Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
* Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line
* Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line
* Howrah–Barddhaman main line
* Howrah–Bardhaman chord
* Howrah–Kharagpur line
* Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line
* New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line
* Santragachi–Amta branch line
* Sealdah Main and North section
* Calcutta Chord link line
* Kolkata Circular Railway
* Sealdah–Bangaon line
* Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line
* Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line
* Sealdah South section
* Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

Suburban
rail transport|

* Kolkata Metro
* Kolkata Suburban Railway
* Kolkata Circular Railway

Monorail|

* Kolkata Monorail
* Patna Monorail

Defunct lines|

| Revived/
Under revival|

* Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway
* Bankura–Damodar Railway
* Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway
* Burdwan–Katwa Railway
* Bakhtiarpur–Bihar Light Railway
* Futwah–Islampur Light Railway

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Inactive|

* Bengal Provincial Railway
* East Coast State Railway
* Kalighat Falta Railway
* Mayurbhanj State Railway
* Dehri Rohtas Light Railway
* Patna–Digha Ghat line
* Parlakimedi Light Railway

Zones & Divisions|

| Eastern|

* Asansol
* Howrah
* Malda
* Sealdah

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East Central|

* Danapur
* Dhanbad
* Mughalsarai
* Samastipur
* Sonpur

East Coast|

* Sambalpur
* Khurda Road
* Waltair

North Eastern|

* Varanasi

Northeast Frontier|

* Katihar
* Alipurduar

South Eastern|

* Adra
* Chakradharpur
* Kharagpur
* Ranchi

Production units/
workshops|

* Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
* Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam
* Braithwaite & Co.
* Burn Standard Company
* Bharat Wagon and Engineering
* Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company
* Carriage Repair Workshop, Harnaut

Transit points
with Bangladesh|

| Active|

* Haldibari–Chilahati
* Singhabad–Rohanpur
* Radhikapur–Biral
* Gede–Darshana
* Petrapole–Benapole

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Defunct|

* Mahisasan–Shahbajpur
* Changrabandha–Burimari
* Gitaldaha–Mogalhat

Indian railheads
near India–Nepal border|

* Raxaul Junction
* Bairgania
* Jaynagar
* Jogbani
* Laukaha Bazar
* Thakurganj

Railway companies|

* East Indian Railway Company
* Bengal Nagpur Railway
* Indian Branch Railway Company
* Indian Railways
* Martin's Light Railways

See also|

* Bholu (mascot)
* Suburban rail in India

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Authority|

* Ministry of Railways
* Railway Board

Zones and divisions|

| South Central|

* Hyderabad
* Secunderabad

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South Coast|

* Guntakal
* Guntur
* Vijayawada
* Waltair

Southern|

* Chennai
* Madurai
* Palakkad
* Salem
* Thiruvananthapuram
* Tiruchirappalli

South Western|

* Bangalore
* Hubli
* Mysore

Suburban and metro|

| Operational|

| Suburban|

* Chennai Suburban
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* Hyderabad MMTS

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Metro|

* Chennai Metro
* Kochi Metro
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Proposed|

* Bengaluru Monorail
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* Kozhikode Light Metro
* Madurai Metro
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* Trichy Metro

Workshops|

* BEML Limited
* Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
* Golden Rock
* Integral Coach Factory
* ICF coach
* Rail Wheel Factory

Depots|

| Electric Loco|

* Arakkonam
* Erode
* Guntakal
* Kazipet
* Lallaguda
* Royapuram
* Vijayawada
* Visakhapatnam

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Diesel Loco|

* Coonoor
* Erode
* Ernakulam
* Golden Rock
* Gooty
* Guntakal
* Hubli
* Kazipet
* Tondiarpet
* Vijayawada
* Visakhapatnam

Steam Loco|

* Coonoor

Multiple Unit|

* Avadi
* Bangalore
* Kollam
* Palakkad
* Tambaram
* Velachery
* Vijayawada

Lines|

| Main|

* Chennai–Bangalore
* Chennai–Howrah
* Chennai–New Delhi
* Chennai–Mumbai

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Broad Gauge|

* Bangalore–Hubli
* Bhimavaram–Narasapur
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* Ernakulam–Kayamkulam
* Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam
* Erode–Tiruchirappalli
* Gudivada–Machilipatnam
* Jolarpettai–Shoranur
* Kollam–Sengottai
* Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram
* Kothapalli–Manoharabad
* Kothavalasa–Kirandul
* Madurai–Tirunelveli
* Manamadurai–Rameswaram
* Manamadurai–Virudhunagar
* Mangalore–Mysore
* Mysore–Bangalore
* Mysore–Chamarajanagar
* Nagercoil–Tirunelveli
* Nilambur–Shoranur
* Palakkad–Pollachi
* Peddapalli–Nizamabad
* Pune–Londa
* Samalkot–Kakinada
* Secunderabad–Manmad
* Tenali–Repalle
* Thiruvananthapuram–Kanyakumari
* Vijayawada–Nidadavolu
* Viluppuram–Tiruchirappalli

Mountain|

* Nilgiri Mountain Railway

Sections|

* Duvvada–Vijayawada
* Gudur–Renigunta
* Guntakal–Nandyal
* Guntakal–Renigunta
* Guntakal–Vasco da Gama
* Guntur–Tenali
* Hassan–Bangalore
* Kazipet–Vijayawada
* Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam
* Motumarri–Vishnupuram
* Nagpur–Secunderabad
* Nallapadu–Nandyal
* Nandyal–Yerraguntla
* Pagidipalli–Nallapadu
* Secunderabad–Dhone
* Shoranur–Cochin Harbour
* Shoranur–Mangalore
* Solapur–Guntakal
* Vijayawada–Gudur
* Vijayawada–Guntur

Inactive|

* Cochin State Forest Tramway
* Kundala Valley Railway
* Nilambur–Nanjangud line
* Sabarimala Railway

Passenger trains|

* Express
* High speed
* Luxury
* Passenger

Stations|

| Major|

* Arakkonam Jn.
* Chengalpattu Jn.
* Bengaluru
* KSR Bengaluru
* Yesvantpur Jn.
* Chennai
* Avadi
* Chennai Central
* Chennai Egmore
* Tambaram
* Coimbatore Jn.
* Ernakulam Jn.
* Hyderabad
* Hyderabad Deccan
* Kacheguda
* Secunderabad Jn.
* Katpadi Jn.
* Kozhikode
* Madurai Jn.
* Mysuru Jn.
* Thiruvananthapuram Central
* Thrissur
* Tirupati
* Tiruvallur
* Vijayawada Jn.
* Visakhapatnam Jn.

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Railway companies|

| Active|

* Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
* Konkan Railway Corporation (KRCL)
* Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation (KRTCL)
* Kerala Rail Development Corporation (KRDC)

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Defunct|

* East Coast State Railway
* Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways
* Madras Railway
* Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
* Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway

Accidents
and incidents|

* South Indian railway strike (1928)
* Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway strike (1932)
* Indian Railway strike (1974)
* Peruman accident (1988)
* Nellore fire (2012)

Related articles|

* Bholu (mascot)
* Madras Time
* Timeline of Southern Railway zone

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