Korba–Visakhapatnam Express

The Korba-Visakhapatnam Express is a daily train in India that runs between Korba in Chhattisgarh and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, travelling through much of Odisha. It began to operate in 1989. The route is 731 km long and passes through 31 stations.

Korba–Visakhapatnam Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh
First service	1989
Current operator(s)	East Coast Railways (ECoR)
Route
Termini	Visakhapatnam(VSKP) Korba(KRBA)
Stops	31
Distance travelled	731 km (454 mi)
Average journey time	15 hours 20 minutes
Service frequency	everyday
Train number(s)	18518 (Visakhapatnam-Korba) 18517 (Korba-Visakhapatnam)
On-board services
Class(es)	AC2 tier 2 coaches, AC3 tier 4 coaches, sleeper class
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	no
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Under the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Operating speed	60 km/h (37 mph) (average with halts)

Schedule

The express (18517) service departs from Korba (KRBA) at 16:30 every evening, it reaches Visakhapatnam (VSKP) the following morning at 06:20. The 18518 service departs Visakhapatnam at 21:05 and reaches Korba at 11:15 the next morning. This train passes through many important industrial centres and cities like bilaspur, raipur, Rayagada, Vizianagaram, Simhachalam.

The route operates year-round.

Stops

• Visakhapatnam
• Simhachalam
• Vizianagaram
• Bobbili
• Parvatipuram
• Parvatipuram Town
• Rayagada
• Kesinga
• Titlagarh
• Kantabanji
• Harishanker Road
• Khariar Road
• Bagbahra
• Mahasamund
• Raipur
• Tilda Neora
• Bhatapara
• Bilaspur
• Akaltara
• Janjgir Naila
• Champa
• Korba

Locomotion

It is hauled by WAP-7 of visakhapatnam loco shed from Korba to Visakhapatnam and Vice versa