Visakhapatnam–Kirandul Passenger
 Kirandul passenger in Araku valley. | |||||
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Passenger | ||||
| Locale | Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh | ||||
| First service | 30 April 1968 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | East Coast Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Visakhapatnam (VSKP) Kirandul (KRDL) | ||||
| Stops | 50 | ||||
| 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) | 58501 / 58502 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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The Visakhapatnam–Kirandul Passenger is a Passenger train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Visakhapatnam and Kirandul as a daily service. It is maintained by the East Coast Railway zone.
Coaches
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]
Service
The Visakhapatnam–Kirandul Passenger 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. 58501/58502 Visakhapatnam–Kirandul Passenger averaging 33 kilometres per hour (21 mph) on journey towards Kirandul and averaging 32 kilometres per hour (20 mph) on journey towards Visakhapatnam.[2]
Traction
It is hauled by WAG-7 electric loco from Visakhapatnam to Kirandul.