Hirakhand Exp 18448 Train Schedule

HIRAKHAND EXP (18448) runs from Jagdalpur to Bhubaneswar. It departs from Jagdalpur station (JDB) at 16:30 from platform 1 and arrives at Bhubaneswar station (BBS) at 08:20 on platform 1,2. HIRAKHAND EXP takes 24 hrs to cover the distance of 787 km between Jagdalpur and Bhubaneswar. It is a non-superfast train. The average speed of this train is 32.791666666666664 kmph. It has classes First AC (1A), Second AC (2A), Third AC (3A) and Sleeper (SL). This train runs daily. Final chart for HIRAKHAND EXP is prepared at Jagdalpur usually 3-4 hours before train departure time.

HIRAKHAND EXP runs with an LHB Rake and has a total of 16 coaches. It has 4 second seating unreserved coaches, 4 third ac coaches, 1 second ac coach, 1 first ac cum second ac coach and 4 sleeper coaches. The engine of the train reverses at Koraput and Vizianagram Jn stations. The full coach composition is:

Engine--EOG--GS--GS--B4--B3--B2--B1--A1--HA1--S4--S3--S2--S1--GS--GS--SLR

Bhubaneswar is the capital of Orissa. It is the largest city in this state and is a centre of economic and religious importance in Eastern India. Bhubaneswar replaced Cuttack as the capital after India gained its independence from Britain. The modern city was designed by the German architect Otto Konigsberger in 1946. Along with Jamshedpur and Chandigarh, it was one of modern India's first planned cities. Bhubaneswar and Cuttack are often referred to as the 'twin cities of Odisha'. The first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, had laid the foundation stone of the city on April 13 in 1948. Bhubaneswar is supposed to have had over one thousand temples, including the world famous temples like Lingaraj Temple, Mukteswar Temple, Bindu Sagar, Shatrughaneswar Temple, Vaital Temple, Parashurameswar Temple etc., earning the tag of the Temple City of India. Temples made in the Kalinga architectural style with a pine spire that curves up to a point over the sanctum housing the presiding deity and a pyramid-covered hall where people sit and pray. Nandankanan Zoological Park at Bhubaneswar (Nandankanan means The Garden of Heavens) is a 990-acre zoo and botanical garden in Bhubaneswar. Established in 1960, it was opened to the public in 1979 and became the first zoo in India to join World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) in 2009. It is home to over 34 white tigers, a species it claims to have produced. Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar is the major and sole international airport in Odisha.