18509 VSKP SMVB EXP
18509 VSKP SMVB EXP is a mail/express service from Visakhapatnam (VSKP) to Smvt Bengaluru (SMVB). It covers 1,063 km in 22 hr 30 min, calling at 18 stations and spending 1 night on board. It runs on Sun.
Mail/Express · 1,063 km · 22 hr 30 min · 18 stops · Sun
Route and stops
Every scheduled call in order, from Visakhapatnam (VSKP) to Smvt Bengaluru (SMVB). An em dash means there is no such event: the train starts at that station or finishes there. “Day” counts from the day it leaves its origin, so a stop on day 2 is the morning after departure.
| # | Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Day | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visakhapatnam VSKP | — | 15:20 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Duvvada DVD | 15:53 | 15:55 | 2 min | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | Anakapalle AKP | 16:04 | 16:05 | 1 min | 1 | 34 |
| 4 | Ellamanchiii YLM | 16:19 | 16:20 | 1 min | 1 | 57 |
| 5 | Samalkot Jn SLO | 17:58 | 18:00 | 2 min | 1 | 151 |
| 6 | Rajamundry RJY | 18:53 | 18:55 | 2 min | 1 | 201 |
| 7 | Eluru EE | 20:08 | 20:10 | 2 min | 1 | 291 |
| 8 | Vijayawada Jn BZA | 21:55 | 22:10 | 15 min | 1 | 350 |
| 9 | Ongole OGL | 02:13 | 02:15 | 2 min | 2 | 489 |
| 10 | Nellore NLR | 04:08 | 04:10 | 2 min | 2 | 605 |
| 11 | Gudur Jn GDR | 04:58 | 05:00 | 2 min | 2 | 643 |
| 12 | Renigunta Jn RU | 07:20 | 07:30 | 10 min | 2 | 726 |
| 13 | Katpadi Jn KPD | 09:45 | 09:55 | 10 min | 2 | 840 |
| 14 | Jolarpettai JTJ | 11:08 | 11:10 | 2 min | 2 | 924 |
| 15 | Kuppam KPN | 11:49 | 11:50 | 1 min | 2 | 968 |
| 16 | Bangarapet BWT | 12:20 | 12:22 | 2 min | 2 | 1,002 |
| 17 | Krishnarajapurm KJM | 13:03 | 13:05 | 2 min | 2 | 1,058 |
| 18 | Smvt Bengaluru SMVB | 13:50 | — | — | 2 | 1,063 |
Longest halts
Where 18509 stands longest, from the scheduled times above. A long booked halt is also where a change of train is most likely to hold — the margin is already in the timetable.
- Vijayawada Jn BZA15 min · arrives 21:55, departs 22:10
- Renigunta Jn RU10 min · arrives 07:20, departs 07:30
- Katpadi Jn KPD10 min · arrives 09:45, departs 09:55
Stations on the 18509 route
A sample of the intermediate calls, spread along the run. Each station page lists everything else that stops there.
What is and is not on this page
Everything above is published timetable data — scheduled times, halts, day numbers and cumulative distance. It changes when the timetable changes and not otherwise, and nothing on this page predicts a delay.
Seat availability is not shown here, because it changes by the minute and a cached page cannot tell the truth about it. Search this route and a date to have every class checked at the moment you ask — and, if 18509 is full, to have RailRoute look for a split ticket, an earlier boarding point or a journey with one change. How that works is written up in the method behind the alternatives.
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