18509 Visakhapatnam - SMVT Bengaluru Express Time Table
- Departs
- 15:20
- Visakhapatnam VSKP
- Arrives
- 13:50 day 2
- SMVT Bengaluru SMVB
- Journey
- 22h 30m
- 1067 km · 18 stops
18509 Visakhapatnam - SMVT Bengaluru Express leaves Visakhapatnam (VSKP) at 15:20 and reaches SMVT Bengaluru (SMVB) at 13:50 on day 2 of the run. The booked run is 1067 km in 22h 30m, with 18 stops including both ends. Both of the 2 trains booked from Visakhapatnam (VSKP) to SMVT Bengaluru (SMVB) take 22h 30m. Runs Sun. That is a stop every 63 km on average.
18509 at a glance
| Runs on | Sun |
|---|---|
| Calendar row for this train | to — beyond 2026-09-30, so not a date we stand behind |
| Timetable version covers | to |
| Average speed | 47.4 km/h including halts — ours (how) |
| Type | Express · Express |
| Reservation | Reserved (PRS) train. 18509 is a 1-, 2- or 8-series number: those are reserved. (how we decide) |
Time table and route
| Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VSKP Visakhapatnam | start | 15:20 | — | 0 |
| DVD Duvvada | 15:53 | 15:55 | 2m | 18 |
| AKP Anakapalle | 16:04 | 16:05 | 1m | 33 |
| YLM Elamanchili | 16:19 | 16:20 | 1m | 57 |
| SLO Samalkot Jn | 17:58 | 18:00 | 2m | 151 |
| RJY Rajamundry | 18:53 | 18:55 | 2m | 201 |
| EE Eluru | 20:08 | 20:10 | 2m | 291 |
| BZA Vijayawada Jn | 21:55 | 22:10 | 15m | 350 |
| OGL Ongole | 02:13 +1 | 02:15 +1 | 2m | 489 |
| NLR Nellore | 04:08 +1 | 04:10 +1 | 2m | 605 |
| GDR Gudur Jn | 04:58 +1 | 05:00 +1 | 2m | 643 |
| RU Renigunta Jn | 07:20 +1 | 07:30 +1 | 10m | 726 |
| KPD Katpadi Jn | 09:45 +1 | 09:55 +1 | 10m | 850 |
| JTJ Jolarpettai Jn | 11:08 +1 | 11:10 +1 | 2m | 934 |
| KPN Kuppam | 11:49 +1 | 11:50 +1 | 1m | 972 |
| BWT Bangarapet Jn | 12:20 +1 | 12:22 +1 | 2m | 1003 |
| KJM Krishnarajapurm | 13:03 +1 | 13:05 +1 | 2m | 1060 |
| SMVB SMVT Bengaluru | 13:50 +1 | end | — | 1067 |
What 18509’s schedule looks like
Of the 2 trains booked from Visakhapatnam (VSKP) to SMVT Bengaluru (SMVB), the other is 08581 Visakhapatnam - SMVT Bengaluru Special at 22h 30m.
Its longest run without a stop is 139 km and 4h 03m from Vijayawada Jn (BZA) to Ongole (OGL). The next longest is 124 km and 2h 15m from Renigunta Jn (RU) to Katpadi Jn (KPD).
At 22:00 it is standing at Vijayawada Jn (BZA), and at 06:00 on day 2 of the run it is between Gudur Jn (GDR) and Renigunta Jn (RU).
3 of its 16 intermediate stops are booked for five minutes or more, the longest of them 15 minutes at Vijayawada Jn (BZA), 10 minutes at Renigunta Jn (RU), 10 minutes at Katpadi Jn (KPD). The briefest stop is 1 minute at Anakapalle (AKP).
The run crosses midnight before Ongole (OGL); every later time carries a day marker.
It passes its own halfway mark of 534 km at Nellore (NLR), stop number 10 of 18, and is booked to stand at its stops for 58 minutes in all, 4% of the 22h 30m journey.
Its quickest booked leg is Anakapalle (AKP) to Elamanchili (YLM), 24 km at an average of 103 km/h.
After Visakhapatnam it calls first at Duvvada (DVD), Anakapalle (AKP), Elamanchili (YLM), Samalkot Jn (SLO) and Rajamundry (RJY).
Its last stops before SMVT Bengaluru are Katpadi Jn (KPD), Jolarpettai Jn (JTJ), Kuppam (KPN), Bangarapet Jn (BWT) and Krishnarajapurm (KJM).
Its stops are not evenly spread: 8 of the 16 fall in the first half of the distance and 8 in the second.
The busiest stations on its route are Vijayawada Jn (BZA), where 480 trains call, Katpadi Jn (KPD), where 312 trains call, Ongole (OGL), where 272 trains call.
At BZA it is booked in at 21:55 and away again at 22:10, 350 km into the run.
Other trains that share 18509’s route
From 18509’s halt rows, not its name. Trains without a page here are left out.
- 12864 SMVT Bengaluru Howrah Express — SMVB to HWH, 15 stations in common with 18509
- 16597 SMVT Bengaluru - Alipur Duar Jn Amritbharat — SMVB to APDJ, 15 stations in common with 18509
- 16223 SMVT Bengaluru - Radhikapur Express — SMVB to RDP, 14 stations in common with 18509
- 16523 SMVT Bengaluru - Balurghat Express — SMVB to BLGT, 14 stations in common with 18509
Reservation chart and seat availability
18509 is booked out of Visakhapatnam at 15:20, which puts it under rule RB-16.12.2025-B: its first reservation chart is expected at about 05:20 on the day of the journey. How we work this out.
It assumes 18509 is charted at Visakhapatnam. The rule is press-reported: no circular number has been located, and the first report covered one zone. Preparation can be later. The circulars, the second chart and what is still unsettled.
Check live seat availability for 18509 — Visakhapatnam to SMVT Bengaluru, fetched when you ask and never stored here (how).
Where this came from
Every time and distance above is read from timetable version , and from nothing else. Where the timetable data comes from.
The 05:20 above comes from a published railway order, worked out, never observed.