Usually starts by 6.30 p.m. in the evening from Chennai. So dinner can be brought from Chennai itself. No hawkers are allowed inside the new lhb coaches. Cleanliness is very good. Breakfast can be brought at Visakhapatnam as the train always reaches around 8 am. Pantry is fine but costly. Lunch can be brought from berhampur. A train in which u can get ticket in the last moment too.