Secunderabad Visakhapatnam Duronto Express
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The Secunderabad - Visakhapatnam Duronto Express
is a proposed superfast
AC express train of the Indian Railways, announced in 2011-12 Railway Budget by Mamata Banerjee
(Minister of Indian Railways) connecting Secunderabad
(SC) to Visakhapatnam
(VSKP).
where the locomotive will be reversed.
at Kapurthala
.
The train will be regularly hauled by a Lallaguda
based WAP 7
locomotive.
Duronto Express
Duronto Express is a category of long distance trains on Indian Railways. The special feature of these trains is that they run non-stop from source to destination, barring technical halts. All Duronto Express trains can be easily recognized by the characteristic yellow-green livery of their...
is a proposed superfast
Superfast Mail/Express
Superfast Mail/Express trains are faster Express rail service of India with Superfast charge levied over Mail/Express charges. Superfast trains make small number of stops, unlike Mail/Express and hence cover the same distance in marginally lower time span, as compared to their counterparts...
AC express train of the Indian Railways, announced in 2011-12 Railway Budget by Mamata Banerjee
Mamata Banerjee
Mamata Banerjee is the 11th and current chief minister of the Indian state of West Bengal. She is the first woman to hold the office. Banerjee founded All India Trinamool Congress in 1997 and became chairperson, after separating from the Indian National Congress...
(Minister of Indian Railways) connecting Secunderabad
Secunderabad Railway Station
Secunderabad Railway Station , also referred as Secunderabad Junction, is a major intercity rail station and a commuter rail hub in the Hyderabad Urban Area. It is located in the city of Secunderabad and falls under the South Central Railway zone of Indian Railways...
(SC) to Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam Junction
Visakhapatnam Junction is a major railway station located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. The railway stationis under the control of East Coast Railway of Indian Railways. It stands on the Chennai Central -Howrah Station route, though the mainline bypasses the Central Station...
(VSKP).
Schedule
The train will run non-stop between the two cities cover the distance of 701 km (435.6 mi) in 9 hours, 25 minutes. It will be the fastest train between the two cities. The train(No: 22204) will depart Secunderabad at 08:30 PM on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and reach Visakhapatnam at 06:05 AM on the next day. In the return direction the train(No: 22203) will depart Visakhapatnam at 10:35 PM on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays and reach Secunderabad at 08:00 AM on the next day. The train will have a technical stop at Vijayawada JunctionVijayawada Junction
Vijayawada Junction is a major railway station of Indian Railways serving the city of Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. The station falls in the Vijayawada railway division of the South Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways...
where the locomotive will be reversed.
- Train NO 22203/22204 operational dates are notified later
Coach Composition
The rake initially will have 10 AC Three Tier Coaches, 4 AC Two Tier Coaches, 2 AC First Class and 2 EOG Cars making a total of 18 coaches. The coaches in the train are of crash-worthy design from Alstom-LHB and , built by Rail Coach FactoryRail Coach Factory
Established in 1986, the Rail Coach Factory was the second coach manufacturing unit of Indian Railways. Its foundation stone was laid by the then Prime Minister of India Mr. Rajiv Gandhi...
at Kapurthala
Kapurthala
Kapurthala is a city in Punjab state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Kapurthala District. It was the capital of the Kapurthala State, a princely state in British India. The secular and aesthetic mix of the city with its prominent buildings based on French and Indo-Saracenic...
.
The train will be regularly hauled by a Lallaguda
Lallaguda
≥Lallaguda is a suburb in Secunderabad, India. It is close to Malkajgiri. It is 7 km away from the city centre. This area is covered with railway quarters. Lallaguda is divided into south and North Lallaguda by the railway track dividing it...
based WAP 7
Indian locomotive class WAP-7
WAP 7 is a high speed locomotive indigenously developed by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works. It is capable of hauling trains at speeds ranging between 140 and 160 km per hour and is now largely used by Northern Railways , South Central Railways , South Western Railway and Southern Railways .-...
locomotive.
Sources
- Nine new Duronto Trains to be introduced in FY12: Railway Budget
- Windfall for AP with 16 new services
- Nine Duronto trains to be introduced
- Vizag Duronto Express on Track
- Vizag gets AC duronto train
- Duronto Express likely from mid-June
See also
- Duronto ExpressDuronto ExpressDuronto Express is a category of long distance trains on Indian Railways. The special feature of these trains is that they run non-stop from source to destination, barring technical halts. All Duronto Express trains can be easily recognized by the characteristic yellow-green livery of their...
- Godavari ExpressGodavari ExpressThe Godavari Express is one of the most prestigious trains of South Central Railway and runs between Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad...
- Secunderabad Vishakhapatnam Garib Rath ExpressSecunderabad Vishakhapatnam Garib Rath ExpressThe Secunderabad - Visakhapatnam Garib Rath Express is a daily running superfast garib rath train of the Indian Railways connecting Secunderabad Railway Station to Visakhapatnam , which started as a tri-weekly train and then ran for 4 days a week and finally made a daily train. This is the first...
- Visakha ExpressVisakha ExpressThe Visakha Express is an express train of the Indian Railways connecting Secunderabad to Bhubaneshwar , which runs daily. The train numbers are 17015 and 17016. It belongs to the South Central Railways. Train number 17016 leaves Secunderabad at 1700 hrs and arrives at Bhubaneshwar the next day ...
- Secunderabad Mumbai Duronto ExpressSecunderabad Mumbai Duronto ExpressThe Secunderabad - Mumbai Duronto Express is a superfast AC express train of the Indian Railways connecting Secunderabad to Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Terminus . It is currently being operated with 12219 / 12220 train numbers.-Schedule:...
- Secunderabad New Delhi Duronto ExpressSecunderabad New Delhi Duronto ExpressThe Secunderabad - New Delhi Duronto Express is a superfast express train of the Indian Railways connecting Secunderabad to Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin . It is currently being operated with 12285 / 12286 train numbers.-Schedule:...
- Secunderabad Railway StationSecunderabad Railway StationSecunderabad Railway Station , also referred as Secunderabad Junction, is a major intercity rail station and a commuter rail hub in the Hyderabad Urban Area. It is located in the city of Secunderabad and falls under the South Central Railway zone of Indian Railways...