Visakhapatnam Junction
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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
. Consequently a suburban halt on the mainline near Vizag Steel Plant, known as Duvvada, is being developed into a major station to improve services for the city. Visakhapatnam station is in the east coast railways and will be very soon having 10 platforms.The first in east coast railways to have these many platforms. All platforms can accommodate trains with 28 coaches.
There are direct rail links to Vijayawada Junction
, Secunderabad Railway Station
, Tirupati, Bhubaneswar
, Nagpur
, Bangalore
, Bhopal Junction
, Mumbai
, Surat
, Porbandar
, Okha
, Mangalore
, Tiruchchirapalli, Puri
, Raipur, Bilaspur
, Korba
, Nasik, Amritsar
, Patna
, Ernakulam
, Trivendrum, Kanniyakumari, Shirdi, Aurangabad
, Varanasi
, Lucknow
, Kanpur, Allahabad
, Gaya
, Ranchi
, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad
, Jammu Tawi
, Bhilai
, Gwalior, Chennai Central
, Howrah Station
, New Delhi Railway Station
etc., and also has direct services to Indore
, Ujjain
, Coimbatore
and Jaipur
amongst other major cities.
. Trains must go back the same way as they come. This is a major issue as it takes a considerable amount of time for trains to enter and exit the station. Some trains don't reach the station. They only touch Duvvada. Even though there are many trains passing through Visakhapatnam. Each train takes up to 20 minutes to reverse the locomotive and depart. With many trains arriving at the same time platforms are not always available. In case any train is late, the other trains are stopped at Duvvada
or Vizianagaram
. The Route Relay Interlocking (RRI) system, an arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through an arrangement of tracks such as junctions or crossings, is said to be one of the major causes for these trains being held up after Duvvada Station.
, Bhavana Saxena announced that the CCTVs, which are video camera
s used to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors. would be installed all over the station in order to prevent thefts and increase security levels for women and children.
and Secunderabad
everyday. To clear the rush, there are over 18 trains connecting Visakhapatnam
and Secunderabad
. The Godavari Express
, one of the most prestigious trains of the South Central Railway, is considered the best way between the cities. However, the rush for the train is too high, that tickets have to be booked before 2 months from the journey.
garib rath
train of the Indian Railways connecting connecting Secunderabad
to Visakhapatnam
. Train number 12740 leaves Secunderabad
at 2015 hrs and arrives at Visakhapatnam
the next day at 0730 hrs. Train number 12739 leaves Visakhapatnam
at 2030 hrs and arrives at Secunderabad
the next day at 0810 hrs. This is the fastest train between the cities of Visakhapatnam
and Secunderabad
. The train sometimes brings the Lallaguda
based WAP7
locomotive to the station, one of the only two trains reaching the city with a WAP7
.
(Minister of Indian Railways) recently announced in 2011-12 Railway Budget, The Visakhapatnam - Secunderabad Duronto Express
, a proposed superfast
AC express train of the Indian Railways connecting Secunderabad
to Visakhapatnam
. 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 from Visakhapatnam to Secunderabad will leave Visakhapatnam at 10:35 PM on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays and reach Secunderabad at 08:00 AM on the next day. The train from Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam will depart Secunderabad at 08:40 PM on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and reach Visakhapatnam at 06:05 AM on the next day.
Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...
, Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The railway stationis under the control of East Coast Railway
East Coast Railway
The East Coast Railway is one of the sixteen railway zones of Indian Railways came into existence from 1 April 2003.The geographical jurisdiction of this railway zone extends over three states encompressing almost all parts of Orissa along with parts of Srikakulam, Vizainagaram and Visakhapatnam...
of Indian Railways
Indian Railways
Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
. It stands on the Chennai Central
Chennai Central
Chennai Central , erstwhile Madras Central, is the main railway terminus in the city of Chennai . It is the home of the Southern Railway and the most important rail hub in South India. The other major railway hub stations in the city are Chennai Egmore and Tambaram...
-Howrah Station
Howrah station
Howrah Station is one of the four intercity train stations serving Howrah and Kolkata, India; the others are Sealdah Station, Shalimar Station and Kolkata railway station in Kolkata. Howrah is situated on the West bank of the Hooghly River, linked to Kolkata by the magnificent Howrah Bridge which...
route, though the mainline bypasses the Central Station
Central Station
-Railway stations:A central station is generally the principal passenger railway station of major towns and cities which have multiple stations, or a station owned by a railway with "Central" in its name, such as the English Great Central Railway....
. Consequently a suburban halt on the mainline near Vizag Steel Plant, known as Duvvada, is being developed into a major station to improve services for the city. Visakhapatnam station is in the east coast railways and will be very soon having 10 platforms.The first in east coast railways to have these many platforms. All platforms can accommodate trains with 28 coaches.
There are direct rail links to Vijayawada Junction
Vijayawada 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...
, Secunderabad Railway Station
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...
, Tirupati, Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar is the capital of the Indian state of Orissa, officially Odisha. The city has a long history of over 2000 years starting with Chedi dynasty who had Sisupalgarh near present-day Bhubaneswar as their capital...
, Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
, Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, Bhopal Junction
Bhopal Junction
Bhopal Junction is a Major Railway Junction of India and main railway station of Bhopal City, the capital of Madhya Pradesh.-Construction:...
, Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, Surat
Surat
Surat , also known as Suryapur, is the commercial capital city of the Indian state of Gujarat. Surat is India's Eighth most populous city and Ninth-most populous urban agglomeration. It is also administrative capital of Surat district and one of the fastest growing cities in India. The city proper...
, Porbandar
Porbandar
Porbandar is a coastal city in the Indian state of Gujarat, perhaps best known for being the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama...
, Okha
Okha, India
Okha is a small costal town near Jamnagar, Gujarat, in India, surrounded by the sea and has a beach. The town is famous for its Lord Krishna Temple "Bet Dwaraka", residence of Lord Krishna. The town is connected by rail and bus to the major cities of Guajrat and the rest of India. Okha is one of...
, Mangalore
Mangalore
Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...
, Tiruchchirapalli, Puri
Puri
Puri is district headquarter, a city situated about south of state capital Bhubaneswar, on the eastern coast of the Bay of Bengal in the Indian state of Orissa. It is also known as Jagannath Puri after the Jagannath Temple . It is a holy city of the Hindus as a part of the Char Dham pilgrimages...
, Raipur, Bilaspur
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
Bilaspur is a city in Bilaspur District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, situated 111 km north of state capital, Raipur. It is the second-largest city in the state. It is the administrative headquarter of Bilaspur district...
, Korba
Korba, Chhattisgarh
Korba is a city and an industrial area in Korba District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.Korba is the power capital of the newly formed state Chhattisgarh. The district comes under Bilaspur division and is inhabited mainly by tribals including the protected tribe Korwas...
, Nasik, Amritsar
Amritsar
Amritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077...
, Patna
Patna
Paṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...
, Ernakulam
Ernakulam
Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...
, Trivendrum, Kanniyakumari, Shirdi, Aurangabad
Aurangabad
-Places:Cities* Aurangabad, Maharashtra, a city in Maharashtra, India* Aurangabad, Bihar, a city and a municipality in Aurangabad district, Bihar, India* Aurangabad Bangar, a census town in Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh, India...
, Varanasi
Varanasi
-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...
, Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
, Kanpur, Allahabad
Allahabad
Allahabad , or Settled by God in Persian, is a major city of India and is one of the main holy cities of Hinduism. It was renamed by the Mughals from the ancient name of Prayaga , and is by some accounts the second-oldest city in India. It is located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,...
, Gaya
Gaya, India
Gaya is the second largest city of Bihar, India, and it is also the headquarters of Gaya District.Gaya is 100 kilometers south of Patna, the capital city of Bihar. Situated on the banks of Falgu River , it is a place sanctified by both the Hindu and the Buddhist religions...
, Ranchi
Ranchi
-Climate:Ranchi has a humid subtropical climate. However, due to its position and the forests around the city, it is known for its pleasant climate. Its climate is the primary reason why Ranchi was once the summer capital of the undivided State of Bihar...
, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad
Dhanbad
Dhanbad features climate that is transitional between a humid subtropical climate and a tropical wet and dry climate. Summer starts from last week of March and ends in mid-June. Peak temperature in summer can reach 47oC. Dhanbad also receives heavy rainfall...
, Jammu Tawi
Jammu Tawi
Jammu Tawi is a Railway station in Jammu, in India. It is very well connected with the major cities of India such as New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune, Ahemedabad, Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Patna, Lucknow, Varanasi, Vadodara, Gorakhpur, Dehradun,...
, Bhilai
Bhilai
Bhilai or Bhilai Nagar is a city in the Durg district of Chhattisgarh, in eastern central India. As of 2001, it had a population of 753,837. The city is located west of the capital Raipur, on the main Howrah–Mumbai rail line, and National Highway 6...
, Gwalior, Chennai Central
Chennai Central
Chennai Central , erstwhile Madras Central, is the main railway terminus in the city of Chennai . It is the home of the Southern Railway and the most important rail hub in South India. The other major railway hub stations in the city are Chennai Egmore and Tambaram...
, Howrah Station
Howrah station
Howrah Station is one of the four intercity train stations serving Howrah and Kolkata, India; the others are Sealdah Station, Shalimar Station and Kolkata railway station in Kolkata. Howrah is situated on the West bank of the Hooghly River, linked to Kolkata by the magnificent Howrah Bridge which...
, New Delhi Railway Station
New Delhi Railway Station
The New Delhi Railway Station , station code NDLS, situated between Ajmeri Gate and Paharganj is the main railway station in Delhi. New Delhi railway station is the second busiest and one of the largest in India. It handles over 300 trains each day with 16 platforms and about 360,000 passengers...
etc., and also has direct services to Indore
Indore
Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631...
, Ujjain
Ujjain
Ujjain , is an ancient city of Malwa region in central India, on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River , today part of the state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative centre of Ujjain District and Ujjain Division.In ancient times the city was called Ujjayini...
, Coimbatore
Coimbatore
Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....
and Jaipur
Jaipur
Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....
amongst other major cities.
Current Issues
The station is a terminal stationTerminal Station
Terminal Station is a 1953 film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It tells the story of the love affair between an Italian man and an American woman. The film was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.-Production:...
. Trains must go back the same way as they come. This is a major issue as it takes a considerable amount of time for trains to enter and exit the station. Some trains don't reach the station. They only touch Duvvada. Even though there are many trains passing through Visakhapatnam. Each train takes up to 20 minutes to reverse the locomotive and depart. With many trains arriving at the same time platforms are not always available. In case any train is late, the other trains are stopped at Duvvada
Duvvada
Duvvada is a village in Gajuwaka mandal of Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh, India.There is a sub-urban railway station of Visakhapatnam in East Coast Railway, Indian Railways. Visakhapatnam steel plant is close to Duvvada station. Some long distance trains halt at Duvvada station...
or Vizianagaram
Vizianagaram
Vizianagaram is the main city of the Vizianagaram District of north-eastern Andhra Pradesh in southern India. Vizianagaram district was formed on 1 June 1979, with some parts carved from the neighbouring districts of Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam. It is, at present, the largest municipality of...
. The Route Relay Interlocking (RRI) system, an arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through an arrangement of tracks such as junctions or crossings, is said to be one of the major causes for these trains being held up after Duvvada Station.
Security
In June 2010, following the theft of Rs.21 lakhs from the ticket booking counter at the Kacheguda Railway Station, The Indian Railways Deputy Inspector GeneralIndian Railways
Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
, Bhavana Saxena announced that the CCTVs, which are video camera
Video camera
A video camera is a camera used for electronic motion picture acquisition, initially developed by the television industry but now common in other applications as well. The earliest video cameras were those of John Logie Baird, based on the electromechanical Nipkow disk and used by the BBC in...
s used to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors. would be installed all over the station in order to prevent thefts and increase security levels for women and children.
Passenger Rush
There are over 5, 000 people travelling between VisakhapatnamVisakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...
and 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...
everyday. To clear the rush, there are over 18 trains connecting Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...
and 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...
. The Godavari Express
Godavari Express
The Godavari Express is one of the most prestigious trains of South Central Railway and runs between Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad...
, one of the most prestigious trains of the South Central Railway, is considered the best way between the cities. However, the rush for the train is too high, that tickets have to be booked before 2 months from the journey.
Ticket Scam
The most troublesome problem with the Visakhapatnam railway Station is the non-availability of tickets. The workers at the ticket counters sell the tickets at prices higher than normal to the local travel agents. Those travel agents then sell the tickets to the passenger at a much more higher rate. Even on the 90th day from the booking, the tickets are not given to the passengers. When people try to book tickets online, that too becomes impossible. The IRCTC website gets heavily blocked during the morning hours, when the Tatkal Booking is opened.Platforms 7 and 8
To control heavy traffic of Trains and passengers, the Visakhapatnam railway station will given a sixth platform and a second entrance at Gnanapuram in [2008]. There was still a gap for construction two more platforms in the middle of platform 5 and 6. In [2010], as the number of trains increased, the gap was filled with the new platforms. The platform at Gnanapuram entrance, numbered 6, was re-numbered as 8 and the two new platforms 6 and 7 were constructed. according to railway officials, these two platforms could be useful in bringing back the diverted trains to the city.Garib Rath Express
The Visakhapatnam - Secunderabad Garib Rath Express is a daily running superfastSuperfast 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...
garib rath
Garib Rath
The Garib Rath express train is one of the premier trains introduced by the Indian Railways in 2005 by Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav to provide fully air-conditioned travel to those passengers who could not afford the expensive tickets of the fully air-conditioned coaches as in Rajdhani...
train of the Indian Railways connecting 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...
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...
. Train number 12740 leaves Secunderabad
Secunderabad
Secunderabad popularly known as the twin city of Hyderabad is located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh north of Hyderabad. Named after Sikandar Jah, the third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, Secunderabad was founded in 1806 AD as a British cantonment...
at 2015 hrs and arrives at Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...
the next day at 0730 hrs. Train number 12739 leaves Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...
at 2030 hrs and arrives at Secunderabad
Secunderabad
Secunderabad popularly known as the twin city of Hyderabad is located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh north of Hyderabad. Named after Sikandar Jah, the third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, Secunderabad was founded in 1806 AD as a British cantonment...
the next day at 0810 hrs. This is the fastest train between the cities of Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...
and Secunderabad
Secunderabad
Secunderabad popularly known as the twin city of Hyderabad is located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh north of Hyderabad. Named after Sikandar Jah, the third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, Secunderabad was founded in 1806 AD as a British cantonment...
. The train sometimes brings the 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 WAP7
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 to the station, one of the only two trains reaching the city with a WAP7
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 .-...
.
Duronto Express
Mamata BanerjeeMamata 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) recently announced in 2011-12 Railway Budget, The Visakhapatnam - Secunderabad Duronto Express
Secunderabad Visakhapatnam Duronto Express
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 connecting Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam .-Schedule:...
, 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 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...
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...
. 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 from Visakhapatnam to Secunderabad will leave Visakhapatnam at 10:35 PM on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays and reach Secunderabad at 08:00 AM on the next day. The train from Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam will depart Secunderabad at 08:40 PM on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and reach Visakhapatnam at 06:05 AM on the next day.