Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad Garib Rath Express
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The Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad Garib Rath Express is a daily running superfast garib rath train of the Indian Railways connecting Secunderabad Railway Station to Visakhapatnam. This is the first and only Garib Rath to run daily.[1] The train numbers are 12739 and 12740. It belongs to the South Central Railways. Train number 12740 runs from Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam and train number 12739 runs from Visakhapatnam to Secunderabad.
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 VSKP-SC Garibrath | |||||
| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Garib Rath Express | ||||
| Locale | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana | ||||
| First service | 26 October 2008 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | South Central Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Visakhapatnam Junction Secunderabad Junction | ||||
| Stops | 10 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 701 km (436 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 11 hours 15 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 12739 / 12740 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 3 Tier Economy | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed |
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Train Details
editRoute
editThe train stops at Warangal, Khammam, Vijayawada, Eluru, Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Tuni, Anakapalle and Duvvada.[2]
Coaches
editThe rake initially had 3AC and AC Chair Car coaches; due to inconvenience in the AC Chair Car, it has been removed. Now the train runs with all 3AC coaches. When it was a non daily train, the rake was shared by Secunderabad Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express. But now it has a dedicated rake.
This train holds record for being the lengthiest Garib Rath Train in India. It has 18 AC Three Tier Coaches and 2 EOG Power Cars making a total of 20 coaches.
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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| GD1 | 3E1 | 3E2 | 3E3 | 3E4 | 3E5 | 3E6 | 3E7 | 3E8 | 3E9 | 3E10 | 3E11 | 3E12 | 3E13 | 3E14 | 3E15 | 3E16 | 3E17 | 3E18 | GD2 |
Loco
editIt is regularly hauled by a Lallaguda WAP7 locomotive with a reversal at Vijayawada.
See also
edit- List of trains run by Indian Railways
- Godavari Express - A daily ICF train connecting Hyderabad Deccan to Visakhapatnam.
- Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad Duronto Express - A series of point-to-point, non-stop AC/Non-AC trains run in India.
- Secunderabad – Visakhapatnam AC Express - Weekly AC train
- Visakha Express - A daily ICF train connecting Secunderabad to Bhubaneshwar.
References
edit- ^ "Secunderabad Visakhapatnam Garib Rath Express". Indian Railways. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ^ "duvvada-halt-for-garibrath". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 January 2015.