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Visakhapatnam–Guntur Uday Express

The 22701 / 22702 Visakhapatnam–Guntur Uday Express is a Double-decker AC chair Car train of the Indian Railways connecting Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Guntur in Andhra Pradesh.[1][2] It is currently being operated with 22701/22702 train numbers on five days a week. It operates at an average speed of 55 km/h.[3][4]

Visakhapatnam – Guntur UDAY Express
Overview
Service typeUday Express
LocaleAndhra Pradesh
First service26 September 2019; 5 years ago (2019-09-26)
Current operator(s)East Coast Railways (ECoR)
Route
TerminiVisakhapatnam (VSKP)
Guntur Junction (GNT)
Stops8
Distance travelled384 km (239 mi)
Average journey time7h 40m
Service frequencyFive Days (except Sunday, Thursday)
Train number(s)22701 / 22702
On-board services
Class(es)AC Chair Car
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesYes
Technical
Rolling stockLHB-Uday
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed55 km/h (34 mph) average including halts

Coach composition

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Utkrisht Double Decker Air Conditioned Yatri Express will be double-decker trains with 40% additional passenger capacity.[5] They will run on busy route by Indian Railways with features of LED screen display to show information about stations, train speed etc. and will have announcement system as well, Vending machines for tea, coffee and milk, Bio toilets in compartments as well as CCTV cameras.[6]

UDAY Express has a total of 10 coaches; 3 coaches with Dining facility with seating capacity of 104 Seats each and 5 coaches without dining with seating capacity of 120 seats. The remaining two will be power cars.[7]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
22701   EOG C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 SLR
22702   SLR C7 C6 C5 C4 C3 C2 C1 EOG

Service

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It averages 50 km/h as 22701 Uday Express starts from Visakhapatnam, covering 381 km in 7 hrs 40 mins and 55 km/h as 22702 Uday Express starts from Guntur, covering 381 km in 6 hrs 55 min.[8][9]

Route & halts

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  1. Visakhapatnam
  2. Duvvada
  3. Anakapalle
  4. Tuni
  5. Samalkot Junction
  6. Rajahmundry
  7. Tadepalligudem
  8. Eluru
  9. Vijayawada Junction
  10. Guntur Junction

Traction

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Both trains are hauled by a Visakhapatnam-based WAP-7 locomotive on its entire journey.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Second double-decker Uday Express to run between Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada". The Economic Times. 19 August 2019.
  2. ^ "2nd UDAY Express to run between Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada". Current Affairs Today. 20 August 2019.
  3. ^ "UDAY Express from Vizag to Vijayawada: All new AC double-decker train launched; check time table, fare". The Financial Express. 26 September 2019.
  4. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (11 January 2024). "Uday Express to be extended to Guntur from Jan. 13". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 January 2024. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "Uday Express Vizag-Vijaywada Double-decker AC Train: All You Need to Know". News18.
  6. ^ Livemint (19 August 2019). "Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam double-decker Uday Express: Timings, schedule". Mint.
  7. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (12 January 2024). "Kishan Reddy to flag off extended three trains in AP today". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 January 2024. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ Vizag, Team Yo! (11 January 2024). "Extension of Visakhapatnam to Vijayawada Uday express trains". Vizag. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Andhra Pradesh: G Kishan Reddy flags off three trains from Guntur | Headlines". Devdiscourse. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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