- Narayanadri Express
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Narayanadri Express Overview Service type Superfast Train Locale Andhra Pradesh Current operator(s) South Central Railway Route Start Secunderabad Junction No. of intermediate stops 21 halts between Secunderabad Junction and Tirupati Main End Tirupati Main Distance travelled 661 km (411 mi) Average journey time 12 hours exactly Service frequency Daily Train number(s) 12734 / 12733 On-board services Class(es) 2-3AC, 1-2AC, 1 Combo coach of 1AC and 2AC(HA1), 14 SL, 3 GEN, 2 SLR Seating arrangements Yes Sleeping arrangements Yes Catering facilities Yes - Good Food Observation facilities Large Windows in All classes. Entertainment facilities Nil Baggage facilities Under the Seats Technical Rolling stock 4 Gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) (Broad Gauge) Operating speed 59 km/h (37 mph) (average with halts) The Narayanadri Express, No. 12733/12734, is a superfast train of Indian Railways, connecting Secundrabad to Tirupati.[1] The train belongs to the South Central Railway. It runs daily, via Guntur.
The train is named after one of the seven hills of Tirupathi. The train departs from Secunderabad at 18:05 hours and arrives in Tirupati Railway Station at 06:05 hours the next day. From Tirupati Railway Station, the train departs at 18:25 hours and arrives in Secunderabad at 06:25 hours the next day.
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Route
The train halts at the following places: Bibinagar, Ramannapet, Chityala, Nalgonda, Miryalaguda, Vishnupuram, Nadikudi, Piduguralla, Sattenapalle, Guntur Junction, Tenali, Bapatla, Chirala, Ongole, Singarayakonda, Kavali, Nellore, Gudur, Venkatagiri, Sri Kalahasti and Renigunta.
It halts for a maximum of 20mins at Guntur for a locomotive change.
Loco links
It gets a WDP4(Krishnarajapuram shed)loco in the Secunderabad to Guntur section and a Erode based WAP-4 locomotive for the Guntur to Tirupathi section. The same links are in either way
Classes
The train usually has a 1AC and 2AC combo coach(added in Sep'09), 1 AC 2-Tier Coach, 2 AC 3-Tier Coaches, 14 Sleeper Class Coaches, 1 Pantry Car, and 3 General Compartments and 2SLR's. A rake of the Narayanadri Express consists of 24 Coaches. It shares its rakes with the Falaknuma Express. One can see the Tirupati-Secunderabad-Howrah boards in the rakes.
References
- ^ "Narayanadri Express/2734". Indian Railways. http://indiarailinfo.com/train/1160. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
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