Trains of SCR

Trains of SCR

The South Central Railway operates various trains between different stations providing a well-developed and interconnected railway route and is considered a crucial zone connecting trains originating from East, West and North of India destined to Southern India. The South Central Railway zone, which has its head-quarters at Secunderabad, covers majority of Andhra Pradesh state leaving aside Waltair Division of East Coast Railway operating North Coastal Andhra region. SCR also covers small sections in the states of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamilnadu.

Train nomenclature

Each railway route in India has its own distinctive name, usually evocative of the places it connects or passes through. Usually, these names are taken from those of landmarks, landforms, rivers, famous people, or the important temples and shrines that lie along the route. Some important railway routes managed by the SCR are:

uper Fast Trains

#"2701/2702" Hussainsagar Express between Hyderabad and Mumbai CSTM is named after the famous lake in Hyderabad.
#"2703/2704" Falaknuma Express between Secunderabad and Howrah named after the Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad
#"2705/2706" Inter City Express between Secunderabad and Guntur via Vijayawada.
#"2707/2708" Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express tri-weekly between Tirupati and Hazrat Nizamuddin via Kadapa, Kurnool, Mahaboobnagar and Secunderabad.
#"2709/2710" Simhapuri Express between Secunderabad and Gudur is named after the historical name of Nellore Town.
#"2711/2712" Pinakini Express between Vijayawada and Chennai is named after the mythical name of the South Indian river Pennar.
#"2713/2714" Sathavahana Express between Secunderabad and Vijayawada after the Sathavahana kingdom in Andhra Pradesh.
#"2715/2716" Sachkhand Express between Nanded and Amritsar named after the holy Sikh Shrine in Nanded Via, Manmad,Bhopal,New Delhi.
#"2717/2718" Ratnachal Express between Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam is named after the Ratnachalam Hills in Andhra Pradesh.
#"2721/2722" Dakshin Express between Hyderabad and Hazrat Nizamuddin is named indicating South India.
#"2723/2724" Andhra Pradesh Express between Hyderabad and New Delhi is named after the state of Andhra Pradesh via,Nagpur,Bhopal.
#"2728/2727" Godavari Express between Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam is named after the South Indian River Godavari.
#"2729/2730" Pune-Nanded Express bi-weekly via Manmad.
#"2733/2734" Narayanadri Express between Secunderabad and Tirupati is named Lord Venkateshwara of Tirumala - Tirupati.
#"2735/2736" Garib Rath Express tri-weekly between Secunderabad and Yesvantpur via Raichur and Guntakal.
#"2737/2738" Gautami Express between Secunderabad and Kakinada after the river Gautami, a tributary to Godavari River.
#"2739/2740 Garib Rath Express between [Visakhapatnam] and Secunderabad Via, Warangal, Vijayawada Triweekly Express
#"2747/2748" Palnadu Express between Guntur and Vikarabad is named after the region of Pallava Nadu in Guntur District.
#"2760/2759" Charminar Express between Hyderabad and Chennai is named after Charminar, a historical monument in Hyderabad.
#"2763/2764" Padmavati Express between Secunderabad and Tirupati is named after the Goddess Padmavati, whose temple stands in Tirupati.
#"2785/2786" Kacheguda-Bangalore Express via Kurnool, Gooty and Yelahanka.
#"2797/2798" Venkatadri Express between Kacheguda and Chittoor after the Venkatachalam Hill range located at Tirupati

Express Trains

#"7001/7002" Secunderabad-Manmad Express via Vikarabad,Bidar and Parbhani,Aurangabad On Sundays from Secunderabad
#"7003/7004" Secunderabad-Manmad Express via Vikarabad,Bidar and Parbhani,Aurangabad on Friday from Secunderabad
#"7013/7014 Usmanabad-Hyderabad Tri Weekly Express Via, Bidar
#"7015/7016" Visakha Express between Secunderabad and Bhubaneshwar is named after the popular buddhist follower Visakha who resided in Vishakapatnam
#"7017/7018" Secunderabad-Rajkot Express tri-weekly via Pune, Surat, Vadodara, Ahmedabad.
#"7031/7032" Hyderabad-Mumbai CSTM Express via Wadi, Sholapur and Pune.
#'7035/7036" Telangana Express between Secunderabad and Sirpur Khagaznagar is named after the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh.
#"7037/7038" Secunderabad-Bikaner Express weekly via Kazipet, Bhusawal, Surat, Ahmedabad, Marwar and Jodhpur.
#"7049/7050" Secunderabad-Machilipatnam Express via Warangal and Vijayawada.
#"7058/7057" Devagiri Express between Secunderabad and Mumbai CSTM via Nizamabad named after Devagiri town known as Daulatabad Fort nearby Aurangabad.
#"7063/7064" Ajanta Express between Secunderabad and Manmad after the famous Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra connecting Shirdi via, Nizamabad and Nanded.
#"7091/7092" Secunderabad-Patna Express bi-weekly via Nagpur,Jabalpur and Varanasi.
#"7201/7202" Golconda express between Secunderabad and Guntur is named after the famous Golconda Fort situated in Hyderabad
#"7203/7204" Kakinada-Bhavnagar Express weekly via Vijayawada, Guntur, Secunderabad, Pune, Surat and Ahmedabad.
#"7205/7206" Kakinada Manmad Weekly Express Via, Vijayawada,Kazipet,Secunderabad,Bidar,Parbhani on Monday from Kakinada
#"7207/7208" Vijayawada-Manmad Weekly Express via Kazipet,Secunderabad, [Bidar,Parbhani on Tuesdays from Vijayawada
#"7209/7406" Sheshadri Express between Kakinada and Bangalore is named after the the Sacred Hill Range Sheshachalam in [Tirupati]
#"7211/7212" Machelipatnam - Yesvantpur Express via Gudivada,Vijayawada,Guntur,Gooty,Dharmavaram,Yelahanka
#"7225/7226" Amaravati Express tri-weekly between Vijayawada and Hubli named after Amaravathi Town, the capital city of Satavahanas, the first great Andhra kings and also an excavation site of an ancient Buddhist Stupa.
#"7229/7230" Sabari Express between Hyderabad and Trivandrum( via Coimbatore)is a pilgrim centre in Kerala, abode of Lord Ayyappa.
#"7233/7234" Bhagyanagar Express between Secunderabad and Sirpur Khagaznagar is named after the ancient name of Hyderabad City.
#"7239/7240" Simhadri Express between Guntur and Visakhapatnam is named after Simhachalam in Visakhapatnam, the abode of Lord Lakshmi Narasimha.#"7255/7256" Hyderabad-Narasapur Express via Nalgonda, Guntur and Vijayawada
#"7401/7402" Tirupati-Machilipatnam Express via Vijayawada.
#"7401A/7402A"Tirupati-Narsapur Express Link Express via Vijayawada
#"7405/7406" Krishna Express between Adilabad and Tirupati is named after the South Indian River Krishna.
#"7415/7416" Haripriya Express between Tirupati and Kolhapur via Guntakal, Hubli, Belgaum and Miraj.
#"7429/7430" Rayalaseema Express between Hyderabad and Tirupati is named after the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh.
#"7479/7480" Tirupati-Puri Express 5 day a week via Vijayawada, Bhimavaram, Visakhapatnam.
#"7481/7482" Tirupati-Bilaspur Express bi-weekly via Vijayawada, Bhimavaram, Visakhapatnam, Raipur.
#"7487/7488" Tirumala Express between Visakhapatnam and Tirupati is named after Tirumala, abode of Lord Venkateshwara of Tirupati.
#"7603/7604" Kacheguda-Yesvantpur Express Via Kurnool
#"7607/7608"Tungabhadra Express between Secunderabad and Kurnool Town Via Mahaboobnagar
#"7609/7610" Patna-Nanded-Purna Weekly Express between Patna and Purna via, Jabalpur,Nagpur,Adilabad and Nanded
#"7617/7618"Tapovan Express Between Nanded and Mumbai via Manmad named after Tapovan Ghat of Nasik.
#"7639/7640" Kacheguda-Nanded Express via, Nizamabad
#"7643/7644" Circar Express Between Chennai Egmore and Kakinada via Vijayawada
#"7651/7652" Kacheguda-Chennai Egmore Express Via Kurnool
#"7665/7666" Jaipur Link Express Between Parbhani and Purna
#"7687/7688" Marathwada Express between Manmad and Dharmabad via Aurangabad and Nanded.

Other trains

* Trains of SWR

See also

* Indian Railways
* Rail transport in India
* List of Indian trains
* List of railway stations in India
* Guntur division

External links

* [http://scrailway.gov.in/web/ South Central Railway]


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