- Nizamabad - Visakhapatnam Express
The Nizamabad - Visakhapatnam Express is a passenger rail service connecting the cities of
Nizamabad andVisakhapatnam in the Indian state ofAndhra Pradesh . It is jointly operated by theSouth Central Railway andEast Coast Railway zones of theIndian Railways . The service was commissioned in October, 2006 after the complete conversion of theNanded division of the South Central Railway frommetre gauge intobroad gauge under Project Unigauge. This is a non-daily service that runs on Thursdays and Sundays.Train Numbers
Nizamabad to Visakhapatnam-- 8510
Visakhapatnam to Nizamabad-- 8509
Timings
* Bi-weekly service, operating on Thursdays and Sundays.
* Nizamabad-Vishakhapatnam departure-- 18.30 arrival-- 10.55 (Day 2)
* Visakhapatnam-Nizamabad departure-- 19.40 arrival-- 11.55 (Day 2)
* The train travels a distance of 861 km.
Composition
NZB-VSKP Express consists of 17 coaches and 1 locomotive.
* 1 x AC II coach
* 1 x AC III coach
* 10 x III tier Sleeper
* 4 x General/Unreserved
* 1 x RMPThe coaches are commissioned from the VSKP coaching depot. Unusually, few coaches from KCG were noted.
Locomotive
The train is hauled between Nizamabad and Secunderabad JN by a single WDM3A locomotive from the
Guntakal shed. Between Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam it is hauled by a single WAM4P locomotive belonging to theVijayawada shed.Stops - Nizamabad to Visakhapatnam, train no. 8510
Following is the list of stoppages in the service 8510, Nizamabad-Visakhapatnam.
NZB---Nizamabad (Source)
SC---Secunderabad Junction
KZJ---Kazipet Junction
BZA---Vijayawada Junction
EE---Eluru
RJY---Rajamundry
VSKP---Visakhapatnam (Destination)
Stops- Visakhapatnam to Nizamabad, train no. 8509
Following is the list of stoppages in the service 8509, Visakhapatnam-Nizamabad.
VSKP---Visakhapatnam (Source)
RJY---Rajamundry
EE---Eluru
BZA---Vijayawada Junction
KZJ---Kazipet Junction
SC---Secunderabad Junction
NZB---Nizamabad (Destination)
ee also
*
Rail transport in India
*List of Indian trains
*South Central Railway
*Trains of SCR
* Hyderabad
*Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express
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