Pinakini Express

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Pinakini Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast Express train
LocaleAndhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
First service1 July 1992; 29 years ago (1992-07-01)
Current operator(s)
Route
StartVijayawada Junction
Stops12
EndChennai Central
Distance travelled431 km (268 mi)
Average journey time7 hours
Service frequencyDaily
On-board services
Class(es)AC Chair Car, Second Class Sitting, General
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesYes
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed60 km/h (37 mph) average with halts
Route map
Pinakini Express Route map.jpg

Pinakini Express (numbered:12711/12712) is a Superfast Express of Indian Railways, operated between Vijayawada Junction and Chennai Central.[1] It administers under the Vijayawada railway division of the South Coast Railway zone.[2]

Halting stations[]

The train halts at

Achievements[]

Pinakini Express is the first train in the south India to get a green toilet .It is named after River Penna.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Train Name Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. p. 12. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Chennai – Vijayawada Pinakini Express train to be delayed – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Green toilets introduced in Pinakini Express". The Hindu. 29 March 2008. Archived from the original on 1 April 2008.
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