Tungabhadra Express
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![]() Kurnool city–Secunderabad Tungabhadra Express with a Guntakal-based WDM-3A locomotive | |||||
Overview | |||||
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Service type | Express train | ||||
Locale | Andhra Pradesh & Telangana | ||||
Current operator(s) | South Central Railway | ||||
Route | |||||
Start | Kurnool City | ||||
Stops | 14 | ||||
End | Secunderabad | ||||
Distance travelled | 243 km (151 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 4 hours 55 minutes | ||||
Service frequency | Daily | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | 1 AC Chair Car, 8 Second Class Sitting, 7 General, 2 SLR | ||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | No | ||||
Catering facilities | Yes | ||||
Technical | |||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Operating speed | 49 km/h (30 mph) average with halts | ||||
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The Tungabhadra Express is an Express train in India which runs between Kurnool City in Andhra Pradesh and Secunderabad Jn in Telangana. This train is named after the River Tungabhadra. The Secunderabad Division of the South Central Railway division of the Indian Railways administers this train.
In Thamizh, Thunga means sleep, and therefore this slowest train is synonymous to the sleepiness introduced into the passengers due to the lethargy introduced by the slow journey inside this train, ironically hauled by a WDP-4D from Gotti shed.
Numbering[]
Train number 17023 runs from Secunderabad Jn to Kurnool City while 17024 runs from Kurnool City to Secunderabad Jn.
Rake sharing[]
This train has rake sharing with 12705/12706 Guntur–Secunderabad Intercity Express.
Route[]
The train starts from Secunderabad Jn at 07:30 hours and reaches Kurnool City at 12:30 hours the same day. In the return direction it leaves Kurnool City at 15:00 hours and reaches Secunderabad Jn at 19:55 hours the same day. The train runs via Kacheguda, Malakpet, Falaknuma, Shadnagar, Jadcherla, Mahabubnagar, Wanaparthy, Gadwal.
Loco[]
The train is generally hauled by WDG–3A twins of .
Classes[]
The 16-coach composition contains 1 A/C Chair car, 8 Second sitting, 7 Unreserved and 2 SLR.
See also[]
References[]
- Transport in Secunderabad
- Express trains in India
- Rail transport in Telangana
- Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh
- Named passenger trains of India