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Nagawali Express

Nagavali Express near Lallaguda, Secunderabad.
Overview
Service type	Express train
Locale	Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana & Maharashtra
First service	23 March 2003; 21 years ago (2003-03-23)
Current operator(s)	East Coast Railway
Route
Termini	Sambalpur (SBP) Hazur Sahib Nanded (NED)
Stops	19
Distance travelled	1,480 km (920 mi)
Average journey time	29 hours 45 minutes
Service frequency	Tri-Weekly
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF coach
Track gauge	Broad Gauge (1,676 mm)
Operating speed	49 km/h (30 mph) average including halts.
Route map

The Nagawali Express or Nagavali Express is a train belonging to the East Coast Railway. It runs between Sambalpur and Nanded as a bi-weekly express train. The train first ran between Sambalpur and Nizamabad on 23 March 2003. The train was later extended from Nizamabad to Hazur Sahib Nanded. The frequency was increased from bi-weekly to tri-weekly in the 2013 rail budget. It was named after the Nagavali River.

Service

It serves the states of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra. It has 19 halts on its way. It starts from Sambalpur on Sunday, Monday and Friday at 08:50 and reaches Hazur Sahib Nanded on Monday, Tuesday and Saturday at 14:35. The train from Sambalpur to Nanded is numbered as 18309 and from Nanded to Sambalpur as 18310.

Locomotives

It was hauled by electric locomotive WAP-7 of VSKP shed from Sambalpur to Visakhapatnam, from Visakhapatnam to Hazur Sahib Nanded hauled by WAP-4 or WAP-7 of Lallaguda loco shed .

Time table

18309- Sambalpur to Hazur Sahib Nanded

18310- Hazur Sahib Nanded to Sambalpur

Gallery

• 18309 (SBP-NED) Nagavali Express at Moulaali with a WAM-4 Loco
• Nagavali Express name-board in Telugu language
• 18309 (SBP-NED) Nagavali Express at Lallaguda with a WDP-4 loco
• 18309 (SBP-NED) Nagavali Express crossing Lallaguda

References

1. "Nagawali Express Info".
2. "Extension from Nizamabad to Hazur Sahib Nanded". The Times of India. 25 February 2011.
3. "Increase in frequency".
4. "Nagavali Express/20809 Time Table/Schedule: Visakhapatnam to Secunderabad ECoR/East Coast Zone – Railway Enquiry".
5. "20810/Nagavali Express (PT) – Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam ECoR/East Coast Zone – Railway Enquiry".
6. "Train frequency increased". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 3 February 2014.
7. "National Train Enquiry System -Indian Railways". Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
8. "20810/Nagavali Express (PT) – Hazur Sahib Nanded to Sambalpur ECoR/East Coast Zone – Railway Enquiry".

• Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh
• Rail transport in Odisha
• East Coast Railway zone
• Named passenger trains of India
• Rail transport in Maharashtra
• Rail transport in Telangana
• Transport in Nanded
• Transport in Sambalpur
• Express trains in India