Shalimar–Secunderabad AC Superfast Express

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Secunderabad–Shalimar
AC Superfast Express

Secunderabad–Shalimar AC Superfast Express rake.

Overview

Service type

AC Superfast

Locale

Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha & West Bengal

First service

28 May 2013; 11 years ago (2013-05-28)

Current operator(s)

South Central Railway

Route

Termini

Secunderabad (SC)
Shalimar (SHM)

Stops

Distance travelled

1,577 km (980 mi)

Average journey time

25 hours 55 minutes

Service frequency

Weekly

Train number(s)

12773 / 12774

On-board services

Class(es)

AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier

Seating arrangements

Sleeping arrangements

Yes

Catering facilities

On-board catering,
E-catering

Observation facilities

Large windows

Baggage facilities

Available

Other facilities

Below the seats

Technical

Rolling stock

LHB coach

Track gauge

Broad Gauge – 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Operating speed

60 km/h (37 mph) average including halts.

Route map

The 12773 / 12774 Secunderabad–Shalimar AC Superfast Express is a Superfast AC Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Secunderabad (SC) to Kolkata Shalimar (SHM). It is handled by the South Central Railway zone (SCR). The train was announced in the 2012 Annual Railway Budget of India and its rake was rolled out in September 2012. The train stops at 14 stations en route, connecting major cities like Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar and Kharagpur. The train runs weekly. The train was flagged off from Secunderabad on 28 May 2013 at 11:00 am by Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy, the then Minister of State of Railways and Anjan Kumar Yadav, an MP from Secunderabad.

The locomotive links for this train have not been fixed yet but often the train is hauled by a Lallaguda-based WAP-7 or WAP-4 locomotive between Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam. Then, it is often seen with an Itarsi or Bhusawal-based WAG-5.

Overview

Since the train is fully air-conditioned, it has no unreserved coaches. It has 11 third AC, three second AC and one first class coaches. Along with two generator cars, it has 17 coaches in total. The train has no pantry car and offers no catering. The up train departs Secunderabad every Tuesday at 5:30 am and arrives at Shalimar every Wednesday at 9:05 am. The down train departs Shalimar every Wednesday at 4:05 pm and arrives at Secunderabad every Thursday at 7:00 pm.

The train has a total of 14 stops en route. The up train stops at Warangal, Rajahmundry, Samalkota, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, Berhampur, Khordha, Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Balasore, Kharagpur and Santragachi.Also there is demand that halt at Eluru railway station have to be provided. Unlike most trains, this train has two rake reversals, one at Vijayawada and one at Visakhapatnam. Albeit the LHB rake, the average speed of the train is only 60 km/h. The train's rake remains idle over weekends, which resulted in it being used during May–July 2013 to run a special AC express train between Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam, the route with the highest demand in Andhra Pradesh.

Technical

The train is equipped with LHB coach. They are considered to be "anti-telescopic", which means they do not get turned over, if the train derails or gets involved in a collision. These coaches are made of stainless steel and the interiors are made of aluminium which make them lighter as compared to conventional rakes. Each coach also has an "advanced pneumatic disc brake system" for efficient braking at higher speeds, "modular interiors" that integrate lighting into ceiling and luggage racks with wider windows. The improved suspension system of LHB coach ensures more riding comfort for the passengers compared to conventional rakes. The air conditioning system of the LHB coach is of higher capacity compared to the older rakes and is controlled by a microprocessor which is said to give passengers better comfort than the older coaches during summer and winter seasons. They are relatively quieter as each coach can produce a maximum noise level of 60 decibels while conventional coaches can produce 100 decibels. Each LHB coach costs between Rs 15 million to 20 million, whereas the power car which houses a generator costs about 30 million.

Similar train

The South Eastern Railway (SER) also runs a train along this route with the same name along with non-AC sleeper coaches. The 22849/50 Shalimar–Secunderabad Superfast Express is a weekly superfast express train of the Indian Railways operated by SER. Since it is run by SER which is headquartered in West Bengal, the train's base is at Kolkata. The up train departs Shalimar every Wednesday at 12:20 pm and arrives at Secunderabad every Thursday at 3:00 pm. The down train departs Secunderabad every Friday at 5:30 am and arrives at Shalimar every Saturday at 9:05 am. The up train departs exactly three hours and forty-five minutes before the AC express. The down train shares the same times lot as the AC Superfast run by SCR.

References

Special train between Shalimar, Secunderabad. The Hindu. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
News Entry# 134895. India Rail Info. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
"Secunderabad - Shalimar AC Express/12774". India Rail Info. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
"Shalimar - Secunderabad AC Express/12773". India Rail Info. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
Secunderabad Visakhapatnam AC Express/07148. Indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
"Blog Entry# 766760". India Rail Info. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
"New coaches for Mumbai Rajdhani". Business Line. 19 May 2003. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
"New-look coaches likely in Shatabdi Exp". The Times of India. 29 June 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
"LHB coach saved Rajdhani passengers". The Times of India. 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 12 April 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
"Old rake allotted to Duronto Express". The Hindu. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
"Shalimar - Secunderabad (Weekly) SF Express/22849". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
"Secunderabad Shalimar Express/22850". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2 August 2013.

Railways in Southern India

Authority

Railway companies

Defunct	East Coast State Railway Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways Madras Railway Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Mysore State Railway Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway South Indian Railway Company Southern Mahratta Railway

Zones and divisions

East Coast	Waltair
South Central	Guntakal Guntur Hyderabad Secunderabad Vijayawada
Southern	Chennai Madurai Palakkad Salem Thiruvananthapuram Tiruchirappalli
South Western	Bangalore Hubli Mysore

Workshops

Depots

Electric Loco	Arakkonam Erode Guntakal Kazipet Krishnarajapuram Lallaguda Royapuram Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Diesel Loco	Coonoor Erode Ernakulam Golden Rock Gooty Guntakal Hubli Kazipet Krishnarajapuram Tondiarpet Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Steam Loco	Coonoor
Multiple Unit	Avadi Bangalore Kollam Palakkad Tambaram Velachery Vijayawada

Lines

Main	Chennai–Bangalore Chennai–Howrah Chennai–Gudur Gudur–Vijayawada Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam–Khurda Road Chennai–New Delhi Chennai–Mumbai Renigunta–Guntakal Guntakal–Solapur
Broad Gauge	Bangalore–Hassan Bangalore–Hubli Bangalore–Mysore Bhimavaram–Narasapur Chamarajanagar–Mysore Chennai–Thanjavur Cochin–Shoranur Ernakulam–Kayamkulam Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam Erode–Tiruchirappalli Gudivada–Machilipatnam Gudur–Renigunta Guntakal–Vasco da Gama Guntur–Tenali Guntur–Vijayawada Jolarpettai–Shoranur Kanyakumari–Thiruvananthapuram Kazipet–Vijayawada Konkan Railway Kirandul–Kothavalasa Kollam–Sengottai Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram Kothapalli–Manoharabad Madurai–Tirunelveli Manamadurai–Rameswaram Manamadurai–Virudhunagar Mangalore–Mysore Mangalore–Shoranur Motumarri–Vishnupuram Nagercoil–Tirunelveli Nallapadu–Nandyal Nallapadu–Pagidipalli Nandyal–Guntakal Nandyal–Yerraguntla Nidadavolu–Vijayawada Nilambur–Shoranur Palakkad–Pollachi Peddapalli–Nizamabad Pune–Londa Samalkot–Kakinada Secunderabad–Dhone Secunderabad–Manmad Secunderabad–Nagpur Tenali–Repalle Tiruchirappalli–Viluppuram
Mountain	Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Defunct	Cochin State Forest Tramway Kundala Valley Railway Nilambur–Nanjangud line Sabarimala Railway

Passenger trains

Stations

Major	Arakkonam Jn. Chengalpattu Jn. Bengaluru KSR Bengaluru Yesvantpur Jn. Chennai Avadi Chennai Central Chennai Egmore Tambaram Coimbatore Jn. Ernakulam Jn. Hyderabad Hyderabad Deccan Kacheguda Secunderabad Jn. Katpadi Jn. Kollam Jn. Kozhikode Madurai Jn. Mysuru Jn. Thiruvananthapuram Central Thrissur Tirupati Tiruvallur Vijayawada Jn. Visakhapatnam Jn.

Suburban and metro

Operational

Suburban	Chennai Suburban Chennai MRTS Hyderabad MMTS
Metro	Chennai Metro Kochi Metro Hyderabad Metro Namma Metro

Proposed

Railway companies

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