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Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad AC Duronto Express
Overview
Service type	Duronto Express
Locale	Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
First service	12 July 2012
Current operator(s)	South Central Railway
Route
Termini	Secunderabad Junction Visakhapatnam Junction
Stops	2
Distance travelled	701 km (436 mi)
Average journey time	10 hours, 30 minutes
Service frequency	tri-weekly
Train number(s)	22203/22204
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1, 2, 3
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB Rake
Track gauge	Broad – 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	73 km/h
Route map Legend 22203 ↓ Visakhapatnam Vijayawada Junction Guntur Junction Andhra Pradesh Telangana border 22204 ↑ Secunderabad Junction

The Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad Duronto Express is a superfast AC express train of the Indian Railways, announced in 2011-12 Railway Budget by Mamata Banerjee, the then Minister of Indian Railways, connecting Secunderabad (SC) to Visakhapatnam (VSKP). It is the fastest way between the two cities and will consist of 18 coaches. On 30 June 2012, the Indian Railways announced that the train will be flagged of on 6 July. It was however flagged off from Visakhapatnam on 12 July 2012.

Overview

The Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad Duronto Express has Two stops between the two cities to cover the distance of 701 km (436 mi) in 10 hours, 15 minutes. It is the 2nd fastest train between the two cities. The train has a commercial stops at Vijayawada Junction and Guntur Junction. From Oct 1st 2021 it is diverted via Guntur Junction to increase the connectivity between Guntur and Vishakapatnam.

Time Table

Coach and Rake

CC;- 1AC—1, 2AC—3, 3AC—11, EOG—2 total 18 LHB Coaches. This train is Pulled by Lallaguda WAP-7 This train has No RSA. Single Dedicated Rake. PM @ SC/SCR

See also

• Duronto Express
• Hyderabad–Visakhapatnam Godavari Express
• Secunderabad Vishakhapatnam Garib Rath Express
• Visakha Express
• Secunderabad Mumbai Duronto Express
• Secunderabad New Delhi Duronto Express
• Secunderabad Railway Station

References

1. "Duronto Express on tracks soon". CityofVizag.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
2. "Secunderabad–Visakhapatnam Duronto will officially be flagged off on 6th July". IndiaRailInfo.com. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
3. "Tri-weekly Duronto from tomorrow". The Hindu. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
4. "New tri-weekly Duronto express between Secunderabad-Vizag introduced". Business Line. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
5. "South Central Railway".

v t e Duronto Express
Operational	Mumbai Central–Hapa Pune-Ahmedabad Mumbai LTT–Prayagraj Bhubaneswar–New Delhi Chennai Central–Hazrat Nizamuddin Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Jammu Tawi Ernakulam–Hazrat Nizamuddin Mumbai LTT–Ernakulam Pune–Hazrat Nizamuddin Howrah–New Delhi Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru Mumbai CSMT–Howrah Howrah–Pune Mumbai Central–Indore Mumbai Central–Jaipur Mumbai Central–New Delhi Mumbai CSMT–Nagpur Patna–Kolkata Sealdah–Bikaner Sealdah–Puri Secunderabad–Hazrat Nizamuddin Mumbai LTT–Secunderabad Yesvantpur–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad
Defunct	Ajmer–Hazrat Nizamuddin Howrah–Puri Chennai–Coimbatore Chennai–Thiruvananthapuram Amritsar–Chandigarh Lucknow–New Delhi Howrah–Digha Allahabad–New Delhi Chennai–Madurai

• Transport in Visakhapatnam
• Transport in Secunderabad
• Duronto Express trains
• Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh
• Rail transport in Telangana