Devagiri Express

Devagiri Express
దేవగిరి ఎక్స్‌ప్రెస్
देवगिरी एक्सप्रेस
Devgiri Express nearing Secunderabad
Overview
Service type Inter-city rail
Status Operating
Locale Telangana, Maharashtra
Current operator(s) South Central Railway, Indian Railways
Route
Start Secunderabad[1]
Stops 27
End Mumbai CST
Distance travelled 877 km (545 mi)
Average journey time 18 hrs. 45 m.
Service frequency Daily
On-board services
Class(es) Sleeper, Air-conditioned and Unreserved
Seating arrangements Indian Rail standard
Observation facilities Large windows in all carriages
Baggage facilities Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock Two
Track gauge Broad
Operating speed 47 km/h
Route map

The Devagiri Express is a train service operated by the South Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. The train runs between Mumbai and Secunderabad, primarily running on Secunderabad-Manmad section via Kalyan Junction, Nasik Road, Manmad, Aurangabad, Jalna, Parbhani, Purna, Nanded and Nizamabad. The train shares its rakes with Simhapuri Express.

History

The train started as a daily train between Mumbai and Aurangabad. Devagiri, Devgiri or Deogiri is the ancient name of the town of Daulatabad near Aurangabad. Devagiri was once the capital of India during Muhammad bin Tughluq's rule who shifted his capital from New Delhi to Devagiri and back to New Delhi, this is where the name of the service originates.

The train was later extended to Nanded and then till Nizamabad and presently runs up to Secunderabad.

The train covers its distance of 877 kilometers from Mumbai to Secunderabad in 17 hr 20 m with an average speed of 51 km/h (31.68 mph).

The train links Nasik with Hyderabad for Trimbakeshwar one of Jyotirlingas also; other jyotirlinga is ghrishneshwar at ellora near aurangabad.

The train numbers are 17057DN Mumbai-Secunderabad Devagiri Express and 17058UP Secunderabad-Mumbai Devagiri Express.

This Trains Runs on the historical Railway track of Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railways funded by Nizam of Hyderabad.

Powering

The train is hauled by an AC/DC electric loco WCAM-3 of Kalyan shed from Mumbai to Manmad, from where an EMD diesel locomotive WDP of pune and gooty shed takes over. In the return direction, the diesel hauls the train from Secunderabad to Manmad Station.

Timetable

17057
Mumbai CST-Secunderabad Jn. 		Devagiri Express Timetable 17058
Secunderabad Jn.-Mumbai CST
Arrival Departure Station Name Station Code Distance (km) Arrival Departure
--:--21:10Mumbai CSTCSTM007:10--:--
21:2221:25Dadar CentralDR9.006:3706:40
21:4221:45ThaneTNA33.306:1306:15
22:0722:10Kalyan JnKYN51.405:4705:50
23:1323:15KasaraKSRA118.9--:----:--
23:4523:50IgatpuriIGP133.204:1004:15
00:2800:30DevlaliDVL178.203:0803:10
00:3800:40Nasik RoadNK183.902:5503:00
01:0801:10Lasal GaonLS232.202:1302:15
01:5502:05Manmad JnMMR256.901:4001:50
03:0903:10RotegaonRGO307.700:1900:20
03:3403:35LasurLSR334.823:4923:50
04:0504:10AurangabadAWB368.523:2023:25
04:5805:00JalnaJ431.322:0522:07
05:3905:40ParturPTU47620:4920:50
06:0406:05SeluSELU503.320:1920:20
06:1906:20Manwath RoadMVO518.119:5419:55
07:1007:15Parbhani JnPBN545.719:2519:30
08:0008:05Purna JnPAU574.118:4018:45
08:4008:45Hazur Sahib NandedNED604.618:0018:05
09:2309:25Mudkhed JnMUE626.917:0817:10
09:4309:45UmriUMRI646.616:2016:21
10:1110:13DharmabadDAB676.215:4615:47
10:3010:32BasarBSX68615:3515:37
11:0011:05NIzamabad JnNZB715.315:0015:05
11:5011:52KamareddyKMC767.314:0314:05
12:1912:20AkanapetWDR79413:2413:25
12:2712:28MirzapalliMED803.813:1613:17
13:2913:30BollarumBMO862.312:4012:41
14:30--:--Secunderabad JnSC876--:--12:25

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
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