Visakhapatnam - Hazur Sahib Nanded Superfast Express

Nanded-VSKP Express
Visakhapatnam -Nanded Express
Overview
Service type Express
Locale Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra
Current operator(s) East Coast Railway
Route
Start Nanded
End Visakhapatnam
Distance travelled 861 km (535 mi)
Average journey time 16 hrs 05 min for both
upwards and downwards journey
Service frequency Bi-Weekly
Train number(s) 18509 / 18510
On-board services
Class(es) AC-I,AC-II,AC-III, Sleeper Class, Unreserved
Seating arrangements Yes
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Technical
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 56 km/h (35 mph)
Route map

The Nanded – Visakhapatnam Express (previously Nizamabad-Visakhapatnam Express) is an Express Train service< connecting the cities of Nanded, Maharashtra and Visakhapatnam in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[1] It is jointly operated by the South Central Railway and East Coast Railway zones of the Indian Railways. This is a non-daily service which runs on Thursdays and Sundays. The train number 18509 runs from Visakhapatnam to Nanded and the train 18510 runs from Nanded to Visakhapatnam.[2][3]

Composition

NZB-VSKP Express consists of 17 coaches and 1 locomotive.

  • 1 x AC II coach
  • 1 x AC III coach
  • 10 x III tier Sleeper
  • 4 x General/Unreserved
  • 1 x RMP

The coaches are commissioned from the VSKP coaching depot. Unusually, few coaches from KCG were noted.

Locomotive

The train is hauled between Nanded and Secunderabad JN by a single WDM3A locomotive from the Guntakal shed or WDP4 locomotive. Between Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam it is hauled by a single WAM4P locomotive belonging to the Vijayawada shed.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nanded-Visakhapatnam Express". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Visakhapatnam Junction and Hazur Sahib Nanded". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Visakhapatnam Junction and Hazur Sahib Nanded". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
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