Pinakini Express

Pinakini Express
Overview
Service type Superfast Express train
Locale Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
First service 1 July 1992
Current operator(s) South Central Railway
Route
Start Vijayawada Junction
Stops 14
End Chennai Central
Distance travelled 431 km (268 mi)
Average journey time 7 hours
Service frequency Daily
On-board services
Class(es) AC Chair Car, Second Class Sitting, General
Seating arrangements Yes
Sleeping arrangements No
Catering facilities Yes
Technical
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 60 km/h (37 mph) average with halts
Route map

Pinakini Express (numbered:12711/12712) is an Superfast express train of Indian Railways, operated between Vijayawada Junction and Chennai Central.[1] It administers under the Vijayawada railway division of the South Central Railway zone.[2]

Halting stations

The train halts at

Achievements

Pinakini Express is the first train in the south India to get a green toilet.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Train Name Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. p. 12. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Chennai – Vijayawada Pinakini Express train to be delayed – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  3. ↑ "Green toilets introduced in Pinakini Express". The Hindu.
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