Golconda Express

Golconda Express (numbered:17201/17202) is an intercity express train running between Secunderabad and Guntur.[1] It is provided with stoppage at Pedakakani railway station with effect from 01st May 2011.

Golconda Express
గోల్కొండ ఎక్స్‌ప్రెస్
Golconda Express with WAP4 locomotive at Aler
Overview
Service typeExpress
LocaleTelangana, Andhra Pradesh
Current operator(s)South Central Railways
Route
StartGuntur
EndSecunderabad Junction
Distance travelled385 km (239 mi)
Average journey time8 hrs 15 min for both
upwards and downwards journey
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)17201 / 17202
On-board services
Class(es)AC Chair Car, Second Sitting, Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed46.91 km/h (29.15 mph) average with halts
Route map

Etymology

This train is named after the historic Golconda Fort in Hyderabad. It is one of the important landmark in Hyderabad built by the Qutub Shahi Dynasty of Hyderabad.

Achievements

Achievement 1: In 1973, this service was the fastest steam passenger train in India.[2] Achievement 2: Slowest train of India

17202 Guntur bound Golconda Express

Accidents and incidents

On the morning of 2 July 2003, part of the Secunderabad-bound Golconda Express fell from a bridge near Warangal, killing at least 21 people.[3][4] In 1999, the train derailed near Ghanpur (Station) in Warangal district of Andhra Pradesh.[5]

References
  1. "Train Name Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. p. 5. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  2. Bryan Morgan (1985), The Great Trains, Rh Value Publishing, p. 206
  3. "Golconda Express toll rises to 21". Rediff. 3 July 2003. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  4. V Subrahmanyam and D Krishna Reddy (2 July 2003). "Golconda Express derails, 18 dead". Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  5. "Gautami Express fire: Warangal district witness to many train accidents". Times of India. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
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