Secunderabad–Nagpur Express

The Secunderabad–Nagpur Superfast Express is a Superfast train belonging to South Central Railway zone that runs between Secunderabad Junction and Nagpur Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 12771/12772 train numbers on tri-weekly basis. And now it has been extended up to Raipur.[1][2]

Secunderabad–Nagpur (now Raipur) Superfast Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast
First service11 March 2013; 11 years ago (2013-03-11)
Current operator(s)South Central Railway zone
Route
TerminiSecunderabad Junction (SC)
Raipur Junction (R)
Stops12
Distance travelled877 km (545 mi)
Average journey time15h 55m
Service frequencyTri-weekly [a]
Train number(s)12771/12772
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering
E-catering
Observation facilitiesLHB rakes
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stock2
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed56 km/h (35 mph), including halts

Service edit

The 12771/Secunderabad–Nagpur SF Express has an average speed of 56 km/h and covers 575 km in 10h 15m. The 12772/Nagpur–Secunderabad SF Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers 575 km in 10h 25m.

Route and halts edit

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composition edit

The train runs with modern LHB rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 17 coaches:

  • 2 AC II Tier
  • 1 AC III Tier
  • 8 Sleeper coaches
  • 4 General Unreserved
  • 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction edit

Both trains are hauled by a Lallaguda electric loco shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Nagpur to Secunderabad and vice versa.

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Runs three days in a week for every direction.

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