Tirupati–Puducherry Weekly Express

The Tirupati–Puducherry Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to South Central Railway zone that runs between Tirupati and Puducherry in India. It is currently being operated with 17413/17414 train numbers on a weekly basis.[1][2][3]

Tirupati–Puducherry Weekly Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
First service17 September 2013; 10 years ago (2013-09-17)
Current operator(s)South Central Railway zone
Route
TerminiTirupati (TPTY)
Puducherry (PDY)
Stops9
Distance travelled303 km (188 mi)
Average journey time6h 45m
Service frequencyWeekly [a]
Train number(s)17413/17414
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 facilitiesICF Utkrisht rakes
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stock2
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed45 km/h (28 mph), including halts
Route map
(Tirupathi–Puducherry) Express route map

Service edit

The 17413/Tirupati–Puducherry Weekly Express has an average speed of 45 km/h and covers 303 km in 6h 45m. The 17414/Puducherry–Tirupati Weekly Express has an average speed of 41 km/h and covers 303 km in 7h 25m.

Route and halts edit

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composition edit

The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 10 coaches:

  • 8 General Unreserved
  • 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake
  • 2 sleeper coaches

Traction edit

Both trains are hauled by an Arakkonam Loco Shed or Erode Loco Shed-based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Tirupati to Puducherry and vice versa.

Direction reversal edit

The train reverses its direction 1 times:

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Runs one day in a week for every direction.

References edit

  1. ^ Delhi Metro records highest ever ridership of 26 lakhs
  2. ^ "Trains, the new conduit for PDS rice smugglers". The Times of India. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  3. ^ 3 trains flagged off

External links edit