Visakha Express

For the 2008 Telugu film, see Visakha Express (film).

Visakha Express

240px Visakha Express at Tuni(above) at Secunderabad(below)
Overview
Service type	mail/express train
Locale	Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha
Current operator(s)	South Central Railway
Route
Start	Secunderabad
Stops	38
End	Bhubaneshwar
Distance travelled	1,135 km (705 mi)
Average journey time	22 hours 25 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	17015 / 17016
On-board services
Class(es)	AC2 tier, AC3 tier, sleeper class and General sitting
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Yes - Good Food
Observation facilities	Large Windows in AC classes.
Entertainment facilities	Nil
Baggage facilities	Under the Seats
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) (Broad Gauge)
Operating speed	50 km/h (31 mph) (average with halts)
Route map click to enlarge The route map of Visakha Express, showing major stops. One can find numerous stops in short distances.

The Visakha Express is a daily express train of the Indian Railways connecting Secunderabad (SC) to Bhubaneshwar (BBS), popularized by the 2008 Tollywood movie of the same name. The train numbers are 17015 and 17016. It belongs to the South Central Railways. Train number 17016 leaves Secunderabad at 1700 hrs and arrives at Bhubaneshwar the next day at 1525 hrs. Train number 17015 leaves Bhubaneshwar at 0835 hrs and arrives at Secunderabad the next day at 0730 hrs.

This train was initially run between Secundurabad and Visakhapatnam as Visakha express. Later ECoR proposed railway ministry to extend it to Bhubaneswar. There was lot of criticism for this extension but they managed to do it..

Route

This train caters well to provide a connection between Secunderabad and Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. It has numerous stops in Andhra Pradesh. It covers a distance of 1134 km either way. It is a time consuming affair by this train from Secunderabad to Bhubaneshwar owing to numerous stops in Andhra Pradesh. Major stations in the trains passage include Guntur Junction, Vijayawada Junction, Rajahmundry, Visakhapatnam Junction, Vizianagaram Junction.

Composition

The rake consists of 1 AC2 tier coach, 2 AC3 tier coach, 14 sleeper coaches, 3 General sitting and 2 SLRs.

Fares

The IRCTC handles the online ticket booking for this train. The table below shows the fares of different classes per one traveler. The first class ac service is not available in this train.

Class	Fare (₹, $)
Second AC	₹1,950 (US$29)
Third AC	₹1,340 (US$20)
Sleeper Class	₹500 (US$7.40)

Loco Links

The train is regularly hauled by a Kazipet based WDM 3twins from Secunderabad Junction to Rajahmundry and a Vijayawada based WAM 4 or WAP-1 from AJJ/RPM from Rajahmundry to Bhubaneshwar with a reversal at Visakhapatnam Junction. The links are the same either way.

See also

• Trains of SCR
• Secunderabad Vishakhapatnam Garib Rath Express
• Secunderabad Visakhapatnam Duronto Express

Sources

• India-Rail-Info article on Visakha Express