Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad Garib Rath Express

Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad Garib Rath Express
VSKP-SC Garibrath
Overview
Service typeGarib Rath Express
LocaleAndhra Pradesh, Telangana
First service26 October 2008; 16 years ago (26 October 2008)
Current operator(s)South Central Railway
Route
TerminiVisakhapatnam Junction
Secunderabad Junction
Stops10
Distance travelled701 km (436 mi)
Average journey time11 hours 15 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12739 / 12740
On-board services
Class(es)AC 3 Tier Economy
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Technical
Rolling stockLHB
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed
  • 130 km/h (81 mph) (Top Speed)
  • 64 km/h (40 mph) (average with halts)
Route map

The Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad Garib Rath Express is a daily running superfast garib rath train of the Indian Railways connecting Secunderabad Railway Station to Visakhapatnam. This is the first and only Garib Rath to run daily.[1] The train numbers are 12739 and 12740. It belongs to the South Central Railways. Train number 12740 runs from Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam and train number 12739 runs from Visakhapatnam to Secunderabad.

Train Details

Route

The train stops at Warangal, Khammam, Vijayawada, Eluru, Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Tuni, Anakapalle and Duvvada.[2]

Coaches

The rake initially had 3AC and AC Chair Car coaches; due to inconvenience in the AC Chair Car, it has been removed. Now the train runs with all 3AC coaches. When it was a non daily train, the rake was shared by Secunderabad Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express. But now it has a dedicated rake.
This train holds record for being the lengthiest Garib Rath Train in India. It has 18 AC Three Tier Coaches and 2 EOG Power Cars making a total of 20 coaches.

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
GD1 3E1 3E2 3E3 3E4 3E5 3E6 3E7 3E8 3E9 3E10 3E11 3E12 3E13 3E14 3E15 3E16 3E17 3E18 GD2

Loco

It is regularly hauled by a Lallaguda WAP7 locomotive with a reversal at Vijayawada.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Secunderabad Visakhapatnam Garib Rath Express". Indian Railways. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  2. ^ "duvvada-halt-for-garibrath". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 January 2015.