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On 1 February 1974, the Indian Railways announced the first railway service between Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam, the Waltair-Hyderabad Express.. In the early days, the train ran once daily, departing from Visakhapatnam station at 5:20 p.m. and arriving at Hyderabad station at 6:45 a.m. the next morning.
The 20707/20708 Secunderabad - Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 698 km (434 mi) in a travel time of 08 hrs 45 mins with average speed of 80 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be confirmed after commercial run.
As per latest updates from Waltair Division under Indian Railways, the current running rake would be converted to 20-car rake as this would benefit passengers who wish to travel to key locations like Rajahmundry, Vijayawada and to Secunderabad. This conversion commenced on January 11 2024, and it started from Vizag City Junction. [9] [10]
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.
Most inter-city service operate to Vijayawada Junction, Guntur Junction, Tenali, Visakhapatnam, New Delhi, Howrah station, Chennai Central and Bangalore. The greatest passenger volume is between Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam. The Hyderabad–Visakhapatnam Godavari Express and Gowthami Express are SCR's most prestigious trains. [37]
Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad: 25 Oct 2008 12877/78: Ranchi Junction–New Delhi [8] 28 Jan 2009 12881/82: Kolkata Shalimar–Puri: 6 Jan 2009 12909/10: Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin: 24 Feb 2007 12983/84: Ajmer Junction – Chandigarh: 14 Feb 2009 22405/06: Bhagalpur Junction–Anand Vihar Terminal: 10 Feb 2011 22541/52: Banaras–Anand ...
Janmabhoomi Express is a popular train to take but can be very busy. Alternatives include the Hyderabad–Visakhapatnam Godavari Express, Visakhapatnam–Hazur Sahib Nanded Superfast Express and the Konark Express (which stops at Visakhapatnam, but usually follows the normal route of Konark which is Mumbai to Bhubaneswar).
It has a single 1 AC first class coach, 5 AC 2 tier coaches, 7 AC 3 tier coaches, 6 Sleeper coaches, 1 AC pantry car and 2 guard cum generator cars. It starts from Visakhapatnam and reaches New Delhi by next day. Similarly, it starts from New Delhi and reaches Visakhapatnam on next day. The average speed of the train is 66 km/h (41 mph). [1]