Narasapur–Hyderabad Express

Narsapur Express

Name board of Narsapur Express (above) Diesel locomotive of Narsapur Express
Overview
Service type	Express Train
Status	Operating
Locale	Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
First service	1 October 1979 (1979-10-01)
Current operator(s)	South Central Railway
Ridership	Sleeper - 456 Third Class - 189 Second Class - 12 First Class - 12 Total - 539
Route
Termini	Narasapur Hyderabad
Stops	21
Distance travelled	461 km (286 mi)
Average journey time	10 hours, 30 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	17255/17256
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1, 2, 3, Sleeper, General
Seating arrangements	Indian Rail standard
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No Pantry car, Paid Food service is available
Baggage facilities	Below the seats, Brake van
Technical
Track gauge	Broad-1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Yes
Operating speed	45 kilometres per hour (28 mph) (Average)
Rake sharing	(Narsapur - Nagarsol) Express
Route map (Hyderabad - Narsapur) Express Route map Narsapur Express route map with important halts.

Narsapur Express Train.No.17255/17256 Narasapur-Hyderabad is a Daily Train. Narsapur Express is one of the busiest trains, running with 23 coaches at full capacity at all times. It has 19 halts and 79 intermediate Stations between Hyderabad Deccan Nampally and Narasapur. Narsapur Express is considered to be one of the most important and prestigious trains of South Central Railway(SCR) which connects the Telangana state capital city of Hyderabad with the Narasapuram town of Andhra Pradesh and is operated with 17255/17256 as train numbers. The train is considered the best way between the two cities and coaches is maintained very neatly by the South Central Railway.

The train departs from Hyderabad at 21:45 hours and arrives in Narasapuram at 08:40 hours the next day. From Narasapuram, train departs at 18:55 hours and arrives in Hyderabad at 05:25 hours the next day. Train run with 6 air-conditioned coaches. The train operates daily and covers a distance of 461 km, via Gudivada, Vijayawada, Guntur, Nalgonda. This train is full entire year still South Central Railway (SCR) didn't provide more trains in this route. The Rake is shared by Narasapur–Nagarsol Express

Loco

• It is regularly hauled by WAP-4/WAP-7 Hyderabad to Narasapur

Coach composition

A rake of the Narasapur Express consists of 25 Coaches. It has one 1AC/2AC combo, 1 AC 2-Tier Coach, 5 AC 3-Tier Coaches, 13 Sleeper Class Coaches, 3 General Compartments and 2SLR's.

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
	GEN	GEN	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	S8	S9	S10	S11	S12	S13	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	A1	H1	GEN	GRD

ENGINE(20054 WDP-4 DIESEL)-GS-GS-S1 to S7- S8 to S13-B5-B4-B3-B2-B1-A1-H1-GS-GRD

Train 17256 Stations Covers

1. Lingampalli (0 km)
2. Begumpet (18 km)
3. Secunderabad Junction (23 km)
4. Bibinagar (56 km)
5. Nalgonda (133 km)
6. Guntur Junction (304 km)
7. Vijayawada Junction (337 km)
8. Gudivada Junction (380 km)
9. Mandavalli (402 km)
10. Kaikaluru (409 km)
11. Akividu (426 km)
12. Bhimavaram Town (444 km)
13. Bhimavaram Junction (446 km)
14. Veeravasaram (456 km)
15. Palakollu (467 km)
16. Narasapuram (475 km)

See also

• Indian locomotives

References

• Indian Railways Reservation Enquiry

External links

• IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System