Tirupati–Puducherry Weekly Express
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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Express | ||||
| First service | 17 September 2013 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | South Central Railway zone | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Tirupati (TPTY) Puducherry (PDY) | ||||
| Stops | 9 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 303 km (188 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 6h 45m | ||||
| Service frequency | Weekly [a] | ||||
| Train number(s) | 17413/17414 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | No | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | On-board catering E-catering | ||||
| Observation facilities | ICF Utkrisht rakes | ||||
| Entertainment facilities | No | ||||
| Baggage facilities | No | ||||
| Other facilities | Below the seats | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | 2 | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 45 km/h (28 mph), including halts | ||||
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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]
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:
- Tirupati
- Pakala Junction
- Chittoor
- Katpadi Junction
- Vellore Cantonment
- Arni Road
- Polur
- Tiruvannamalai
- Thirukkovilur
- Viluppuram Junction
- Puducherry
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]- ^ Runs one day in a week for every direction.
References
[edit]- ^ Delhi Metro records highest ever ridership of 26 lakhs
- ^ "Trains, the new conduit for PDS rice smugglers". The Times of India. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ 3 trains flagged off
External links
[edit]- 17413/Tirupati–Puducherry Weekly Express India Rail Info
- 17414/Puducherry–Tirupati Weekly Express India Rail Info
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