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{{Infobox rail service<br />
| name = Golconda Express<br />
| image = File:Golconda exp.jpg<br />
| image_width = <br />
| caption = <br />
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express]]<br />
| locale = [[Telangana]] & [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|1969|03|01}}<br />
| last =<br />
| operator = [[South Central Railways]]<br />
| ridership =<br />
| start = [[Guntur Junction railway station|Guntur]] (GNT)<br />
| stops = 22<br />
| end = [[Secunderabad Junction|Secunderabad]] (SC)<br />
| distance = {{convert|385|km|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| journeytime = 8 hrs 15 min <br />
| frequency = Daily<br />
| class = AC Chair Car, Second Seating, General Unreserved<br />
| seating = Yes<br />
| sleeping = No<br />
| autorack =<br />
| catering = On-board catering <br> E-catering<br />
| observation = Rake sharing with 17233/17234 [[Bhagyanagar Express]]<br />
| entertainment =<br />
| baggage = <br />
| otherfacilities=<br />
| stock = [[LHB coaches]]<br />
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}<br />
| el = <br />
| trainnumber = 17201 / 17202<br />
| speed = {{convert|48|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average with halts<br />
| map = [[File:Golconda Express (SC-GNT) Intercity Express Route map.jpg|250px]]<br />
| map_state =<br />
}}<br />
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The 17201 / 17202 '''Golconda Express''' is an intercity express train running between [[Secunderabad]] and [[Guntur]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Train Name Index|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2015-16/Train_Name_index.pdf|website=Portal of Indian Railways|accessdate=31 May 2017|page=5|format=PDF}}</ref> It is provided with stoppage at Pedakakani railway station with effect from 1 May 2011.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
This train is named after the historic [[Golconda Fort]] in [[Hyderabad]]. It is one of the important landmark in Hyderabad built by the [[Qutb Shahi dynasty]] of [[Hyderabad]].<br />
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== Achievements ==<br />
Achievement 1: In 1973, this service was the fastest steam passenger train in India.<ref>{{citation |title=The Great Trains |page=206 |publisher=Rh Value Publishing |author=Bryan Morgan |year=1985}}</ref><br />
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[[File:17202 Guntur bound Golconda Express at Aler 03.jpg|thumb|555px|left|17202 Guntur bound Golconda Express]]<br />
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==Route & Halts==<br />
The train runs from {{stnlnk|Guntur}} via {{stnlnk|Mangalagiri}}, {{stnlnk|Vijayawada}}, {{stnlnk|Kondapalli}}, {{stnlnk|Errupalem}}, <br />
{{stnlnk|Madhira}}, <br />
{{stnlnk|Khammam}}, {{stnlnk|Dornakal Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Warangal}}, {{stnlnk|Kazipet}}, {{stnlnk|Jangaon}}, {{stnlnk|Bhongir}}, {{stnlnk|Moula Ali}} to {{stnlnk|Secunderabad}}.<br />
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==Traction==<br />
It is hauled by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Lallaguda|Lallaguda]]-based [[WAP-7]] (HOG) equipped locomotive on its entire journey.<br />
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==Rake sharing==<br />
The train shares its rake with 17233/17234 [[Bhagyanagar Express]].<br />
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== Accidents and incidents ==<br />
On the morning of 2 July 2003, part of the Secunderabad-bound Golconda Express [[Warangal train crash|fell from a bridge near Warangal]], killing at least 21 people.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jul/03train.htm|title=Golconda Express toll rises to 21 |date= 3 July 2003 |work=Rediff|accessdate=1 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jul/02train.htm|title= Golconda Express derails, 18 dead |last=V Subrahmanyam and D Krishna Reddy |date= 2 July 2003 |accessdate=1 January 2010}}</ref> In 1999, the train derailed near [[Ghanpur (Station)]] in [[Warangal district]] of [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-08-03/hyderabad/27897972_1_gautami-express-fire-golconda-express-train-accidents|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025174409/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-08-03/hyderabad/27897972_1_gautami-express-fire-golconda-express-train-accidents|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 October 2012|title=Gautami Express fire: Warangal district witness to many train accidents |date=3 August 2008|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=1 January 2010}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{South Central Railway zone|state=expanded}}<br />
{{Railways in Southern India}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Golconda Express}}<br />
[[Category:Transport in Secunderabad]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Guntur]]<br />
[[Category:Railway services introduced in 1969]]<br />
[[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]<br />
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