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{{short description|Train in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name = Ajanta Express
| image= Falaknuma Express 2.jpg
| caption =
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express]]
| locale = [[Telangana]] & [[Maharashtra]]
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|1967|04|01}}
| operator = [[South Central Railways]]
| start = {{stnlnk|Secunderabad}} '''(SC)'''
| stops = 21
| end = {{stnlnk|Manmad}} '''(MMR)'''
| distance = {{convert|619|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 12 hrs 00 mins
| trainnumber = 17063 / 17064
| frequency = Daily
| class = AC First, AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = Pantry Car,<br /> On-Board Catering
| observation = Rake sharing with 12703/12704 [[Falaknuma Express]]
| baggage = Below the seats
| otherfacilities =
| stock = [[ICF coaches]]
| gauge = 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) (broad gauge)
| el =
| speed = {{convert|51|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts
| map_name = Ajanta Express Route map
| map = [[File:Ajantha Express Route map.jpg|center|250px]]
| map_state =
}}

The 17063 / 17064 '''Ajanta Express''' is an express train belonging to [[South Central Railway Zone]] that runs between [[Secunderabad]] and [[Manmad]] in India. It is operated with 17063/17064 train numbers on daily basis.

==History==

Ajanta Express runs through eastern [[Maharashtra]] ([[Marathwada]] region) and north-western region of [[Telangana]]. It was known as ''Kacheguda Express'' very often by the people travelling on [[Kacheguda]]–[[Nizamabad, Andhra Pradesh|Nizamabad]]–[[Nanded]]–[[Aurangabad Maharashtra|Aurangabad]] route on former [[Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways]].

The train was introduced on 1 April 1967 as a [[metre-gauge]] train between [[Kacheguda railway station]] and Manmad, via Nizamabad, Nanded and Aurangabad. The train became popular in a short time as [[Manmad|Manmad Junction]] on {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] was the point to take broad gauge trains to other destinations.

After the track from Manmad to [[Parbhani]] was converted to broad gauge in 1992–95 and the track from Parbhani to [[Mudkhed]] and Nizamabad was still not converted, the train was re-routed between Kacheguda and Manmad via [[Bidar]] and Parbhani in 1995–1996 because the metre gauge had been converted between [[Vikarabad]] and Parbhani by then. In 2007, the train again diverted to its old route which had been converted into broad gauge in 2002–2003.

Ajanta Express (Kacheguda–Manmad) was the fastest metre-gauge train in India with an average speed of {{convert|42.5|kph|mph|1}} in 1967.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history4.html| title = Chronology of railways in India, Part 4 (1947–1970)| date = 2010| accessdate = 31 March 2013| publisher = IRFCA Indian Railways Fan Club}}</ref>

==Overview==

The train is named after the [[Ajanta Caves]] in Aurangabad. It runs daily and connects important stations such as Nizamabad, Nanded, Aurangabad and [[Nagarsol]].

The 17063/Manmad–Secunderabad Ajanta Express has an average speed of 50 km/h and covers 619 km in 12h 0m. The 17064/ Secunderabad – Manmad Ajanta Express has an average speed of 49 km/h and covers same distance in 12h 35m.

==Timings==

The train departs from '''Secunderabad''' at 18:10 and arrives on '''Manmad''' at 6:45 the next day. It departs from '''Manmad''' at 20:50 and arrives on '''Secunderabad''' at 8:50 the next day.

==Classes==

The train usually consists of 24 standard ICF coaches:

* 1 AC first cum II tier
* 1 AC II tier
* 3 AC III tiers
* 13 sleeper classes
* 3 general (unreserved)
* 1 pantry car
* 2 seating (ladies/disabled) cum luggage rakes

As is customary with most other train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways, depending on demand.

==Coach composition==

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!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:yellow;"| 24
|-
|[[File:BSicon LDER.svg|25px]] ||SLR||GEN||S1||S2||S3||S4||S5||S6||S7||S8||S9||S10||S11||S12||PC||S13||B1||B2||B3||A1||HA1||GEN||GEN||SLR
|}

==Rake sharing==

From 1 January 2018, it started to share its rakes with 12703 / 12704 [[Falaknuma Express]]

==Route & Halts==

The train runs from {{stnlnk|Manmad}} via {{stnlnk|Nagarsol}}, {{stnlnk|Aurangabad}}, {{stnlnk|Jalna}}, {{stnlnk|Purna Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Hazur Sahib Nanded}}, {{stnlnk|Nizamabad Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Bolarum}}, {{stnlnk|Malkajgiri}} to {{stnlnk|Secunderabad}}.

==Loco link==

As the route is not electrified, a [[Diesel Loco Shed, Guntakal|Guntakal]]-based [[Indian locomotive class WDM-3A|WDM-3A]] / [[Indian locomotive class WDM-3D|WDM-3D]] twins hauls the train to complete its full destination.

==See also==
* [[Nizamabad–Kacheguda DEMU]]
* [[Devagiri Express]]
* [[Bhopal Shatabdi]]
* [[Rajkot Secunderabad Express]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/train/19 Ajanta Express Time Table]

{{South Central Railway zone}}
{{Railways in Western India}}

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[[Category:Transport in Telangana]]
[[Category:Transport in Marathwada]]
[[Category:1967 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]
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