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The 20805 / 20806 Andhra Pradesh Express is a daily Superfast Express train that connects the national capital of India, Template:Stnlnk, to the Executive Capital and largest city of Andhra Pradesh, Template:Stnlnk. The express is administered under Indian Railways's South Coast Railway Zone with the service numbers 20805 (Visakhapatnam to New Delhi) and 20806 (New Delhi to Visakhapatnam). The train service was first commissioned by then Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on 12 August 2015 as Andhra Pradesh AC Express. Later in the year 2020 Non-AC Sleeper Coaches were attached to this train which renamed this train as Andhra Pradesh Express.[1][2] This train is named on the state Andhra Pradesh, as previously when Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states were combined, this train was from Template:Stnlnk to New Delhi. When the Telangana state was bifurcated from Andhra Pradesh state, that train was named as Telangana Express and a new rake of LHB coaches of Andhra Pradesh Express was started from Visakhapatnam.
Operations
It is a train with LHB coaches. The train runs daily, passing through the states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Telangana, before reaching Andhra Pradesh. 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 Template:Cvt.[1] Loco attached from Visakhapatnam to Vijayawada WAP-4 of Visakhapatnam/Vijayawada Shed or WAP-7 of Lallaguda/Visakhapatnam shed and Vijayawada shed to New Delhi WAP-4 or WAP-7 of Lallaguda/Ghaziabad shed.
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:BSicon LDER.svg | EOG2 | S6 | S5 | S4 | S3 | S2 | S1 | B7 | B6 | B5 | B4 | B3 | B2 | B1 | PC | A5 | A4 | A3 | A2 | A1 | H1 | EOG1 |
Schedule
Train runs daily from both the sides from 23.1.2020 in a new schedule and new train number with Sleeper coaches .[3] There will be total 4 LHB rakes are dedicated to this train.
| Train number | Station code | Departure station | Departure time | Arrival station | Arrival time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20805 | VSKP | Visakhapatnam | 10:00Template:Nbsppm (daily) | New Delhi | 5:40Template:Nbspam (third day) |
| 20806 | NDLS | New Delhi | 8:00Template:Nbsppm (daily) | Visakhapatnam | 4:10Template:Nbspam (third day) |
Reversals
Old schedule
Train used to run daily as AP AC Express from both the sides till January 22, 2020. There were total 4 rakes which were dedicated to this train.
| Train number | Station code | Departure station | Departure time | Arrival station | Arrival time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22415 | VSKP | Visakhapatnam | 8:35Template:Nbspam (daily) | New Delhi | 7:15Template:Nbsppm (next day) |
| 22416 | NDLS | New Delhi | 6:25Template:Nbspam (daily) | Visakhapatnam | 5:50Template:Nbsppm (next day) |
Route
Between New Delhi and Visakhapatnam, the train stops at Template:Stnlnk, Template:Stnlnk, Template:Stnlnk, Template:Stnlnk, Template:Stnlnk, Template:Stnlnk, Template:Stnlnk, Sirpur Kaghaznagar, Template:Stnlnk, Peddapalli Jn, Template:Stnlnk, Template:Stnlnk, Template:Stnlnk, Template:Stnlnk, Template:Stnlnk, Template:Stnlnk, Template:Stnlnk, Template:Stnlnk and Template:Stnlnk.
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Visakhapatnam / Lallaguda / Vijayawada based WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Delhi–Visakhapatnam AP Express Train via Vijayawada Flagged Off. Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Ministry of Railways(12 August 2015).
- ↑ Suresh Prabhu launches new AP Express. EenaduIndia.com(12 August 2015).
- ↑ With revised timings, A.P. AC Express to run faster(24 September 2019).