The 12707 / 12708 Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express is a South Central Railway train running from New Delhi to Tirupati. It is part of the Sampark Kranti Express series of trains, which link the Indian national capital, New Delhi, with the rest of the state capitals, with only a limited number of stops on each service.
Service
The Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express commenced operations between Secunderabad and Hazrat Nizamuddin near New Delhi. On 6 July 2005, Shri Anjan Kumar Yadav, MP, and Hyderabad mayor, Teegala Krishna Reddy, flagged off the train from Secunderabad station when the service was extended to Tirupati via Kurnool, Dhone and Kadapa.
The Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express operates as a three times a week train service between Secunderabad, Hazrat Nizamuddin and Tirupati.
Before the Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express was introduced, the (12625/12626) Kerala Express between New Delhi and Trivandrum was the only daily train connecting the Tirupati and New Delhi.
Coach composition
Present coach composition comprises 2-SLR coaches, 2-II/General coaches, 4- AC 3 Tier Coaches, 1-AC 2 Tier Coach, 1-Pantry, 1- 1st AC Coach and 9-Sleeper coaches. During the summer extra coaches are provided based on need. An additional 3 tier AC coach was added in September 2012.
Route & halts
The schedule is given below:-
| Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12707 | Stations | 12708 | ||
| Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | |
| ---- | 05:30 | Template:Stnlnk | 20:50 | ---- |
| 05:45 | 05:50 | Template:Stnlnk | 19:58 | 20:00 |
| 07:28 | 07:30 | Template:Stnlnk | 18:03 | 18:05 |
| 07:59 | 08:00 | Template:Stnlnk | 17:24 | 17:25 |
| 08:59 | 09:00 | Tadipatri | 16:24 | 16:25 |
| 11:00 | 11:05 | Template:Stnlnk | 14:55 | 15:00 |
| 12:03 | 12:05 | Template:Stnlnk | 13:28 | 13:30 |
| 16:30 | 16:40 | Template:Stnlnk | 08:50 | 09:00 |
| 18:58 | 19:00 | Template:Stnlnk | 05:08 | 05:10 |
| 20:29 | 20:30 | Template:Stnlnk | 03:39 | 03:40 |
| 20:44 | 20:45 | Template:Stnlnk | NIL | NIL |
| 21:04 | 21:05 | Template:Stnlnk | NIL | NIL |
| 21:34 | 21:35 | Template:Stnlnk | 02:44 | 02:45 |
| 22:55 | 23:00 | Template:Stnlnk | 01:50 | 01:55 |
| 01:55 | 02:00 | Template:Stnlnk | 22:20 | 22:25 |
| 08:15 | 08:25 | Template:Stnlnk | 16:00 | 16:05 |
| 12:05 | 12:13 | Template:Stnlnk | 11:30 | 11:40 |
| 13:20 | 13:22 | Gwalior Junction | 09:56 | 09:58 |
| 18:35 | ---- | Template:Stnlnk | ---- | 05:20 |
Locomotive
A Lallaguda locomotive shed WAP-7 hauls the train from Tirupati to Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station in delhi and vice versa
See also
- Andhra Pradesh Express
- Hussainsagar Express
- Goa Sampark Kranti Express
- Madhya Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express
References
External links
Template:South Central Railway zone Template:Sampark Kranti Express