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 Name board of Narsapur Express (above) Diesel locomotive of Narsapur Express | |||||
| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Express Train | ||||
| Status | Operating | ||||
| Locale | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana | ||||
| First service | 1 October 1979 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | South Central Railway | ||||
| Ridership | Sleeper - 456 Third Class - 189 Second Class - 12 First Class - 12 Total - 539 | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Narasapur Hyderabad | ||||
| Stops | 21 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 461 km (286 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 10 hours, 30 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 17255/17256 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 1, 2, 3, Sleeper, General | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Indian Rail standard | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | No Pantry car, Paid Food service is available | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Below the seats, Brake van | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | Broad-1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Electrification | Yes | ||||
| Operating speed | 45 kilometres per hour (28 mph) (Average) | ||||
| Rake sharing | (Narsapur - Nagarsol) Express | ||||
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Narsapur Express Train.No.17255/17256 Narasapur-Hyderabad is a Daily Train. Narsapur Express is one of the busiest trains, running with 23 coaches at full capacity at all times. It has 19 halts and 79 intermediate Stations between Hyderabad Deccan Nampally and Narasapur. Narsapur Express is considered to be one of the most prestigious trains of South Central Railway(SCR) which connects the Telangana state capital city of Hyderabad with the Narasapuram town of Andhra Pradesh and is operated with 17255/17256 as train numbers. The train is considered the best way between the two cities and coaches is maintained very neatly by the South Central Railway.
The train departs from Hyderabad at 21:45 hours and arrives in Narasapuram at 08:40 hours the next day. From Narasapuram, train departs at 18:55 hours and arrives in Hyderabad at 05:25 hours the next day. Train run with 6 air-conditioned coaches. The train operates daily and covers a distance of 461 km, via Gudivada, Vijayawada, Guntur, Nalgonda. This train is full entire year still South Central Railway (SCR) didn't provide more trains in this route. The Rake is shared by Narasapur–Nagarsol Express
Loco
- It is regularly hauled by WAP-4/WAP-7 Hyderabad to Narasapur
Coach composition
A rake of the Narasapur Express consists of 25 Coaches. It has one 1AC/2AC combo, 1 AC 2-Tier Coach, 5 AC 3-Tier Coaches, 13 Sleeper Class Coaches, 3 General Compartments and 2SLR's.
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | |
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 | GEN | GEN | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | S11 | S12 | S13 | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | B5 | A1 | H1 | GEN | GRD |
ENGINE(20054 WDP-4 DIESEL)-GS-GS-S1 to S7- S8 to S13-B5-B4-B3-B2-B1-A1-H1-GS-GRD
Train 17256 Stations Covers
- Lingampalli (0 km)
- Begumpet (18 km)
- Secunderabad Junction (23 km)
- Bibinagar (56 km)
- Nalgonda (133 km)
- Guntur Junction (304 km)
- Vijayawada Junction (337 km)
- Gudivada Junction (380 km)
- Mandavalli (402 km)
- Kaikaluru (409 km)
- Akividu (426 km)
- Bhimavaram Town (444 km)
- Bhimavaram Junction (446 km)
- Veeravasaram (456 km)
- Palakollu (467 km)
- Narasapuram (475 km)