Nanded – Visakhapatnam Express
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VSKP-Nanded Express exits Moula-Ali
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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Express | ||||
| Locale | Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra | ||||
| Current operator(s) | East Coast Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Nanded | ||||
| End | Visakhapatnam | ||||
| Distance travelled | 861 km (535 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 16 hrs 05 min for both upwards and downwards journey |
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| Service frequency | Bi-Weekly | ||||
| Train number(s) | 18509 / 18510 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC-I,AC-II,AC-III, Sleeper Class, Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 56 km/h (35 mph) | ||||
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The Nanded – Visakhapatnam Express (previously Nizamabad-Visakhapatnam Express) is an Express Train service< connecting the cities of Nanded, Maharashtra and Visakhapatnam in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[1] It is jointly operated by the South Central Railway and East Coast Railway zones of the Indian Railways. This is a non-daily service which runs on Thursdays and Sundays. The train number 18509 runs from Visakhapatnam to Nanded and the train 18510 runs from Nanded to Visakhapatnam.[2][3]
Composition
NZB-VSKP Express consists of 17 coaches and 1 locomotive.
- 1 x AC II coach
- 1 x AC III coach
- 10 x III tier Sleeper
- 4 x General/Unreserved
- 1 x RMP
The coaches are commissioned from the VSKP coaching depot. Unusually, few coaches from KCG were noted.
Locomotive
The train is hauled between Nanded and Secunderabad JN by a single WDM3A locomotive from the Guntakal shed or WDP4 locomotive. Between Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam it is hauled by a single WAM4P locomotive belonging to the Vijayawada shed.
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