![]() Seshadri Express pulled by WDP-1A at Samarlakota Junction | |||||
Overview | |||||
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Service type | Express | ||||
Status | Operating | ||||
Locale | Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu & Karnataka | ||||
First service | December 24, 2002 (initial service between Kakinada Town and Tirupati) 2005 (extended to KSR Bengaluru) October 2, 2022 (change of terminus from KSR Bengaluru to SMVT Bengaluru) | ||||
Current operator(s) | South Coast Railway zone | ||||
Route | |||||
Termini | Kakinada Town (CCT) SMVT Bengaluru (SVMB) | ||||
Stops | 35 | ||||
Distance travelled | 959 km (596 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 18 hours 45 minutes | ||||
Service frequency | Daily | ||||
Train number(s) | 17209 / 17210 | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
Observation facilities | Standard Indian Railways coaches | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | 4 | ||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Operating speed | 50 km/h (31 mph) | ||||
Rake sharing | 17235/17236 SMVT Bengaluru–Nagercoil Express 06426/06427 Nagercoil–Kollam Express Special 06429/06430 Kochuveli–Nagercoil Express Special | ||||
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The Seshadri Express is a train in India, named after the Seshadri Hills of Tirupati. The train's inaugural run was between Andhra Pradesh's coastal city of Kakinada to temple pilgrimage city of Tirupati. In 2005, it was extended to Bengaluru in neighboring Karnataka. The Seshadri Express is more often or not late [ citation needed ]
It was started in 2002. Prior to the Seshadri Express, a link express from Kakinada, which consisted of 12 compartments, was connected to the Tirumala Express which runs from Visakhapatnam to Tirupati and Samalkot Junction, these two trains were coupled & combinedly run together till Tirupati Main. Keeping in mind the growing demand for a new train to the pilgrim centre, the government introduced the Seshadri Express in 2002 and extended it up to Bengaluru. The train thus runs through the loop path of Nidadavolu, Tanuku, Bhimavaram, Gudivada, and Vijayawada to cater to the needs of the Godavari and Krishna district.
The Seshadri Express runs between Kakinada and Bengaluru, the IT capital of India, Bangalore, via Tirupati. It is currently being operated with 17209 / 17210 train numbers. It is one of the busiest trains, running with 21 coaches at full capacity at all times.[ citation needed ] It has 8 AC, 11 Sleeper, 2 second-class general compartments, and 2 luggage cum brake vans.
*Locomotive is changed at Vijayawada Junction.
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