Guwahati–Secunderabad Express

Guwahati – Secunderabad Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between Guwahati and Secunderabad in India. The train is currently being operated with 12513/12514 numbers on a weekly basis.[1][2]

Guwahati – Secunderabad Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast Express
Locale	Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana
First service	08 January 2004
Current operator(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
Route
Start	Guwahati (GHY)
Stops	29
End	Secunderabad Junction (SC)
Distance travelled	2,553 km (1,586 mi)
Average journey time	45h 40m
Service frequency	Weekly
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier l, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class and General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Pantry Car, On-Board Catering, E-Catering
Observation facilities	Large Windows
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF coaches
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) (Broad gauge)
Operating speed	56 km/h (35 mph) (average with halts) 110 km/h (68 mph) (maximum
Route map

Overview

It runs weekly and connects important stations such as Kamakhya, New Jalpaiguri, Malda Town, Howrah, Kharagpur, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Berhampur, Vishakhapatnam, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada and Guntur. It is another fast alternative next after Falaknuma Express on this route. The train has less halts than any other train from Kolkata/Bhubaneswar to Secunderabad as it has just two halts between Vishakhapatnam and Secunderabad. Though it's a superfasr train, it is less clean comparing to other trains. But the good fact is that, the train arrives at every halt almost in time.

The 12514/Guwahati-Secunderabad Express has an average speed of 55 km/h and covers 2553 km in 45h 40m.the 12513 /Secunderabad-Guwahati Express has an average speed of 54 km/h and covers the same distance in 46h 30m.

Timings

The train departs from Platform #6 of Guwahati at 6:20 IST, every Thursdays and arrives at Platform #3 of Secunderabad Junction at 4:00 IST, every Saturdays. From Platform #6 of Secunderabad Junction, the train departs at 7:30 IST, every Sundays and arrives at Platform #5 of Guwahati at 6:00 IST, every Tuesdays.

Classes

The train usually consists of a massive load of 24 standard ICF Coaches:

• 1 AC Two Tier
• 1 AC Two Tier Cum Three Tier
• 4 AC Three Tiers
• 12 Sleeper Classes
• 3 General (Unreserved)
• 1 Pantry Car
• 2 Seating (Ladies/Disabled) Cum Luggage Rakes.

As is customary with most other train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways, depending on demand.

Coach composition

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
	SLR	GEN	GEN	S1	S2	B1	B2	AB1	B3	A1	B4	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	S8	S9	S10	PC	S11	S12	GEN	SLR

Traction

1. As the route of Northeast Frontier Railway is under electrification, a New Guwahati based ALCO-251C Indian locomotive class WDM-3A diesel locomotive hauls the train from Guwahati to Howrah. In vice versa, it gets a Howrah Diesel Loco shed based ALCO-251C Indian locomotive class WDM-3A/ALCO DL560C WDM-3D diesel locomotive.

2. After that, it reverses at Howrah and gets a Santragachi Electric loco shed based Indian Locomotive Class WAP-4 electric locomotive for the way from Howrah to Vishakhapatnam. In vice versa, it is hauled by a Howrah Electric loco shed based Indian Locomotive Class WAP-4 electric locomotive.

3. It again reverses at Vishakhapatnam and gets a Vijayawada based Indian Locomotive Class WAP-4 electric locomotive for the way up Vijayawada.

4. Finally it reverses at Vijayawada and gets a Lallaguda based Indian Locomotive Class WAP-4 electric locomotive for the rest way up to Secunderabad.

References

1. "Secunderabad-Guwahati Express". India Rail Info. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
2. "Guwahati-Secunderabad Express". India Rail Info. Retrieved 9 October 2015.