Howrah–Vasco da Gama Amaravati Express - Train

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The Howrah–Vasco da Gama Amaravati Express is an Express train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Howrah Junction and Vasco da Gama in India. It is currently^[when?] being operated with 18047/18048 train numbers on four days in week basis.[1][2][3]

Howrah–Vasco da Gama Amaravati Express
Overview
Service type	Express
First service	9 December 2006; 15 years ago (2006-12-09)
Current operator(s)	South Eastern Railway zone
Route
Termini	Howrah Junction (HWH) Vasco da Gama (VSG)
Stops	43
Distance travelled	2,121 km (1,318 mi)
Average journey time	40h 15m
Service frequency	Four days [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)	18047/18048
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities	ICF coaches
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	54 km/h (34 mph), including halts

Introduction

The train is named after the famous capital city of Satavahana dynasty, Amaravati which stands in present-day Guntur district.

It is the only train connecting the states of West Bengal & Goa directly. The train is highly preferred by tourists and nature lovers, because it runs through the coastal goa, deccan plateau, coastal Andhra & Orissa and the spectacular Braganza Ghats of Western Ghats, where it meets the world-famous Dudhsagar Falls.

The 18047/Amaravati Express has an average speed of 53 km/hr and covers 2121 km in 40h 15m. The 18048/Amaravati Express has an average speed of 54 km/hr and covers 2121 km in 39h 30m.

Timings

The 18047/Amaravati Express departs from platform #19 of Howrah Junction at 23:30 IST (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday) and arrives platform #2 of Vasco da Gama at 15:45 IST (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday). The 18048/Amaravati Express departs from platform #1 of Vasco da Gama at 7:10 IST (Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday) and arrives platform #20 of Howrah Junction at 22:40 IST (Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday).

Halts

The important halts of the train are:

WEST BENGAL

Howrah Junction
Kharagpur Junction

ODISHA

Balasore
Bhadrak
Jajpur Keonjhar Road
Cuttack Junction
Bhubaneswar
Khurda Road Junction
Brahmapur

ANDHRA PRADESH

Palasa
Srikakulam Road
Vizianagaram Junction
Visakhapatnam Junction
Duvvada
Samalkot Junction
Rajahmundry
Tadepalligudem
Eluru
Vijayawada Junction
Guntur Junction
Narasaraopet
Vinukonda
Donakonda
Markapur Road
Cumbum
Giddalur
Nandyal
Bethamcherla
Dhone Junction
Maddikera
Guntakal Junction

KARNATAKA

Ballari Junction
Toranagallu
Hosapete Junction
Koppal
Gadag Junction
Hubli Junction
Dharwad
Londa Junction
Castle Rock

GOA

Available classes

The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 20 coaches:

1 AC II Tier
3 AC III Tier
9 Sleeper coaches
3 General Unreserved
2 Seating cum Luggage Rake
1 High-Capacity Parcel Van
1 Refrigerator car

At Guntakal, 4 coaches of Prashanti Nilayam Express is attached/detached as slip coaches. It consists :

1 AC II Tier
1 AC III Tier
1 Sleeper class
1 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Coach composition

Howrah–Guntakal–Howrah:

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
	REF	HCP	SLR	GEN	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	S8	S9	B1	B2	B3	A1	GEN	GEN	SLR

Guntakal–Vasco da Gama–Guntakal:

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
	REF	HCP	SLR	GEN	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	S8	S9	B1	B2	B3	A1	AV1	BV1	SV1	SLR

Traction

The train is hauled by a Santragachi-based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Howrah to Visakhapatnam Junction. From Visakhapatnam Junction, it is hauled by Vijayawada-based WAP-4 electric locomotive up to Guntakal Junction. From Guntakal Junction, train is hauled by Gooty-based WDM-3A twin/WDG-3A twin diesel locomotive up to Vasco da Gama and vice versa.

For the Braganza Ghats, the 1:37 gradient requires the use of bankers on the way to Kulem to Castle Rock. The 18048/Amaravati Express gets Hubli-based WDG-4s as bankers.

Direction reversal

Train reverses its direction 1 time:

Visakhapatnam Junction

Notes

Runs four days in a week for every direction.

References

"Trains Rescheduled/Partially Cancelled due to Traffic Block". South Central Railway.
"SE Railway Trains Rescheduled". South Eastern Railway.
Pradesh, Andhra (7 June 2016). "Upgrade Bhubaneswar Inter-City express". The Hindu.

External links

Railways in Southern India

National network /
trunk lines

Howrah–Chennai main line
New Delhi–Chennai main line
Mumbai–Chennai line

Other lines /
sections

Active

Interstate	Chennai Central–Bangalore City line Coimbatore–Shoranur line Pagidipalli–Nallapadu line Jolarpettai–Shoranur line Kanniyakumari District Railway Kazipet–Vijayawada section Kollam–Sengottai branch line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Kothavalasa–Kirandul line Nagpur–Secunderabad line Palakkad–Pollachi line Secunderabad–Manmad line Secunderabad–Dhone section Shoranur–Mangalore section Solapur–Guntakal section Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section Thiruvananthapuram–Nagercoil–Kanyakumari line Pune–Miraj–Londa line
Andhra Pradesh	Bhimavaram–Narasapur branch line Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line Guntur–Tenali section Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line Gudur–Renigunta section Guntakal–Renigunta section Guntakal–Nandyal section Nallapadu–Nandyal section Nandyal–Yerraguntla section Samalkot–Kakinada Port branch line Tenali–Repalle branch line Vijayawada–Gudur section Vijayawada–Guntur section Vijayawada–Nidadavolu line Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section
Karnataka	Hassan–Bangalore section Mangalore–Hassan–Mysore line Mysore–Bangalore line Mysore–Chamarajanagar branch line Bangalore–Arsikere–Hubli line
Kerala	Ernakulam–Kayamkulam coastal line Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section Nilambur–Shoranur line Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line
Tamil Nadu	Nagercoil–Tirunelveli line Nilgiri Mountain Railway Viluppuram-Tiruchirappalli Chord line Manamadurai–Rameswaram branch line Manamadurai–Virudhunagar line Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line Erode–Tiruchirappalli line Madurai–Tirunelveli line
Telangana	Peddapalli–Nizamabad line Motumarri–Vishnupuram section

Inactive

Nilambur–Nanjangud line (Cancelled)
Sabarimala Railway (Proposed)

Urban and
suburban
rail transport

Chennai	Chennai Suburban Railway Chennai MRTS Chennai Metro
Hyderabad	Hyderabad MMTS Hyderabad Metro
Bangalore	Bengaluru Commuter Rail (Proposed) Namma Metro
Kochi	Kochi Metro

Monorails /
Light metros

Bengaluru Monorail
Chennai Monorail
Coimbatore Metro
Kozhikode Light Metro
Thiruvananthapuram Light Metro
Tiruchirappalli Monorail

Defunct railways

Cochin State Forest Tramway
Kundala Valley Railway

Railway divisions

Bangalore
Chennai
Guntakal
Guntur
Hubli
Madurai
Mysore
Palakkad
Salem
Thiruvananthapuram
Tiruchirappalli
Vijayawada

Manufacturing units /
workshops / sheds

Diesel Loco Shed, Ernakulam
Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock
Electric Loco Shed, Erode
Diesel Loco Shed, Erode
Golden Rock Railway Workshop
Integral Coach Factory
Kollam MEMU Shed
Rail Wheel Factory
Electric Loco Shed, Vijayawada

Railway zones

South Central Railway
South Coast Railway
Southern Railway
South Western Railway

Railway companies

Konkan Railway Corporation
Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation Ltd
East Coast State Railway
Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway
Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways
Madras Railway
Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway

Agitations
and accidents

1928 South Indian railway strike
1932 Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway strike
1974 railway strike in India
1988 Kollam Peruman train accident
Nellore train fire

Railway Divisions

Chennai
Madurai
Palakkad
Salem
Tiruchirappalli
Thiruvananthapuram

See also

Timeline of Southern Railway zone
Kerala Rail Development Corporation
Bholu (mascot)
Madras Time
Thiruvananthapuram–Kasargode Semi High Speed Rail Corridor
Annual passenger earnings details of railway stations in Kerala

Railways in Eastern India

National network/
trunk lines

Howrah–Delhi main line
Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line
Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
Howrah–Chennai main line
Sahibganj loop
Grand Chord
Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
Barauni–Guwahati line
Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line

Other lines/sections

Interstate	Asansol–Gaya section Asansol–Patna section Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barkakana–Son Nagar line Barsoi–New Farakka section Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line Dumka–Bhagalpur line Gaya–Mughalsarai section Hatia–Rourkela line Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line Katihar–Siliguri line Kharagpur–Puri line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Kothavalasa–Kirandul line New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section Tatanagar–Bilaspur section
Bihar	Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Samastipur section Fatuha–Tilaiya line Gaya–Kiul line Kothavalasa–Kirandul line Mokama–Barauni section Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line Neora–Jatdumari–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line Patna–Gaya line Patna–Mughalsarai section Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section
Jharkhand	Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line Dhanbad–Chandrapura line Railways in Jharia Coalfield Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line
Odisha	Khurda Road–Bolangir line Cuttack–Sambalpur line
West Bengal	Ahmadpur–Katwa line Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line Andal–Sainthia branch line Andal–Sitarampur loop line Bandel–Katwa line Bankura–Masagram line Bardhaman–Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Calcutta Chord link line Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line Howrah–Bardhaman main line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line Kolkata Circular Railway New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line Santragachi–Amta branch line Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line Sealdah–Bangaon line Sealdah Main and North section Sealdah South section Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

Suburban
rail transport

Kolkata Metro
Kolkata Suburban Railway
Kolkata Circular Railway

Monorail

Kolkata Monorail
Patna Monorail

Defunct lines

Revived/ Under revival	Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway Bankura–Damodar Railway Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway Burdwan–Katwa Railway Bakhtiarpur–Bihar Light Railway Futwah–Islampur Light Railway
Inactive	Bengal Provincial Railway East Coast State Railway Kalighat Falta Railway Mayurbhanj State Railway Dehri Rohtas Light Railway Patna–Digha Ghat line

Zones & Divisions

Eastern	Asansol Howrah Malda Sealdah
East Central	Danapur Dhanbad Mughalsarai Samastipur Sonpur
East Coast	Sambalpur Khurda Road Waltair
North Eastern	Varanasi
Northeast Frontier	Katihar Alipurduar
South Eastern	Adra Chakradharpur Kharagpur Ranchi

Production units/
workshops

Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam
Braithwaite & Co.
Burn Standard Company
Bharat Wagon and Engineering
Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company
Carriage Repair Workshop, Harnaut

Transit points
with Bangladesh

Active	Haldibari–Chilahati Singhabad–Rohanpur Radhikapur–Biral Gede–Darshana Petrapole–Benapole
Defunct	Mahisasan–Shahbajpur Changrabandha–Burimari Gitaldaha–Mogalhat

Indian railheads
near India–Nepal border

Raxaul Junction
Bairgania
Jaynagar
Jogbani
Laukaha Bazar
Thakurganj

Railway companies

East Indian Railway Company
Bengal Nagpur Railway
Indian Branch Railway Company
Indian Railways
Martin's Light Railways