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The 17015 / 17016 Visakha Express is a daily express train of the Indian Railways connecting Secunderabad (SC) to Bhubaneswar (BBS) (previously from Visakhapatnam to Secunderabad, but extended till Palasa, Bhubaneswar), popularized by the 2008 Telugu movie of the same name. The train numbers are 17015 and 17016. It belongs to the South Central Railway. Train number 17016 leaves Secunderabad at 1650 hrs and arrives at Bhubaneswar the next day at 1525 hrs. Train number 17015 leaves Bhubaneswar at 0845 hrs and arrives at Secunderabad the next day at 0730 hrs.

Visakha Express

Visakha Express at Secunderabad
Overview
Service type	Express
First service	1996; 26 years ago (1996)
Current operator(s)	South Central Railways
Route
Termini	Secunderabad (SC) Bhubaneswar (BBS)
Stops	39
Distance travelled	1,135 km (705 mi)
Average journey time	22 hours 25 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	17015 / 17016
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Operating speed	50 km/h (31 mph) average with halts
Route map Viskha Express route map

This train initially ran between Palasa and Kacheguda as 7615 Visakha Express and Kacheguda - Palasa 7616 Visakha Express until it was rescheduled to run between Secunderabad and Bhubaneswar.

Route & Halts

The train runs from Secunderabad} via Nalgonda, Miryalaguda, Guntur Junction, Vijayawada, Gudivada, Kaikaluru , Bhimavaram Town, Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Anakapalle, Duvvada, Visakhapatnam, Simhachalam, Vizianagaram, Ponduru , Srikakulam Road, Tilaru , Kotabommali , Naupada , Palasa, Brahmapur, Chhatrapur, Nirakarpur, Khurda Road to Bhubaneswar.

Composition

The rake consists of 1 AC2 tier coach, 4 AC3 tier coach, 14 sleeper coaches, 2 General sitting and 2 SLRs.

Traction

The train is hauled by Lallaguda-based WAP-7 locomotive from Secunderabad to Vijayawada, from Vijayawada to Visakhapatnam a Gooty-based diesel locomotive WDP-4D powers the train since the route between Vijayawada to Visakhapatnam via Gudivada isn't completely electrified. From Visakhapatnam a Visakhapatnam-based WAP-4/WAP-7 locomotive powers the train till Bhubaneswar and vice versa.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction once at;

• Visakhapatnam Junction.

See also

• Secunderabad Vishakhapatnam Garib Rath Express
• Secunderabad Visakhapatnam Duronto Express

Sources

• India-Rail-Info article on Visakha Express

References

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