The 22701 / 22702 Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada Uday Express is a Double-decker AC chair Car train of the Indian Railways connecting Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh.[1][2] It is currently being operated with 22701/22702 train numbers on Five Days a week. It operates at an average speed of 65 km/h.[3]
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Service type | Uday Express |
Locale | Andhra Pradesh |
First service | 26 September 2019; 2 years ago (2019-09-26) |
Current operator(s) | South Coast Railways |
Route | |
Termini | Visakhapatnam (VSKP) Vijayawada (BZA) |
Stops | 7 |
Distance travelled | 350 km (217 mi) |
Average journey time | 5h 30m |
Service frequency | Five Days (except Sunday, Thursday) |
Train number(s) | 22701 / 22702 |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC Chair Car |
Seating arrangements | Yes |
Sleeping arrangements | No |
Catering facilities | On-board catering |
Observation facilities | Large windows |
Entertainment facilities | No |
Baggage facilities | Yes |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | LHB-Uday |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Operating speed | 64 km/h (40 mph) average including halts |
Utkrisht Double Decker Air Conditioned Yatri Express will be double-decker trains with 40% additional passenger capacity.[4] They will run on busy route by Indian Railways with features of LED screen display to show information about stations, train speed etc. and will have announcement system as well, Vending machines for tea, coffee and milk, Bio toilets in compartments as well as CCTV cameras.[5]
UDAY Express has a total of 11 coaches; 3 coaches with Dining facility with seating capacity of 104 Seats each and 5 coaches without dining with seating capacity of 120 seats. The remaining two will be power cars.
Loco | EOG | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | EOG |
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![]() | EOG | C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 | C5 | C6 | C7 | C8 | C9 | EOG |
It averages 65 km/hr as 22701 Uday Express starts from Visakhapatnam, covering 350 km in 5 hrs 30 mins & 61 km/hr as 22702 Uday Express starts from Vijayawada, covering 350 km in 5 hrs 30 min.
Both trains are hauled by a Visakhapatnam-based WAP-7 locomotive on its entire journey.
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