First service 16-8-1998 Start Guntur | Current operator(s) South Central Railway Stops 13 | |
Service type Superfast Express train Locale | ||
The Palnadu Express is an express train in India which runs between Guntur in Andhra Pradesh and Vikarabad in Telangana. It was introduced on 16 August 1998. This train is named after the Palnadu region in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh . The Guntur Railway Division of the South Central Railway Zone of the Indian Railways administers this train.
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Numbering
Train Number 12747 runs from Guntur to Vikarabad while 12748 runs from Vikarabad to Guntur.
Route
The train starts from Guntur at 05:45 hours and reaches Vikarabad at 12:10 hours the same day. In the return direction it leaves Vikarabad at 13:45 hours and reaches Guntur at 20:00 hours the same day. The train runs via Sattenapalle, Piduguralla, Nadikudi Jn, Miryalaguda, Nalgonda, Secunderabad, Begumpet, Lingampally
Loco
The Train is generally hauled by WDP-4D of Gooty(GY) loco shed
Classes
The 16 coach composition contains– 1 A/C Chair car, 3 Second sitting, 10 Unreserved and 2 SLR.