Palnadu Express

Superfast express train in India

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Palnadu Express

Overview
Service type| Superfast Express
Locale| Andhra Pradesh & Telangana
First service| 16-8-1998
Current operator(s)| South Central Railways
Route
Termini| Guntur
Vikarabad
Stops| 13
Distance travelled| 354 km (220 mi)
Average journey time| 6 hours 15 minutes
Service frequency| Daily
Train number(s)| 12747 / 12748
On-board services
Class(es)| 2 AC Chair Car,3 Second Class Sitting,10 General,2 SLR
Seating arrangements| Yes
Sleeping arrangements| No
Catering facilities| Yes
Other facilities| Starting from 18 January, the Guntur-Vikarabad Palnadu Express will be nations first train to be equipped with foldable ramp and wheelchair for differently-abled passengers
Technical
Track gauge| 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed| 57 km/h (35 mph) average with halts
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The Palnadu Express is a superfast 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 erstwhile Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. It is the first train in the division to be equipped with foldable wheelchair and ramp for the differently-abled passengers.

## Rake sharing[edit]

This train shares its rake with Simhadri Express.

## Route and halts[edit]

This train stops at Sattenapalli, Piduguralla, Nadikude Jn, Vishnupuram, Miryalaguda, Nalgonda, Chityala, Nagireddipalli, Secunderabad Jn, Begumpet, Sanathnagar, Lingampalli, Shankarpalli.

## Coach Composition[edit]

The 21 coach composition contains– 1 AC Chair Car, 4 Chair car Sitting, 14 General,2 SLR
It runs with ICF coaches (Green indicating Electric locomotive, Yellow indicating colour of the general coaches, pink indicating reserved coaches and blue indicating AC coaches)
Coach Composition from Guntur to Vikarabad as 12747

Loco  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | 21

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| SLR | UR | UR | UR | UR | UR | UR | UR | UR | UR | UR | D4 | D3 | D2 | D1 | C1 | UR | UR | UR | UR | SLR

Coach Composition from Vikarabad to Guntur as 12748

Loco  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | 21

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| SLR | UR | UR | UR | UR | C1 | D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | UR | UR | UR | UR | UR | UR | UR | UR | UR | UR | SLR

## Amenities[edit]

In January 2020, it became the first disabled friendly train in India. It is equipped with foldable ramps, that allow pushing of the wheelchairs into the coaches and wheelchairs themselves help passengers with disability to navigate through the coach aisle.[1]

## See also[edit]

* Express trains in India

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Hyderabad: Palnadu Express, first disabled-friendly train". Deccan Chronicle. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2020.

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