Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express

A WAP7 hauling New Delhi-bound AP Sampark Kranti Express at Kacheguda

Overview

Service type

Sampark Kranti Express

Locale

Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi

Current operator(s)

South Central Railways

Route

Start

TirupatiTirupati (city)

End

Hazrat Nizamuddin

Distance travelled

2,302 km (1,430 mi)

Average journey time

36 hours 15 minutes

Service frequency

Tri-weekly

Train number(s)

12707 / 12708

On-board services

Class(es)

AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper,Pantry

Seating arrangements

Yes

Sleeping arrangements

Yes

Technical

Rolling stock

4 Luggage Cum Breakvan from SC

Track gauge

1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Operating speed

63 km/h (39 mph) average with halts

Route map

Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express is a South Central Railway train running from New Delhi to Tirupati. It is part of the Sampark Kranti Express series of trains, which link the Indian National Capital, New Delhi with the rest of the State Capitals, with only a limited number of stops on each service.

Sampark Kranti

The words Sampark and Kranti are borrowed from Sanskrit. Sampark(Devanagari:-सम्पर्क) means Contact and Kranti(Devanagari:-क्रान्ति ) means Revolution. The combined name denotes the steps taken by Indian Railways to provide high speed train connections from cities around India with the National Capital through the provision of non-air conditioned express trains with few stops and operating at high speeds. A similar capability had been introduced earlier on the Rajdhani series of super-fast , these trains were completely air-conditioned and hence quite expensive.

The Rajdhani and Shatabdi series are the fastest trains in India in terms of average journey speeds. The Sampark Kranti trains operate at slower average speeds than the Rajdhani and Shatabdi series yet still provide high speed options at normal prices due to their few stops and relatively faster speeds compared with other non-Rajdhani and non-Shatabdi express trains etc.

Service

The Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express commenced operations between Secunderabad (near Hyderabad, the State capital of Telangana) and Hazrat Nizamuddin near New Delhi. On 6 July 2005, Shri Anjan Kumar Yadav, MP, and Hyderabad mayor, Teegala Krishna Reddy, flagged off the train from Secunderabad station when the service was extended to Tirupati via Kurnool, Dhone and Kadapa.

The Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express operates as a three times a week train service between Secunderabad, Hazrat Nizamuddin and Tirupati.

Before the Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express was introduced, the (2625/2626) Kerala Express between New Delhi and Trivandrum was the only daily train connecting the Tirupati and New Delhi.

Time Table

12707 Tirupati – Secunderabad – Hazrat Nizamuddin leaves Tirupati and 12708 Hazrat Nizamuddin – Secunderabad – Tirupati.

Station code	Station name
List of halts of Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranthi Express
RU	Renigunta Jn
HX	Cudappah
YA	Yerraguntla
TU	Tadipatri
DHNE	Dhone
KRNT	Kurnool
GWD	Gadwal
MBNR	Mahboobnagar
KCG	Kacheguda
it will not touch secunderabad railway station as it is routed directly towards kazipet after kacheguda through malkajgiri
KZJ	Kazipet
RDM	Ramgundam
MCI	Mancherial
BPA	Bellampalli
SKZR	Sirpur Kagaznagar
NGP	Nagpur Jn.
BPL	Bhopal Jn
JHS	Jhansi Jn
NZM	H.Nizamuddin

Coach Composition

Present coach composition comprises 2-SLR coaches, 2-II/General coaches, 4- AC 3 Tier Coaches, 1-AC 2 Tier Coach, 1-Pantry and 8-Sleeper Coaches. During the summer extra coaches are provided based on need. An additional 3 tier AC coach was added in September 2012.

Locomotives Used

1). Tirupati to Secunderabad and return – Diesel Traction – WDP-4

2). Secunderabad to Hazrat Nizamuddin and return – Electric traction – WAP-7

References

External links

South Central Railway zone

Administration	Indian Railways Ministry of Railways Railway Board

History	Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways History of rail transport in India Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway

Divisions	Guntur Nanded Vijayawada Hyderabad Secunderabad Guntakal

Sections / Branch lines	Duvvada–Vijayawada section Bhimavaram–Narasapuram branch line Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line Gudur–Renigunta section Krishna Canal–Guntur section Nallapadu–Nandyal section Samalkot–Kakinada Port branch line Tenali–Repalle branch line Vijayawada–Gudur section Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line Nandyal-Yerranguntla section

Major stations	Eluru Guntakal Junction Guntur Junction Hyderabad Deccan Kacheguda Kazipet Junction Hazur Sahib Nanded Nellore Rajahmundry Samalkot Secunderabad Junction Vijayawada Junction Tirupati

Named trains	Andhra Pradesh Express Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express Ajanta Express Charminar Express Dakshin Express Devagiri Express Falaknuma Express Godavari Express Golconda Express Goutami Express Hussainsagar Express Krishna Express Manikarnika Express Narayanadri Express Pinakini Express Ratnachal Express Sabari Express Sachkhand Express Satavahana Express Secunderabad Rajdhani Express Visakhapatnam – Secunderabad Garib Rath Express Tirumala Express Venkatadri Express Machilipatnam Express

Indian rail subsidiaries	Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Rail Land Development Authority Central Organisation for Railway Electrification

Institutes	Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications

Transits	Hyderabad MMTS Hyderabad Metro Rail

See also	Rail transport in India

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