Bidar–Machilipatnam Express

Bidar-Machilipatnam Super Fast Express
Overview
Service typeSuperfast Express
LocaleKarnataka, Telangana & Andhra Pradesh
First service31 August 1999 (1999-08-31)
Current operatorSouth Coast Railway
Route
TerminiBidar (BIDR)
Machilipatnam (MTM)
Stops15
Distance travelled594 km (369 mi)
Average journey time10 hrs 48 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number12749 / 12750
On-board services
ClassesAC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOnline Catering Available, But no pantry car
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesNo
Other facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach
Track gaugeBroad Gauge
Operating speed555 km/h (345 mph) average including halts.
Route map

The 12749 / 12750 Bidar-Machilipatnam Express is a Superfast Express train operated between Bidar and Machilipatnam.[1][2] It belongs to South Central Railway of Indian Railways. The train was introduced on 31 August 1999 between Secunderabad and Machilipatnam.[3] It takes 10 hours 58 minutes to cover 594 km (369 mi) between its nodal stations.[4]

Route

This train runs via Secunderabad, Warangal, Vijayawada and Gudivada The table shows the list of stations between the two nodal stations.[4] The train was extended up to Bidar from 1 March 2018. From 2022, the route has been electrified till Bidar and operational. A WAP7 or WAP4 is used to haul this Superfast express 12749/50 from BIDAR to MACHELIPATNAM and back.

S.No. Station Name Forward Arrival Backward Arrival
1Bidar19:35 (Origin)(07:38) Last Stop
2Zahirabad19:59
3Vikarabad Junction20:44
4Lingampally21:29
5Secunderabad22:10 (5 Min Stop)
6Jangaon23:19
7Kazipet00:15
8Warangal00:38
9Mahbubabad01:29
10Khammam02:09
11Madhira02:54
12Kondapalli03:34
13Vijayawada04:25 (15 Mins Stop)
14Gudivada Junction05:04
15Gudlavalleru05:19
16Pedana05:34
17Machilipatnam06:20 (Last Stop)20:50 (Origin)

References

  1. ↑ "Train Name Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. p. 13. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Two express trains get superfast status – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Time Line and Milestones of Events". South Central Railway. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Route info". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2014.