Narayanadri Express

Narayanadri Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast Train
Locale	Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
Current operator(s)	South Central Railway
Route
Start	Secunderabad Junction
Stops	21 halts between Secunderabad Junction and Tirupati Main
End	Tirupati Main
Distance travelled	661 km (411 mi)
Average journey time	12 hours exactly
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12734 / 12733
On-board services
Class(es)	2-3AC, 1-2AC, 1 Combo coach of 1AC and 2AC(HA1), 14 SL, 3 GEN, 2 SLR
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Yes
Observation facilities	Large Windows
Entertainment facilities	Nil
Baggage facilities	Under the Seats
Technical
Rolling stock	4
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) (Broad Gauge)
Operating speed	59 km/h (37 mph) (average with halts)
Route map Narayanadri Express Route map

The Narayanadri Express, No. 12733/12734, is a superfast train belonging to Indian Railways, connecting Secundrabad to Tirupati.^[1] The train belongs to the South Central Railway. It runs daily, via Guntur.

The train is named after one of the seven hills of Tirupathi. The train departs from Secunderabad at 18:05 hours and arrives in Tirupati Railway Station at 06:05 hours the next day. From Tirupati Railway Station, the train departs at 18:25 hours and arrives in Secunderabad at 06:25 hours the next day.

(12733-12734 Narayanadri −12703-12704 Falaknuma) Express

12733 Narayanadri Express – AC 2 tier

. Major stations on the route include Guntur Junction, Chirala, Nellore, Gudur and Renigunta.

Loco links

It gets a WDP4(Krishnarajapuram shed)loco in the Secunderabad to Guntur section and an Erode-based WAP-4 locomotive for the Guntur to Tirupathi section. The same links are in either way

Classes

The train usually has a 1AC and 2AC combo coach(added in Sep'09), 1 AC 2-Tier Coach, 2 AC 3-Tier Coaches, 14 Sleeper Class Coaches, 1 Pantry Car, and 3 General Compartments and 2SLR's. A rake of the Narayanadri Express consists of 24 Coaches. It shares its rakes with the Falaknuma Express. One can see the Tirupati-Secunderabad-Howrah boards in the rakes.

References

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
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Transits	Hyderabad MMTS Hyderabad Metro Rail
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Manufacturing units / workshops / sheds	Integral Coach Factory Rail Wheel Factory Golden Rock Railway Workshop Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock Kollam MEMU Shed
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Agitations and accidents	1928 South Indian railway strike 1932 Madras and Southern Mahratta railway strike 1974 railway strike in India 1988 Kollam Peruman train accident Nellore train fire
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