Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express

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Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express links the Indian National Capital, New Delhi with the rest of the State Capitals directly, Indian Railways introduced the Sampark Kranti Express Series. The purpose including, reduction of rush, better linking and increased speed.

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[edit] Sampark Kranti

Sampark and Kranti are borrowed from Sanskrit, . Sampark(Devanagari:-सम्पर्क) means Contact and Kranti(Devanagari:-क्रान्ति ) means Revolution. The name denotes a revolutionary step taken by Indian Railways to provide high speed connectivity with the National Capital to the common man in form of non-air conditioned express trains with minimal stoppages and high running speed. Earlier such a facility was available on the Rajdhani series of super-fast trains which were completely air-conditioned and hence quite expensive. The Rajdhani and Shatabdi series are the fastest trains in India. The Sampark Kranti trains run at a slightly lesser speed than these and yet provide for a high speed option at a normal price due to the minimal stoppages and relatively faster speeds than other non-Rajdhani and non-Shatabdi express trains.

[edit] Service

Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti, (Telugu:-ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ సంపర్క క్రాంతి ఎక్స్ ప్రెస్),(Hindi:- आँध्र प्रदेश सम्पर्क क्रान्ति एक्सप्रेस), introduced between Secunderabad near Hyderabad, State capital of Andhra Pradesh to Hazrat Nizamuddin near New Delhi. On Monday, July 06, 2005AD, by Shri Anjan Kumar Yadav, MP, and Teegala Krishna Reddy, Hyderabad Mayor, flagged off at Secunderabad station a. at 16:30 IST as the it was extended to Tirupati via, Kurnool, Dhone and Kadapa. This train is started as a Tri Weekly train between Secunderabad and Hazrat Nizamuddin and is continued since.

[edit] Onward Itenary

2707UP Tirupati -Secunderabad - Hazrat Nizamuddin leaves Tirupati at 05:45HrsIST on Monday, Wednesday and Friday reaching Secunderabad on the same respective days at 18:10HrsIST on its way to H.Nizamuddin reaches on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 17:55HrsIST

S.No. STN.Code STN Name Arr.Time Dep.Time Dist.(km) Day.
1 TPTY Tirupati Source 05:45 0 MON/WED/FRI
2 RU Renigunta Jn 06:00 06:02 10 MON/WED/FRI
3 HX Cudappah 07:58 08:00 135 MON/WED/FRI
4 TU Tadipatri 09:29 09:30 242 MON/WED/FRI
5 DNC Dronachalam 12:05 12:10 345 MON/WED/FRI
6 KRNT Kurnool 13:02 13:04 399 MON/WED/FRI
7 GWD Gadwal 14:04 14:05 529 MON/WED/FRI
8 MBNR Mahboobnagar 15:04 15:06 529 MON/WED/FRI
9 KCG Kacheguda 16:48 16:50 635 MON/WED/FRI
10 SC Secunderabad Jn 17:25 17:55 642 MON/WED/FRI
11 KZJ Kazipet 19:48 19:50 774 MON/WED/FRI
12 RDM Ramgundam 20:44 20:45 867 MON/WED/FRI
13 SKZR Sirpur Kagazngr 21:44 21:45 939 MON/WED/FRI
14 NGP Nagpur Jn. 02:10 02:20 1219 TUE/THS/SAT
15 BPL Bhopal Jn 08:15 08:25 1608 TUE/THS/SAT
16 NZM H.Nizamuddin 17:55 Destination 2302 TUE/THS/SAT

[edit] Return Itenary

2708DN H.Nizamuddin - Secunderabad - Tirupati leaves Nizamuddin on Wednesday, Friday and Sundays at 07:20AM IST and arrives Secunderabad and Tirupati on Thursday,Saturday and Monday at 10:30AM IST and 22:30IST respectively.

S.No. STN.Code STN Name Arr.Time Dep.Time Dist.(km) Day.
1 NZM H.Nizamuddin Source 07:30 0 WED/FRI/SUN
2 BPL Bhopal 17:45 17:55 649 WED/FRI/SUN
3 NGP Nagpur Jn. 00:05 00:15 1083 THS/SAT/MON
4 SKZR Sirpur Kagazngr 04:19 04:21 1346 THS/SAT/MON
5 RDM Ramgundam 05:15 05:17 1436 THS/SAT/MON
6 KZJ Kazipet 06:49 06:50 1528 THS/SAT/MON
7 SC Secunderabad 09:15 09:30 1660 THS/SAT/MON
8 KCG Kacheguda 09:43 09:45 1667 THS/SAT/MON
9 MBNR Mahboobngr 11:20 11:22 1773 THS/SAT/MON
10 GWD Gadwal 12:20 12:22 1848 THS/SAT/MON
11 KRNT Kurnool 13:22 13:24 1904 THS/SAT/MON
12 DNC Dronachalam 15:10 15:12 1957 THS/SAT/MON
13 GY Gooty Jn. 15:55 15:57 2012 THS/SAT/MON
14 TU Tadipatri 16:43 16:45 2060 THS/SAT/MON
15 HX Cuddappah 18:28 18:30 2167 THS/SAT/MON
16 RU Renigunta 20:30 20:32 2292 THS/SAT/MON
17 TPTY Tirupati 21:25 Destination 2302 THS/SAT/MON

Train covers 2302 kilometers in 38 Hours Approximately.

[edit] Coach Composition

Present coach composition is of 2-SLR coaches, 2-II/General coaches, 2- AC 3 Tier Coaches, 1-AC 2 Tier Coach, 1-Pantry and 8-Sleeper Coaches. During the summer extra coaches are provided based on requirement.

[edit] Locomotion

1). Tirupati to Secunderabad and Secunderabad to Tirupati - Diesel Traction

2). Secunderabad to Hazrat Nizamuddin to Secunderabad - Electric Traction

[edit] Diesel Loco

From Tirupati <-> Secunderabad, WDM2A of Guntakal(IR Code:-GTL) Shed of SCR is used (Frequently WDM2A of Moulali(IR Code:-MLY)-SCR also seen hauling the train).

[edit] Electric Loco

Between Secunderabad <-> Hazrat Nizamuddin, WAP4 of Lallaguda-SCR electric shed is used.

[edit] Other Trains between Tirupati and New Delhi

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

Gudur on New Delhi - Chennai main line was the second option.

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