Circar Express
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Express | ||||
| Locale | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh | ||||
| First service | 1 October 1965 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | South Central Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Chengalpattu (CGL)
Puducherry (PDY) Kakinada Port (COA) | ||||
| Stops | 37 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 755 km (469 mi) 896 km (557 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 20 hours 20 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 17643 / 17655 || 17644 / 17656 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | On-board catering, E-catering | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
| Other facilities | Below the seats | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | ICF coach | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Electrification | Yes | ||||
| Operating speed | 43 km/h (27 mph) average including halts. | ||||
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The 17643 / 17644 || 17655 / 17656 Circar Express is a daily express train run by Indian Railways from Chengalpattu Junction railway station to Kakinada Port railway station . The train covers a distance of 755 km and from Puducherry railway station to Kakinada Port railway station .The train covers a distance of 896 km.[1]
Arrival and departure
[edit]Train no. 17643 departs from Puducherry every day at 13:30 hrs.[2] reaching Kakinada Port the next day at 10:10hrs.[3] Train no. 17644 departs from Kakinada Port every day at 14:20 hrs. reaching Puducherry the next day at 09:30 hrs.[4]
Name
[edit]The train is named after the Circars region (also spelled as Circar) which historically referred to the coastal districts of present-day Andhra Pradesh. This is the only train who wants to travel daily from Tanuku , Bhimavaram , Akividu , Kaikaluru , Gudivada to reach Chennai Egmore i.e, Chennai
Locomotive
[edit]The train is hauled by Lallaguda Loco Shed based WAP-7 or Vijayawada Loco Shed based WAP-4 electric locomotive on its entire journey.
Routes and halts
[edit]- Puducherry
- Villupuram junction
- Melmaruvathur
- Chengalpattu Junction
- Tambaram
- Chennai Egmore
- Gummidipoomdi
- Sullurupeta
- Nayadupeta
- Gudur Junction
- Nellore
- Bitragunta
- Kavali
- Singarayakonda
- Ongole
- Vetapalem
- Chirala
- Bapatla
- Nidubrolu
- Tenali Junction
- New Guntur
- Mangalagiri
- Vijayawada Junction
- Gudivada Junction
- Kaikaluru
- Akividu
- Bhimavaram Town
- Tanuku
- Nidadavolu Junction
- Godavari
- Rajahmundry
- Dwarapudi
- Anaparti
- Samalkot Junction
- Kakinada Town Junction
- Kakinada Port
Rake sharing
[edit]This train has rake sharing with 17651 / 17652 Kacheguda-Puducherry Express and it has rake sharing with 17655/17656 Puducherry - Kakinada Port Circar Express
Average speed and frequency
[edit]The train runs at an average speed of 43 km/h. It runs on a daily basis.
Train no 17643/44 runs from Kakinada Port to Chengalpattu Junction on Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and from Chengalpattu Junction to Kakinada Port on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday.
Train no 17655/56 runs from Kakinada Port to Puducherry on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday and from Puducherry to Kakinada Port on Monday, Thursday, Friday
Demands
[edit]As per demands, this train is extended from Chengalpattu Junction to Puducherry from 13-03-2024.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Circar Express in India". India9.com. 7 June 2005. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ "Circar Express Time Table". cleartrip.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Circar Express/17643 Express Chennai Egmore". India Rail Info. 8 October 2011. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ "Circar Express/17644 Express Kakinada Port". India Rail Info. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ "Extend Circar Express and Kacheguda express till Puducherry".