Hundry Express
.jpg) Gooty based WDP-4D descending down the gradient towards Umdanagar with Hundry Express. | |||||
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Express | ||||
| Locale | Telangana & Andhra Pradesh | ||||
| First service | 25 June 2013 | ||||
| Current operator | South Central Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Hyderabad Deccan (HYB) Kurnool City (KRNT) | ||||
| Stops | 13 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 253 km (157 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 5 hours 15 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number | 17027 / 17028 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Classes | General Unreserved, AC Chair Car, Second Class Seating | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | No | ||||
| Catering facilities | On-board catering, E-catering | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
| Baggage facilities | No | ||||
| Other facilities | Below the seats | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | ICF coach | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 48 km/h (30 mph) average including halts. | ||||
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The 17027 / 17028 Hundry Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways South Central Railway zone that runs between Hyderabad Deccan and Kurnool City in India.[1][2]
It operates as train number 17027 from Hyderabad Deccan to Kurnool City and as train number 17028 in the reverse direction serving the states of Telangana & Andhra Pradesh.
Coaches
[edit]The 17027 / 28 Hundry Express has 15 general unreserved (Now 2S), One AC Chair Car & two SLR (seating with luggage rake) coaches . It does not carry a pantry car.
As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
[edit]The 17027 Secunderabad Junction–Kurnool City Hundry Express covers the distance of 253 km (157 mi) in 5 hours 15 mins (48 km/h) and in 6 hours 10 mins as the 17028 Kurnool City–Secunderabad Junction Hundry Express (41 km/h).
As the average speed of the train is lower than 55 km/h (34 mph), as per railway rules, its fare doesn't includes a Superfast surcharge.
Routing
[edit]The 17027 / 28 Hundry Express runs from Hyderabad Deccan via Kacheguda, Gadwal to Kurnool City.
Traction
[edit]Earlier was Gooty-based WDP-4. As the route is fully electrified, a Vijayawada Loco Shed-based WAP-4 electric locomotive pulls the train to its destination.
References
[edit]- ↑ , South Central Railways, 10 February 2014
- ↑ "Extension of Secunderabad – Kurnool City Hundry Express up to Hyderabad". 28 May 2022.
External links
[edit]- 17027 Hundry Express at India Rail Info
- 17028 Hundry Express at India Rail Info