Devagiri Express

Devagiri Express
దేవగిరి ఎక్స్‌ప్రెస్
देवगिरी एक्सप्रेस

Devgiri Express nearing Secunderabad
Overview
Service type	Express
Status	Operating
Locale	Telangana, Maharashtra
Current operator(s)	South Central Railway, Indian Railways
Route
Termini	Secunderabad Mumbai CST
Stops	27
Distance travelled	877 km (545 mi)
Average journey time	18 hrs. 45 m.
Service frequency	Daily
On-board services
Class(es)	Sleeper, Air-conditioned and Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Indian Rail standard
Observation facilities	Large windows in all carriages
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	Two
Track gauge	Broad
Operating speed	47 km/h
Route map

The Devagiri Express is a train service operated by the South Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. The train runs between Mumbai and Secunderabad, Hyderabad, primarily running on Secunderabad-Manmad section via Kalyan Junction, Nasik Road, Manmad, Aurangabad, Jalna, Parbhani, Purna, Nanded and Nizamabad. The train shares its rakes with Simhapuri Express.Gudur and Secunderabad.

History

The train started as a daily train between Mumbai and Aurangabad. Devagiri, Devgiri or Deogiri is the ancient name of the town of Daulatabad near Aurangabad. Devagiri was once the capital of India during Muhammad bin Tughluq's rule who shifted his capital from New Delhi to Devagiri and back to New Delhi, this is where the name of the service originates.

The train was later extended to Nanded and then till Nizamabad and presently runs up to Secunderabad.

The train covers its distance of 877 kilometers from Mumbai to Secunderabad in 17 hr 20 m with an average speed of 51 km/h (31.68 mph).

The train links Nasik with Hyderabad for Trimbakeshwar one of Jyotirlingas also; other jyotirlinga is ghrishneshwar at ellora near aurangabad.

The train numbers are 17057DN Mumbai-Secunderabad Devagiri Express and 17058UP Secunderabad-Mumbai Devagiri Express.

This Trains Runs on the historical Railway track of Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railways funded by Nizam of Hyderabad.

Powering

The train is hauled by an AC/DC electric loco WCAM-3 of Kalyan shed from Mumbai to Manmad, from where an EMD diesel locomotive WDP of pune and gooty shed takes over. In the return direction, the diesel hauls the train from Secunderabad to Manmad Station.

Timetable

17057 Mumbai CST-Secunderabad Jn.		Devagiri Express Timetable			17058 Secunderabad Jn.-Mumbai CST
Arrival	Departure	Station Name	Station Code	Distance (km)	Arrival	Departure
--:--	21:10	Mumbai CST	CSTM	0	07:10	--:--
21:22	21:25	Dadar Central	DR	9.0	06:37	06:40
21:42	21:45	Thane	TNA	33.3	06:13	06:15
22:07	22:10	Kalyan Jn	KYN	51.4	05:47	05:50
23:13	23:15	Kasara	KSRA	118.9	--:--	--:--
23:45	23:50	Igatpuri	IGP	133.2	04:10	04:15
00:28	00:30	Devlali	DVL	178.2	03:08	03:10
00:38	00:40	Nasik Road	NK	183.9	02:55	03:00
01:08	01:10	Lasal Gaon	LS	232.2	02:13	02:15
01:55	02:05	Manmad Jn	MMR	256.9	01:40	01:50
03:09	03:10	Rotegaon	RGO	307.7	00:19	00:20
03:34	03:35	Lasur	LSR	334.8	23:49	23:50
04:05	04:10	Aurangabad	AWB	368.5	23:20	23:25
04:58	05:00	Jalna	J	431.3	22:05	22:07
05:39	05:40	Partur	PTU	476	20:49	20:50
06:04	06:05	Selu	SELU	503.3	20:19	20:20
06:19	06:20	Manwath Road	MVO	518.1	19:54	19:55
07:10	07:15	Parbhani Jn	PBN	545.7	19:25	19:30
08:00	08:05	Purna Jn	PAU	574.1	18:40	18:45
08:40	08:45	Hazur Sahib Nanded	NED	604.6	18:00	18:05
09:23	09:25	Mudkhed Jn	MUE	626.9	17:08	17:10
09:43	09:45	Umri	UMRI	646.6	16:20	16:21
10:11	10:13	Dharmabad	DAB	676.2	15:46	15:47
10:30	10:32	Basar	BSX	686	15:35	15:37
11:00	11:05	NIzamabad Jn	NZB	715.3	15:00	15:05
11:50	11:52	Kamareddy	KMC	767.3	14:03	14:05
12:19	12:20	Akanapet	WDR	794	13:24	13:25
12:27	12:28	Mirzapalli	MED	803.8	13:16	13:17
13:29	13:30	Bollarum	BMO	862.3	12:40	12:41
14:30	--:--	Secunderabad Jn	SC	876	--:--	12:25

Gallery

• 
  Devagiri Express November 2015
• 
  Devagiri Express halted at Secunderabad
• 
  Simhapuri and Devgiri Express Nameboard (Rake sharing with Simhapuri Express)

See also

• Ajanta Express
• Hussainsagar Express
• Simhapuri Express