Bilaspur–Tirupati Express

Bilaspur - Tirupati Express
Overview
Service type	Express
First service	July 3, 2005; 19 years ago
Current operator(s)	South Central Railway zone
Route
Termini	Bilaspur Junction (BSP); Tirupati (TPTY)
Stops	63
Distance travelled	1,404 km (872 mi)
Average journey time	30h 30m
Service frequency	Bi-weekly
Train number(s)	17481/17482
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board Catering ; E-Catering
Observation facilities	ICF Coaches
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	46 km/h (29 mph), including halts
Route map
Route map

The Bilaspur - Tirupati Express is a express train belonging to South Central Railway zone that runs between Bilaspur Junction and Tirupati in India. It is currently being operated with 17481/17482 train numbers on Bi-weekly basis. ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Service

The 17481/Bilaspur - Tirupati Express has averages speed of 46 km/hr and covers 1404 km in 30h 30m. The 17482/Tirupati - Bilaspur Express has averages speed of 45 km/hr and covers 1404 km in 31h 10m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composite

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consist of 16 coaches :

1 AC II Tier
2 AC III Tier
6 Sleeper Coaches
5 General
2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Visakhapatnam Loco Shed based WDM 3A diesel locomotive from Bilaspur to Visakhapatnam. From Visakhapatnam they are hauled by a Vijayawada Loco Shed based WAP-4 or WAG-5P electric locomotive uptil and vice versa.

Direction Reversal

Train Reverses its direction 2 times:

Rake Sharing

The train share its rake with 17479/17480 Puri - Tirupati Express.

Notes

^ Runs two days in a week for every direction.

References

External links

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[1] Runs two days in a week for every direction.

[2] Rain effect: several trains rescheduled

[3] HEAVY RAIN CAUSING FLOOD SITUATION AFFECTED TRAIN SERVICES IN RAYAGADA-TITILAGARH RAILWAY SECTION

[4] Trains Cancelled/Short Terminated/Diverted/Rescheduled

[5] Dredging harbour at Antarvedi to improve road connectivity

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