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Nagavali Express

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Nagawali Express
Nagavali Express near Lallaguda, Secunderabad.
Overview
Service typeExpress train
LocaleOdisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana & Maharashtra
First service23 March 2003; 21 years ago (2003-03-23)
Current operator(s)East Coast Railway
Route
TerminiSambalpur (SBP)
Hazur Sahib Nanded (NED)
Stops19
Distance travelled1,480 km (920 mi)
Average journey time29 hours 45 minutes
Service frequencyTri-Weekly
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier, AC3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stockICF coach
Track gaugeBroad Gauge (1,676 mm)
Operating speed49 km/h (30 mph) average including halts.
Route map

The Nagawali Express or Nagavali Express is a train belonging to the East Coast Railway. It runs between Sambalpur and Nanded as a bi-weekly express train. The train first ran between Sambalpur and Nizamabad on 23 March 2003.[1] The train was later extended from Nizamabad to Hazur Sahib Nanded.[2] The frequency was increased from bi-weekly to tri-weekly in the 2013 rail budget.[3] It was named after the Nagavali River.

Service

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It serves the states of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra. It has 19 halts on its way. It starts from Sambalpur on Sunday, Monday and Friday at 08:50 and reaches Hazur Sahib Nanded on Monday, Tuesday and Saturday at 14:35. The train from Sambalpur to Nanded is numbered as 18309[4] and from Nanded to Sambalpur as 18310.[5][6]

Locomotives

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It was hauled by electric locomotive WAP-7 of VSKP shed from Sambalpur to Visakhapatnam, from Visakhapatnam to Hazur Sahib Nanded hauled by WAP-4 or WAP-7 of Lallaguda loco shed .

Time table

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18309- Sambalpur to Hazur Sahib Nanded[7]

Station code Station name Arrival Departure
SBP Sambalpur Jn. Source 09:30
BRGA Bargarh Road 10:10 10:12
BLGR Balangir 11:10 11:15
TIG Titlagarh Jn. 12:35 12:45
KSNG Kesinga 12:58 13:00
MNGD Muniguda 14:15 14:17
RGDA Rayagada 15:40 15:45
PVPT Parvatipuram Town 16:32 16:34
VBL Bobbili Jn. 16:58 17:00
GPI Gajapathinagaram 17:25 17:27
VZM Vizianagaram Jn. 17:50 17:55
VSKP Visakhapatnam Jn. 19:10 19:30
RJY Rajahmundry 22:40 22:42
EE Eluru 23:47 23:48
BZA Vijayawada Jn. 01:30 01:50
KZJ Kazipet Jn. 06:00 06:02
SC Secunderabad Jn 09:00 09:20
KMC Kamareddi 10:55 10:57
NZB Nizamabad 11:55 11:57
BSX Basar 12:44 12:45
MEU Mudkhed Jn 13:45 13:47
NED Hazur Sahib Nanded 14:35 Destination

18310- Hazur Sahib Nanded to Sambalpur[8]

Station code Station name Arrival Departure
NED Hazur Sahib Nanded Source 16:15
MEU Mudkhed Jn. 16:43 16:45
BSX Basar 17:50 17:51
NZB Nizamabad 18:10 18:15
KMC Kamareddi 18:54 18:55
SC Secunderabad Jn. 21:10 21:30
KZJ Kazipet Jn. 23:35 23:37
BZA Vijayawada Jn. 03:35 03:55
EE Eluru 04:41 04:42
RJY Rajahmundry 06:15 06:17
VSKP Visakhapatnam Jn. 10:15 10:35
VZM Vizianagaram Jn. 11:30 11:35
GPI Gajapathinagaram 11:56 11:58
VBL Bobbili Jn. 12:30 12:32
PVPT Parvatipuram Town 12:48 12:50
RGDA Rayagada 13:30 13:45
MNGD Muniguda 14:43 14:45
KSNG Kesinga 15:40 15:42
TIG Titlagarh Jn. 16:10 16:20
BLGR Balangir 17:10 17:15
BRGA Bargarh Road 18:30 18:32
SBP Sambalpur Jn. 19:50 Destination
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  • 18309 (SBP-NED) Nagavali Express at Moulaali with a WAM-4 Loco
    18309 (SBP-NED) Nagavali Express at Moulaali with a WAM-4 Loco
  • Nagavali Express name-board in Telugu language
    Nagavali Express name-board in Telugu language
  • 18309 (SBP-NED) Nagavali Express at Lallaguda with a WDP-4 loco
    18309 (SBP-NED) Nagavali Express at Lallaguda with a WDP-4 loco
  • 18309 (SBP-NED) Nagavali Express crossing Lallaguda
    18309 (SBP-NED) Nagavali Express crossing Lallaguda

References

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  1. ^ "Nagawali Express Info".
  2. ^ "Extension from Nizamabad to Hazur Sahib Nanded". The Times of India. 25 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Increase in frequency".
  4. ^ "Nagavali Express/20809 Time Table/Schedule: Visakhapatnam to Secunderabad ECoR/East Coast Zone – Railway Enquiry".
  5. ^ "20810/Nagavali Express (PT) – Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam ECoR/East Coast Zone – Railway Enquiry".
  6. ^ "Train frequency increased". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 3 February 2014.
  7. ^ "National Train Enquiry System -Indian Railways". Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  8. ^ "20810/Nagavali Express (PT) – Hazur Sahib Nanded to Sambalpur ECoR/East Coast Zone – Railway Enquiry".
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