Rajkot–Secunderabad Express


The 17017 / 17018 Rajkot Secunderabad Express is an express train operated by South Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways between in Gujarat and in Hyderabad, Telangana.

History

The Rajkot Secunderabad Express is a popular train in the South Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It is only one among the three trains connecting Hyderabad with Rajkot in the state of Gujarat, the other two being the Kakinada - Bhavnagar Express and the Rameswaram - Okha Express. Initially the train ran for only once a week. But, due to the increasing rush of passengers the train was made bi-weekly in June 2001 and tri-weekly in April 2003.
Further to this, the train was introduced in the year 1985 arena to run from Ahmedabad to Hyderabad as a weekly super-fast train. The train was later extended to Rajkot and was degraded to Express status as the number of stops were increased.

Coach Composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consist of 21 coaches :
The 17017/Rajkot - Secunderabad Express has averages speed of 50 km/hr and covers 1472 km in 29 hrs 05 mins.
The 17018/Secunderabad - Rajkot Express has averages speed of 52 km/hr and covers 1472 km in 28 hrs 00 mins.

Route & Halts

The important halts of the train are:
Train NumberStation CodeDeparture StationDeparture TimeDeparture DayArrival StationArrival TimeArrival Day
17017RJT05:25 AMMon,Wed,Thu10:30 AMTue,Thu,Fri
17018CS15:00 PMMon,Tue,Sat19:00 PMSun,Tue,Wed

Traction

Both trains are hauls by a Diesel Loco Shed, Guntakal based WDM 3A or WDM 3D twins locomotive end to end.

Rake Sharing

The train share its rake with 17037/17038 Secunderabad - Hisar Express and 17001/17002 Sainagar Shirdi – Secunderabad Express.