Narayanadri Express

Narayanadri Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast Train
Locale	Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
Current operator(s)	South Central Railway
Route
Start	Secunderabad Junction
Stops	21 halts between Secunderabad Junction and Tirupati Main
End	Tirupati Main
Distance travelled	661 km (411 mi)
Average journey time	12 hours exactly
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12734 / 12733
On-board services
Class(es)	2-3AC, 1-2AC, 1 Combo coach of 1AC and 2AC(HA1), 14 SL, 3 GEN, 2 SLR
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Yes
Observation facilities	Large Windows
Entertainment facilities	Nil
Baggage facilities	Under the Seats
Technical
Rolling stock	4
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) (Broad Gauge)
Operating speed	59 km/h (37 mph) (average with halts)
Route map Narayanadri Express Route map

The Narayanadri Express, No. 12733/12734, is a superfast train belonging to Indian Railways, connecting Secundrabad to Tirupati. The train belongs to the South Central Railway. It runs daily, via Guntur.

The train is named after one of the seven hills of Tirupathi. The train departs from Secunderabad at 18:05 hours and arrives in Tirupati Railway Station at 06:05 hours the next day. From Tirupati Railway Station, the train departs at 18:25 hours and arrives in Secunderabad at 06:25 hours the next day.

(12733-12734 Narayanadri −12703-12704 Falaknuma) Express

12733 Narayanadri Express – AC 2 tier

. Major stations on the route include Guntur Junction, Nellore, Gudur and Renigunta.

Loco links

It gets a WDP4(Krishnarajapuram shed)loco in the Secunderabad to Guntur section and an Erode-based WAP-4 locomotive for the Guntur to Tirupathi section. The same links are in either way

Classes

The train usually has a 1AC and 2AC combo coach(added in Sep'09), 1 AC 2-Tier Coach, 2 AC 3-Tier Coaches, 14 Sleeper Class Coaches, 1 Pantry Car, and 3 General Compartments and 2SLR's. A rake of the Narayanadri Express consists of 24 Coaches. It shares its rakes with the Falaknuma Express. One can see the Tirupati-Secunderabad-Howrah boards in the rakes.