Chennai Central - Visakhapatnam Express
The Train number 22870 / 22869 was flagged of on Chennai Central - Visakhapatnam Express 17 December 2012. It is a weekly Superfast Express connecting Chennai and Visakhapatnam which is scheduled to leave Chennai Central 21.10 hours every Tuesday which reaches its destination, Visakhapatnam the next day i.e. Wednesday at morning 10.25 hours. It has the Rake composition of One AC-2 tier, Two AC-3 tier, Seven Sleeper Class, Four General Second Class and Two Guard cum Luggage Van.The Travel Time is 13h and 15m. It has 11 halts and 137 intermediate Stations between Chennai Central and Visakhapatnam Junction .Its Avg Speed is 57 km/hr. It runs on the Locomotive of AJJ(Arrakonam) WAM4 6PE.. Off link is BZA WAG 7.. It has RSA sharing with Train number 18503/18504.
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22870 Visakhapatnam bound Superfast Express at Chennai Central | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast Train |
| Status | Operating |
| Locale | Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu |
| First service | 15 December 2012 |
| Current operator(s) | East Coast Railway |
| Ridership |
Classic Sleeper - 864 Third Class - 192 Second Class - 96 First Class - 18 Total - 1170 |
| Route | |
| Start | Chennai Central |
| Stops | 11 |
| End | Visakhapatnam |
| Distance travelled | 781 km (485 mi) |
| Average journey time | 13 hours,15 minutes |
| Service frequency | Monday from Visakhapatnam and Tuesday from Chennai. |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Sleeper, Ac2,3 General |
| Catering facilities | No Pantry car, Paid Food service is available |
| Observation facilities | Large windows in all carriages |
| Baggage facilities | Below the seats |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 1 |
| Track gauge | Broad (1,676 mm) |
| Operating speed | 110 kilometres per hour (68 mph), average speed 57 kilometres per hour (35 mph) |
It is maintained by ECoR/East Coast Railway.
Schedule
The schedule of 22870 Chennai Central - Visakhapatnam Express Which departs from Chennai Central Every Tuesday is given below.
| Station Name/Station code |
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| Chennai Central[MAS] |
| Gudur Jn[GDR] |
| Nellore[NLR] |
| Ongole[OGL] |
| Vijayawada JN[BZA] |
| Eluru[EE] |
| Rajamundry[RJY] |
| Samalkot[SLO] |
| Tuni[TUNI] |
| Narasingapalli[NASP] |
| Anakapalle[AKP] |
| Duvvada[DVD] |
| Vishakhapatnam[VSKP] |
Demand
There is huge demand to run this train on daily basis with early reaching to destinations i.e between 05:30-07:30 in Chennai Central/Visakhapatnam
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Narasingappali station does not have any amenities and it is difficult for passengers to use this station to board the train. It was requested that instead the train should halt at Yellamanchili station. The request is under consideration with the railway ministry.