Secunderabad Express

Secunderabad - Danapur SF Express

Overview

Service type

Superfast Train

Status

Operating

Locale

Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar

Current operator(s)

South Central Railway, Indian Railways

Route

Start

Danapur railway station

Stops

End

Secunderabad Junction

Distance travelled

1,828 km (1,136 mi)

Average journey time

33 hours, 15 minutes

Service frequency

Daily

On-board services

Class(es)

Sleeper, Ac 1,2,3 General

Seating arrangements

Indian Rail standard

Catering facilities

Catering available

Observation facilities

Large windows in all carriages,

Baggage facilities

Below the seats

Technical

Operating speed

54 km/h (Average)

Route map
Secunderabad Express (Secunderabad - Danapur) SF Express Route map

The Secunderabad Express (Devnagari/Marathi:सिकंदराबाद एक्सप्रेस; Telugu: మణికర్ణిక ఎక్స్‌ప్రెస్) is a daily train operated by Indian Railways between Secunderabad Railway Station and Danapur railway station via Varanasi. Secunderabad Express was earlier known as Manikarnika Express and Patna Express.

12791 Secunderabad Railway Station(IR code:SC) -> Danapur railway station (IR code:DNR)
12792 Danapur railway station -> Secunderabad Railway Station

Name

The train was initially running between Secunderabad Railway Station and Varanasi and in 2004 as biweekly with numbering 7091 and 7092. the train was extended to Patna during Nitish Kumar's regime. The train served Andhra Pradesh pillgrims to visit Varanasi and Ayodhya and Sarnath near Varanasi. The train gets its name from one of the famous Ghats of Varanasi, i.e. Manikarnika Ghat.

This train served historically as second alternative to visit North India after 2721UP/2722Dn Dakshin Express and 2723UP/2724DN Andhra Pradesh Express along with other trains like 2590UP/2589DN Gorakhpur Secunderabad Express and Bangalore Express.

Secunderabad Express will stop at Ara from 10 September 2015.^[1]

Historical significance

The train was introduced long back in 1985 as a biweekly train between Tirupati and Varanasi with a typical numbering of "7489 Tirupati–Varanasi" Express and "7490 Varanasi–Tirupati Express" with slip coach service of two sleeper coaches between Hyderabad and Varanasi with amalgamation/bifurcation at Kazipet Junction with Dakshin Express. Though the train gained importance, due to some political and administration influences, the it got extended to Cochin Harbour Terminus and with the reduction of frequency from biweekly to weekly, via Tirupati through Renigunta Junction.

A demand of new train between Hyderabad and Varanasi has been approved by Indian Railways and a new train between "7091" Secunderabad–Varansi Express and "7092" Varansi–Secunderabad Express was flagged off as biweekly in 1987. Consequently, the same coaches and rake composition is used as "7089" Cochin–Varansi Express via Tirupati and "7090" Varanasi–Tirupati Express via Tirupati by cancelling "7489" and "7490" numbering.

Patna Secunderabad SF Express Manikarnika Express near Ghoradongri Railway Station.

Route

Loco link

Electric:- WAP4 electric loco of Lallaguda of SCR from Secunderabad to Itarsi or WAP4 of Erode/Bhusaval
Diesel:- power of WDM2A/WDM3A loco from ITARSI from Itarsi to Patna Junction

References

↑ "19 trains to temporarily stop at different stations".

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Monorail

Defunct lines revived//under revival

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Named trains

Transit points with Bangladesh

Active	Singhabad–Rohanpur Gede–Darshana Petrapole–Benapole

Defunct	Mahisasan-Shahbajpur Radhikapur–Biral Changrabandha–Burimari Haldibari–Chilahati Gitaldaha–Mogalhat

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See also

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Manufacturing units and workshops	Diesel Locomotive Works Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala Rail Coach Factory, Raebareli

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See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) 1974 railway strike in India

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