The 12757 / 12758 Kaghaznagar Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to
Indian Railways
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South Central Railway zone
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that runs between & in India.
It operates as train number 12757 from Secunderabad Junction to Sirpur Kaghaznagar and as train number 12758 in the reverse direction, serving the state of
Telangana
Telangana is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated in the Southern India, south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ele ...
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Coaches
The Kaghaznagar Express has 1
AC Chair Car, 2
Second Sitting Chair Cars, 17
General Class & 2
SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) coaches. It does not carry a
pantry car
A dining car (American English) or a restaurant car (British English), also a diner, is a passenger railroad car that serves meals in the manner of a full-service, sit-down restaurant.
These cars provide the highest level of service of any rai ...
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As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service
The train covers the distance of in 5 hours 10min in both directions. ().
As the average speed of the train is above, as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
Routing
The express runs from via
Bhongir, , ,
Jammikunta,
Odela,
Peddapalli
Peddapalli is a town, Revenue Division and has a Railway Junction in Peddapalli District in the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the Peddapalli District and Peddapalli mandal. It is located about 197 kilometres (122 mi) ...
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Ramagundam
Ramagundam is a city under Ramagundam Municipal Corporation, municipal corporation in Peddapalli district of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Telangana. It is the most populous city in the district and falls under t ...
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Mancherial,
Bellampalli to .
Traction
As the route is fully electrified, a
Lallaguda Loco Shed-based
WAP-7
The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic ...
electric locomotive powers the train for its entire journey.
Timings
The schedule is given below:-
Gallery
File:Img20181009wa00721527361.jpg, At Secunderabad Junction
File:Kaghaznagar express D2 Coach.jpg, D2 Coach
File:Kaghaznagar express UR Coach.jpg, UR Coach
References
External links
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Named passenger trains of India
Transport in Secunderabad
Rail transport in Telangana
Express trains in India