The Palnadu Express is a

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which runs between

Guntur Guntur (), natively spelt as Gunturu, is a city in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of Guntur district. The city is part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is lo ...

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and

Vikarabad Vikarabad is a town and mandal in Vikarabad district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Vikarabad mandal of Vikarabad revenue division. History Vikarabad was named after the fifth Paigah Amir (Premier noble) H.E. Nawab Sir ...

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. It was introduced on 16 August 1998. This train is named after the Palnadu region in erstwhile Guntur district of

. It is the first train in the division to be equipped with foldable wheelchair and ramp for the differently-abled passengers.

Rake sharing

This train shares its rake with Simhadri Express.

Route and halts

This train stops at

Sattenapalli Sattenapalle is a town in Palnadu district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Sattenapalle mandal under Sattenapalle revenue division. It is also part of APCRDA region. History The region is an ...

Piduguralla Piduguralla is a Town in Palnadu district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.The Town is the headquarters of Piduguralla mandal and administered under Gurazala revenue division. The Town is also known as ''Lime City of India '' as there are a ...

, Nadikude Jn, Vishnupuram,

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, Chityala, Nagireddipalli, Secunderabad Jn,

Begumpet Begumpet ("Begum's Place") is an upscale locality of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Begumpet is named after the daughter of the sixth Nizam (Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI), Basheer Unnisa Begum, who received it as part of her wedding dowry when ...

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, Lingampalli,

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Coach Composition

The 21 coach composition contains– 1 AC Chair Car, 4 Chair car Sitting, 14 General,2 SLR
It runs with ICF coaches (Green indicating Electric locomotive, Yellow indicating colour of the general coaches, pink indicating reserved coaches and blue indicating AC coaches)
Coach Composition from Guntur to Vikarabad as 12747 Coach Composition from Vikarabad to Guntur as 12748

Amenities

In January 2020, it became the first disabled friendly train in India. It is equipped with foldable ramps, that allow pushing of the wheelchairs into the coaches and wheelchairs themselves help passengers with disability to navigate through the coach aisle.

References

Transport in Guntur Railway services introduced in 1998 Named passenger trains of India Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh Rail transport in Telangana Express trains in India {{India-express-train-stub

Rake sharing

Route and halts

Coach Composition

Amenities

See also

References