| 22204 Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Duronto Express | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Service type | Duronto Express | ||
| Locale | Andhra Pradesh | ||
| Current operator(s) | Indian Railways (Service Not operational) | ||
| Route | |||
| Start | Secunderabad Junction | ||
| End | Visakhapatnam Junction | ||
| Distance travelled | 701 km (436 mi) | ||
| Average journey time | 9 hours 30 minutes | ||
| Service frequency | tri-weekly | ||
| Train number(s) | 22203/22204 | ||
| On-board services | |||
| Class(es) | AC 1,2,3 | ||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||
| Technical | |||
| Rolling stock | 1 | ||
| Gauge | Broad - 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
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The Secunderabad - Visakhapatnam Duronto Express is a proposed superfast AC express train of the Indian Railways, announced in 2011-12 Railway Budget by Mamata Banerjee (Minister of Indian Railways) connecting Secunderabad (SC) to Visakhapatnam (VSKP).
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The train will run non-stop between the two cities cover the distance of 701 km (436 mi) in 9 hours, 25 minutes. It will be the fastest train between the two cities. The train(No: 22204) will depart Secunderabad at 08:30 PM on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and reach Visakhapatnam at 06:05 AM on the next day. In the return direction the train(No: 22203) will depart Visakhapatnam at 10:35 PM on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays and reach Secunderabad at 08:00 AM on the next day. The train will have a technical stop at Vijayawada Junction where the locomotive will be reversed.
The rake initially will have 10 AC Three Tier Coaches, 4 AC Two Tier Coaches, 2 AC First Class and 2 EOG Cars making a total of 18 coaches. The coaches in the train are of crash-worthy design from Alstom-LHB and , built by Rail Coach Factory at Kapurthala.
The train will be regularly hauled by a Lallaguda based WAP 7 locomotive.