Pinakini Express

Pinakini Express
Overview
Service type	Express train
Locale	Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu
Current operator(s)	South Central Railway
Route
Start	Vijayawada Junction
Stops	13
End	Chennai Central
Distance travelled	431 km (268 mi)
Average journey time	7 hours
Service frequency	Daily
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, Second Class Sitting, General
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	Yes
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	60 km/h (37 mph) average with halts
Route map

The Pinakini Express is an express train in India which runs between Vijayawada Junction Financial,cultural & Commercial city in Andhra Pradesh and Chennai Central. It was introduced in 1991. This train is named after the Pinakini river. The Vijayawada Division of the South Central Railway division of the Indian Railways administers this train.

Numbering

Train Number 12711 runs from Vijayawada Junction to Chennai Central^[1] while 12712 runs from Chennai Central to Vijayawada City.^[2]

Route

• The train starts from Vijayawada at 06:00 hours and reaches Chennai at 13:00 hours the same day. In the return direction it leaves Chennai at 14:10 hours and reaches Vijayawada at 21:10 hours the same day. The train stops at Tenali, Nidubrolu, Bapatla, Chirala, Ongole, Singarayakonda, Kavali, Bitragunta, Nellore, Gudur and Sullurpeta.

Facilities

The Pinakini Express is usually hauled by a LGD WAP4 / WAP7. The 24 coach composition contains– 1 Pantry, 2 A/C Chair car, 8 Second sitting, 11 Unreserved and rest SLR.

Trivia

• Pinakini Express is the first train in the south to get a green toilet.^[3]
• Pinakini Express is part of the three sisters that includes Ratnachal Express and Satavahana Express. These three trains depart Vijayawada for Chennai, Vishakapatnam and Secunderabad respectively at the same time.
• The first train Driver for Pinakini Express was Mr.Willam Henry Barnes (Special A grade Driver) from South Central Raily division, Vijayawada.

See also

• Ratnachal Express
• Satavahana Express

References

South Central Railway zone Administration Indian Railways Ministry of Railways Railway Board History Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railways History of rail transport in India Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Divisions Guntur Nanded Vijayawada Hyderabad Secunderabad Guntakal Indian Rail Subsidiaries Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Rail Land Development Authority Central Organization For Railway Electrification Institutes Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications Transits Train Transit in Guntur Hyderabad MMTS Hyderabad Mass Rapid Transit System Major Stations Guntakal Guntur Hyderabad Deccan Kachiguda Kazipet Rajahmundry Secunderabad Junction Vijayawada Tirupati Main Services Andhra Pradesh Express Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express Ajanta Express Charminar Express Dakshin Express Devagiri Express Falaknuma Express Godavari Express Golconda Express Goutami Express Hussainsagar Express Krishna Express Manikarnika Express Narayanadri Express Pinakini Express Ratnachal Express Sabari Express Sachkhand Express Satavahana Express Secunderabad Rajdhani Express Secunderabad Garib Rath Tirumala Express Venkatadri Express Machilipatnam Express See also Trains of South Central Railway (India) Rail Transport in India