Devagiri Express
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Devgiri Express nearing Secunderabad | |||||
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Inter-city rail | ||||
| Status | Operating | ||||
| Locale | Telangana, Maharashtra | ||||
| Current operator(s) | South Central Railway, Indian Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Secunderabad[1] | ||||
| Stops | 28 | ||||
| End | Mumbai CST | ||||
| Distance travelled | 878 km (546 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 17 hours | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | Sleeper, Air-conditioned and Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Indian Rail standard | ||||
| Catering facilities | Pantry | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows in all carriages | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Below the seats | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | Two | ||||
| Track gauge | Broad | ||||
| Operating speed | 55 km/h | ||||
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The Devagiri Express is a train service operated by the South Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. The train runs between Mumbai and Secunderabad, primarily running on Secunderabad-Manmad section via Kalyan Junction, Nasik Road, Manmad, Aurangabad, Jalna, Parbhani, Purna, Nanded and Nizamabad. The train shares its rakes with Simhapuri Express.
History
The train started as a daily train between Mumbai and Aurangabad. Devagiri or Devgiri is the ancient name of the town of Daulatabad near Aurangabad. Devagiri was once the capital of India during Muhammad bin Tughluq's rule who shifted his capital from New Delhi to Devagiri and back to New Delhi, this is where the name of the service originates.
The train was later extended to Nanded and then till Nizamabad and presently runs up to Secunderabad.
The train covers its distance of 878 kilometers from Mumbai to Secunderabad in 17 hours with an average speed of 55 km/h (34 mph).
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The train numbers are 17057DN Mumbai-Secunderabad Devagiri Express and 17058UP Secunderabad-Mumbai Devagiri Express.
This Trains Runs on the historical Railway track of Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railways funded by Nizam of Hyderabad.
Powering
The train is hauled by an AC/DC electric loco WCAM-3 of Kalyan shed from Mumbai to Manmad, from where an EMD diesel locomotive WDP of pune and gooty shed takes over. In the return direction, the diesel hauls the train from Secunderabad to Manmad Station.
Timetable
| 17057 Mumbai CST-Secunderabad Jn. |
Devagiri Express Timetable | 17058 Secunderabad Jn.-Mumbai CST | ||||
| Arrival | Departure | Station Name | Station Code | Distance (km) | Arrival | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| --:-- | 21:10 | Mumbai CST | CSTM | 0 | 07:10 | --:-- |
| 21:22 | 21:25 | Dadar Central | DR | 9.0 | 06:37 | 06:40 |
| 21:42 | 21:45 | Thane | TNA | 33.3 | 06:13 | 06:15 |
| 22:07 | 22:10 | Kalyan Jn | KYN | 51.4 | 05:47 | 05:50 |
| 23:13 | 23:15 | Kasara | KSRA | 118.9 | --:-- | --:-- |
| 23:45 | 23:50 | Igatpuri | IGP | 133.2 | 04:10 | 04:15 |
| 00:28 | 00:30 | Devlali | DVL | 178.2 | 03:08 | 03:10 |
| 00:38 | 00:40 | Nasik Road | NK | 183.9 | 02:55 | 03:00 |
| 01:08 | 01:10 | Lasal Gaon | LS | 232.2 | 02:13 | 02:15 |
| 01:55 | 02:05 | Manmad Jn | MMR | 256.9 | 01:40 | 01:50 |
| 03:09 | 03:10 | Rotegaon | RGO | 307.7 | 00:19 | 00:20 |
| 03:34 | 03:35 | Lasur | LSR | 334.8 | 23:49 | 23:50 |
| 04:05 | 04:10 | Aurangabad | AWB | 368.5 | 23:20 | 23:25 |
| 04:58 | 05:00 | Jalna | J | 431.3 | 22:05 | 22:07 |
| 05:39 | 05:40 | Partur | PTU | 476 | 20:49 | 20:50 |
| 06:04 | 06:05 | Selu | SELU | 503.3 | 20:19 | 20:20 |
| 06:19 | 06:20 | Manwath Road | MVO | 518.1 | 19:54 | 19:55 |
| 07:10 | 07:15 | Parbhani Jn | PBN | 545.7 | 19:25 | 19:30 |
| 08:00 | 08:05 | Purna Jn | PAU | 574.1 | 18:40 | 18:45 |
| 08:40 | 08:45 | Hazur Sahib Nanded | NED | 604.6 | 18:00 | 18:05 |
| 09:23 | 09:25 | Mudkhed Jn | MUE | 626.9 | 17:08 | 17:10 |
| 09:43 | 09:45 | Umri | UMRI | 646.6 | 16:20 | 16:21 |
| 10:11 | 10:13 | Dharmabad | DAB | 676.2 | 15:46 | 15:47 |
| 10:30 | 10:32 | Basar | BSX | 686 | 15:35 | 15:37 |
| 11:00 | 11:05 | NIzamabad Jn | NZB | 715.3 | 15:00 | 15:05 |
| 11:50 | 11:52 | Kamareddy | KMC | 767.3 | 14:03 | 14:05 |
| 12:19 | 12:20 | Akanapet | WDR | 794 | 13:24 | 13:25 |
| 12:27 | 12:28 | Mirzapalli | MED | 803.8 | 13:16 | 13:17 |
| 13:29 | 13:30 | Bollarum | BMO | 862.3 | 12:40 | 12:41 |
| 08:50 | --:-- | Secunderabad Jn | SC | 876 | --:-- | 12:25 |
Gallery
Devagiri Express November 2015
Devagiri Express halted at Secunderabad
Simhapuri and Devgiri Express Nameboard (Rake sharing with Simhapuri Express)
