The Seshadri Express is a train in India, named after the Seshadri Hills of Tirupati. The train's inaugural run was between Andhra Pradesh's coastal city of Kakinada to temple pilgrimage city of Tirupati. In 2005, it was extended to Bengaluru in neighboring Karnataka. From 2 October 2022 its terminal has changed to Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal. Seshadri Express is more often or not late
History It was started in 2002. Prior to the Seshadri Express, a link express from Kakinada, which consisted of twelve compartments, was connected to the Tirumala Express which runs from to and , these two trains were coupled and run together till Tirupati Main. Keeping in mind the growing demand for a new train to the pilgrim centre, the government introduced the Seshadri Express in 2002 and extended it up to Bengaluru. The train thus runs through the loop path of Nidadavolu, Tanuku, Bhimavaram, Gudivada, and Vijayawada to cater to the needs of the Godavari and Krishna district.
Coach composition The Seshadri Express runs between Kakinada and Bengaluru, the IT capital of India, Bangalore, via Tirupati. It is currently being operated with 17209 / 17210 train numbers. It is one of the busiest trains, running with 23 coaches at full capacity at all times. It has eight AC, eleven sleeper, two second-class general compartments, and two luggage cum brake vans. Seshadri express and Nagercoil to SMVT Bengaluru trains have been upgraded to LHB coaches from January 2026. The most likely coach composition is four unreserved coaches, six 3AC coaches, three 2AC coaches and one 1AC coach and eight sleeper coaches and two car generators (24 LHB coaches) along with end to end WAP-7 or WAP-4 electric locomotive.
earlier this train runs with ICF coach and was pulled by WDP-1 or Krishaveni WAG-5A, since 2018 ICF Utkrisht was introduced this train get an upgrade and it was hauled by WAP-4 and in 2026 they gets an LHB coach upgrade and it was hauled end to end by WAP-7 or WAP-4
Route
Kakinada Town Samarlakota Junction Anaparthi Rajamahendravaram Nidadavolu Junction Tanuku Bhimavaram Town Halt Akividu Kaikaluru Gudivada Junction Vijayawada Junction Tenali Junction Bapatla Chirala Ongole Singarayakonda Kavali Nellore Gudur Junction Srikalahasti Renigunta Junction Tirupati Pakala Junction Chittoor Katpadi Junction Gudiyattam Vaniyambadi Jolarpettai Junction Kuppam Bangarapete Junction Tyakal Maluru Whitefield Krishnarajapura Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru
Timetable The Seshadri Express operates daily in both directions as a direct service connecting Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh.National Train Enquiry System (NTES), Ministry of Railways, Government of India. enquiry.indianrail.gov.in.RailOne Train Analytics & Schedules App. Down Train (17209): Departs SMVT Bengaluru daily at 11:30 and terminates at Kakinada Town at 06:30 the following morning. Up Train (17210): Departs Kakinada Town daily at 17:25 and terminates at SMVT Bengaluru at 12:25 the following afternoon.
17209 (SMVB to CCT) Station name Station code 17210 (CCT to SMVB) Arrival Departure Arrival Departure — 11:30 SMVT Bengaluru SMVB 12:25 — 11:43 11:44 Krishnarajapuram KJM 11:09 11:10 11:53 11:54 Whitefield WFD 10:57 10:58 12:09 12:10 Malur MLO 10:40 10:41 12:20 12:21 Tyakal TCL 10:29 10:30 12:31 12:32 Bangarapet Junction BWT 10:18 10:19 13:00 13:01 Kuppam KPN 09:50 09:51 14:03 14:05 Jolarpettai Junction JTJ 09:08 09:10 14:23 14:25 Vaniyambadi VN 08:33 08:35 14:53 14:55 Gudiyattam GYM 08:03 08:05 15:25 15:30 Katpadi Junction KPD 07:35 07:40 15:58 16:00 Chittoor CTO 06:38 06:40 16:23 16:25 Pakala Junction PAK 06:13 06:15 17:10 17:15 Tirupati Main TPTY 05:15 05:20 17:40 17:50 Renigunta Junction RU 04:35 04:45 18:14 18:15 Sri Kalahasti KHT 04:09 04:10 19:13 19:15 Gudur Junction GDR 03:13 03:15 19:58 20:00 Nellore NLR 02:29 02:30 20:49 20:50 Kavali KVZ 01:44 01:45 21:18 21:20 Singarayakonda SKM 01:14 01:15 21:48 21:50 Ongole OGL 00:54 00:55 22:33 22:35 Chirala CLX 00:09 00:10 22:49 22:50 Bapatla BPP 23:49 23:50 23:28 23:30 Tenali Junction TEL 23:08 23:10 00:25 00:35 Vijayawada Junction BZA 22:35 22:45 01:14 01:15 Gudivada Junction GDV 21:18 21:20 01:43 01:45 Kaikaluru KKLR 20:44 20:45 02:03 02:05 Akividu AKVD 20:18 20:20 02:23 02:25 Bhimavaram Town BVRT 19:59 20:00 02:49 02:50 Tanuku TNKU 19:14 19:15 03:29 03:30 Nidadavolu Junction NDD 18:49 18:50 04:28 04:30 Rajahmundry RJY 18:18 18:20 04:54 04:55 Anaparti APT 17:53 17:55 05:28 05:30 Samalkot Junction SLO 17:38 17:40 06:30 — Kakinada Town CCT — 17:25
This train acts as a night express between Godavari district places and the pilgrimage centre of Tirupati, and also as an Intercity express between Tirupati and Bangalore.
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