The 17239 / 17240 Simhadri Express is an express train in India which runs between Guntur and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. This train is named after the god, Simhadri appanna in simhachalam of Andhra Pradesh . The Vijayawada division of the South Coast Railway zone of the Indian Railways administers this train.
Numbering Train Number 17240 runs from Visakhapatnam Jn to Guntur to while 17239 runs from Guntur to Visakhapatnam Jn
Route The train starts from Visakhapatnam Jn at 07:10 hours and reaches Guntur at 15:30 hours the same day. In the return direction it leaves Guntur at 08:00 hours and reaches Visakhapatnam Jn at 16:00 hours the same day. The train runs via Vijayawada, Eluru, Nidadavolu, Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Annavaram, Tuni, Anakapalli, Duvvada, Stations
Rake sharing This train has rake sharing with 12748/12747 Palnadu Superfast Express
Locomotive earlier was hauled by WDP-4D. The train is generally hauled by WAP-7 Lallaguda (LGD) Loco shed.
Classes 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 Visakhapatnam as 12739 Loco1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 SLRURURURURC1D1D2D3D4URURURURURURURURURURSLR Coach Composition from Visakhapatnam to Guntur as 12740 Loco1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 SLRURURURURURURURURURURD4D3D2D1C1URURURURSLR
See also Visakhapatnam Swarna Jayanti Express Samata Express Hyderabad–Visakhapatnam Godavari Express Hirakud Express
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