Golconda Express

The 17201 / 17202 Golconda Express is an intercity express train running between Secunderabad and Guntur.[1] It is provided with stoppage at Pedakakani railway station with effect from 01st May 2011.

Golconda Express
गोलकोंडा एक्सप्रेस

Golconda Express with WAP 4 locomotive at Aler
Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Telangana & Andhra Pradesh
First service	1 March 1969
Current operator(s)	South Central Railways
Route
Start	Guntur (GNT)
Stops	22
End	Secunderabad (SC)
Distance travelled	385 km (239 mi)
Average journey time	8 hrs 15 min
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	17201 / 17202
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, Second Seating, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	On-board Catering E-Catering
Observation facilities	Rake sharing with 17233/17234 Bhagyanagar Express
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF Coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	48 km/h (30 mph) average with halts
Route map

Etymology

This train is named after the historic Golconda Fort in Hyderabad. It is one of the important landmark in Hyderabad built by the Qutb Shahi Dynasty of Hyderabad.

Achievements

Achievement 1: In 1973, this service was the fastest steam passenger train in India.[2] Achievement 2: Slowest train of India

17202 Guntur bound Golconda Express

Route & Halts

The train runs from Guntur via Mangalagiri, Vijayawada, Kondapalli, Errupalem, Khammam, Dornakal Junction, Warangal, Kazipet, Jangaon, Bhongir, Moula Ali to Secunderabad.

Traction

It is hauled by a Lallaguda based WAP 7 or Vijayawada based WAP 4 locomotive on its entire journey.

Rake Sharing

The train sharing its rake with 17233/17234 Bhagyanagar Express.

Accidents and incidents

On the morning of 2 July 2003, part of the Secunderabad-bound Golconda Express fell from a bridge near Warangal, killing at least 21 people.[3][4] In 1999, the train derailed near Ghanpur (Station) in Warangal district of Andhra Pradesh.[5]

References

1. "Train Name Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. p. 5. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
2. Bryan Morgan (1985), The Great Trains, Rh Value Publishing, p. 206
3. "Golconda Express toll rises to 21". Rediff. 3 July 2003. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
4. V Subrahmanyam and D Krishna Reddy (2 July 2003). "Golconda Express derails, 18 dead". Retrieved 1 January 2010.
5. "Gautami Express fire: Warangal district witness to many train accidents". Times of India. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2010.