Kaghaznagar Express

Kaghaznagar Express
ఖాగజ్ నగర్ ఎక్స్‌ప్రెస్
	A WAP4 hauling Sirpur Kaghaznagar bound Kaghaznagar Superfast Express at Ghatkesar railway station
Overview
Service type	Superfast Express
Current operator(s)	South Central Railways
Route
Start	Secunderabad Junction
Stops	12
End	Sirpur Kaghaznagar
Distance travelled	297 km (185 mi)
Service frequency	Daily
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, II ( CC ), General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	Brand New LHB coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum ; 57.5 km/h (36 mph) including halts.
Route map

The 12757 / 58 Kaghaznagar Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways - South Central Railway zone that runs between Secunderabad Junction & Sirpur Kaghaznagar in India.

It operates as train number 12757 from Secunderabad Junction to Sirpur Kaghaznagar and as train number 12758 in the reverse direction serving the state of Telangana.

Coaches

The express has 1 AC Chair Car, 2 II Chair Cars, 17 General Unreserved & 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) Coaches. It does not carry a Pantry car coach.

As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The train covers the distance of 297 km (185 mi) in 5 hours 10min in both directions. (57.5.00 km/hr).

As the average speed of the train is above55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare include a Superfast surcharge.

Routing

The express runs from Secunderabad via Bhongir, Kazipet Junction, Jammikunta, Odela, Peddapalli Junction railway station, Ramagundam, Mancherial, Bellampalli and finally reaches terminating station Sirpur Kaghaznagar.

Traction

As the route is fully electrified, a Lallaguda based WAP 4 or WAP 7 locomotive powers the train for its entire journey.

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References

External links

"Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
"IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
"[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014.

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