South Central Railway will introduce two new Air
Conditioned Double Decker Bi-Weekly Superfast Express train services between
Kacheguda – Guntur & Kacheguda – Tirupati as announced in the Interim
Railway Budget 2014. The maiden service of the first ever Double Decker train on
SCR will commence at 05:30 hrs on 13thMay, 2014 from Kacheguda to
Guntur.
The Commissioner for Railway Safety (CRS) has given
clearance for the running of these Double Decker train services consequent to
the successful completion of the trial runs of the train, very recently. Acting
on the same, Shri P.K. Srivastava, General Manager, South Central Railway
directed that these trains be introduced at the earliest with a view to meet
the summer rush and the traffic demands of this busy season. These services are
set to enhance the train connectivity between the twin cities of
Hyderabad/Secunderabad with Guntur and Tirupati.
The schedule of the new train services is as follows:-
- Train No. 22118/22117 Kacheguda – Guntur – Kacheguda Air Conditioned Bi-Weekly Double Decker Superfast Express (commencing from 13th May, 2014).
Train No. 22118 Kacheguda –
Guntur Air Conditioned Bi-Weekly Double Decker Superfast Express will depart
Kacheguda at 05:30 hrs every Tuesday and Friday, Malkajgiri at 05:46 hrs,
Nalgonda at 07:21 hrs, Miryalaguda at 07:51 hrs, Piduguralla at 08:36 hrs and
arrive Guntur at 10:40 hrs.
In the return direction, Train
No. 22117 Guntur – Kacheguda Air Conditioned Bi-Weekly Double Decker Superfast
Express will depart Guntur at 12:45 hrs every Tuesday and Friday, Piduguralla
at 13:46 hrs, Miryalaguda at 14:36 hrs, Nalgonda at 15:01 hrs, Malkajgiri at
17:41 hrs and arrive Kacheguda at 17:55 hrs.
- Train No. 22120/22119 Kacheguda – Tirupati - Kacheguda Air Conditioned Bi-Weekly Double Decker Superfast Express (commencing from 14thMay, 2014).
Train No. 22120 Kacheguda –
Tirupati Air Conditioned Bi-Weekly Double Decker Superfast Express will depart
Kacheguda at 06:45 hrs every Wednesday and Saturday, Mahabubnagar at 08:06 hrs,
Gadwal at 09:26 hrs, arrive/depart Kurnool City at 11:00/11:02 hrs, depart
Dhone at 12:10 hrs, arrive/depart Gooty at 13:00/13:02 hrs, Tadipatri at
13:47/13:49 hrs, Yerraguntla at 14:49/14:51 hrs, Kadapa at 15:20/15:22 hrs,
Rajampeta at 16:20/16:22, Renigunta at 17:35/17:55 hrs and arrive Tirupati at
18:15 hrs.
In the return direction, Train
No. 22120 Tirupati - Kacheguda Air Conditioned Bi-Weekly Double Decker
Superfast Express will depart Tirupati at 05:45 hrs every Thursday and Sunday,
arrive/depart Renigunta at 06:00/06:20 hrs, Rajampeta at 07:13/07:15 hrs,
Kadapa at 08:05/08:07 hrs, depart Yerraguntla at 08:43 hrs, Tadipatri at 09:46
hrs, arrive/depart Gooty at 11:00/11:02 hrs, Dhone at 12:10/12:15 hrs, Kurnool
City at 13:00/13:04 hrs, depart Gadwal at 14:05, Mahabubnagar at 15:05 hrs and
arrive Kacheguda at 17:15 hrs.
These trains will
consist of ten Double Decker Air Conditioned Chair Cars and two power cars.
Advance reservations for these trains will commence from 08:00 hrs of 9th
May, 2014.
Salient Features of the Air
Conditioned Double Decker Train
1.One of the
unique features of this train is that it has been provided with VESDA (Very
Early Smoke / Fire Detection with Alarm System). VESDA is being
introduced in a Double Decker train for the first time in Indian Railways.
2.Comparison of
Double Decker Coach with Conventional Chair Car:
3.Seating Arrangement inside a Double Decker Coach
is shown below:
|
Sl No
|
Place of Seating
|
Seat Nos
(From – To) |
Total No of Seats
|
|
1
|
Middle Deck (Pantry Side)
|
01 – 06
|
06 Nos
|
|
2
|
Lower Deck
|
07 – 54
|
48 Nos
|
|
3
|
Middle Deck (Non-Pantry Side)
|
55 – 70
|
16 Nos
|
|
4
|
Upper Deck
|
71 – 120
|
50 Seats
|
|
|
|
Total Seats
|
120 Seats
|
4. Using these modern
coaches, SCR will operate Double Decker train services on Kacheguda-Guntur and
Kacheguda-Tirupati routes starting from 13thMay, 2014.
5. The fare structure
of this AC Double Decker Train is similar to that of AC Chair Car Coaches in a
normal superfast mail/express train.
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