| 词条 | Godavari Express |
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}}{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2013}}{{confuse|Godavari Superfast Express}}{{Infobox rail service | box_width = 10em | name = Godavari Express గోదావరి ఎక్స్ప్రెస్ | image = 12727 HYB bound Godavari Express at Marripalem(VSKP) 01.jpg | image_width = 200px | logo = Hyderabad bound Godavari Express name board at Visakhapatnam.jpg | logo_width = 200px | caption = 12727 HYB bound Godavari Express at Marripalem near Visakhapatnam | type = Superfast Train | status = Operating | locale = Telangana, Andhra Pradesh | first = {{Start date and age|1 February 1974}} | operator = South Central Railway | ridership = Classic Sleeper – 864 Third Class – 192 Second Class – 96 First Class – 18 Total – 1170 | start = Hyderabad Deccan | stops = 18 | end = Visakhapatnam Junction | distance = {{convert|710|km|abbr=on}} | journeytime = 12 hours,25 minutes | frequency = Daily | class = Sleeper, Ac 1,2,3 General | catering = No Pantry car, Paid Food service is available | observation = Large windows in all carriages, cleanliness | baggage = Below the seats | stock = Two | gauge = Broad (1,676 mm) | speed = {{convert|57|km/h}} | map = The route map of Godavari Express showing most of the stops en route. }}Godavari Express (numbered:12727/12728) is an express train of South Central Railway, operated between Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad.[1] On 1 February 1974, the Indian Railways announced the first railway service between Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad, with the Waltair-Hyderabad Express. The train was run on a daily basis and would depart Visakhapatnam at 5:30 pm and arrive in Hyderabad at 6:45 am, the next morning. On the return journey, it would depart Hyderabad at 5:15 pm and arrive in Visakhapatnam at 6:45 am the next morning. As the train provides rail connectivity to at nine stations in the deserted cities of East and West Godavari districts, it was officially named Godavari Express. It was regularly hauled by a steam locomotive and had 17 coaches. It reached its highest speed of 50 km/h between Samalkot and Rajahmundry. A slip service was introduced in the train during 1975, and the train was run up to Kakinada. Five more coaches were added, as a result. The train also entered a Rake Sharing Agreement or RSA with the Simhadri Express which ran between Visakhapatnam and Rajahmundry. However, in 1980, both the slip service and the RSA were cancelled as the Simhadri Express was extended up to Bhimavaram and the Kakinada-Secunderabad Goutami Express was introduced. The train retained its 5 new coaches and ran with a diesel locomotive end to end. By 1990, the train had become very popular and two more coaches were introduced, taking the total to 24. It then became one of the longest trains in India. As the Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada line and the Vijayawada-Kazipet-Hyderabad lines were electrified, the train started running with the WAP 4 electric locomotive. Soon, the Godavari Express became the first train belonging to the South Central Railway to run with 5 air-conditioned coaches. In June 1999, the train met with its first incident, as it derailed at Ghanpur near Warangal. In the year 2000, the Godavari Express became the first train in the South Central railway to run with its own air conditioned first class coach and was also the first train in the Zone to have 6 air-conditioned coaches. In the year 2011, the train was re-numbered to 12727 on becoming a Superfast train and was hauled by a WAP 7 between Vijayawada and Hyderabad. The train timings were modified again and the journey time was further reduced by 15 minutes. In July and August 2011, the passengers of the air-conditioned coaches of the Godavari Express were robbed twice and a hoax call was made regarding a bomb in the sixth coach of the train. As a result, safety was enhanced and the train started running with a WAP 7 from end to end. This train then became the first to run with a WAP 7 between Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada.[2] Halts
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References1. ^{{cite web|title=Train Name Index|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2015-16/Train_Name_index.pdf|website=Portal of Indian Railways|accessdate=31 May 2017|page=5|format=PDF}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Raised railway fares become operational|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/Raised-railway-fares-become-operational/articleshow/12495473.cms|publisher=The Times of India|accessdate=2 April 2012}} External links
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