Bhavnagar Terminus–Kakinada Port Express

Train in India

Bhavnagar Terminus–Kakinada Port Superfast Express

Overview

Service type

Express

Locale

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra & Gujarat

First service

8 July 2006; 18 years ago (2006-07-08)

Current operator(s)

South Central Railway

Route

Termini

Bhavnagar Terminus (BVC)
Kakinada Port (COA)

Stops

Distance travelled

2,051 km (1,274 mi)

Average journey time

37 hours 12 mins

Service frequency

Weekly

Train number(s)

12755 / 12756

On-board services

Class(es)

AC first, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, AC 3 tier Economy, Sleeper class, General Unreserved

Seating arrangements

Yes

Sleeping arrangements

Yes

Catering facilities

On-board catering,
E-catering

Observation facilities

Large windows

Baggage facilities

Available

Technical

Rolling stock

LHB coach

Track gauge

1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Operating speed

55 km/h (34 mph) average including halts.

Route map

The 12755 / 12756 Bhavnagar Terminus–Kakinada Port Superfast Express is a Express train belonging to South Central Railway zone that runs between Bhavnagar Terminus and Kakinada Port in India. It is currently being operated with train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1]^[2]^[3] From 18th March, 2023, it runs with highly refubrished LHB coaches.

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 20 coaches:

1 First AC coach
3 AC II Tier
7 AC III Tier
3 AC III Tier economy
2 Sleeper coaches
2 General Unreserved
1 Eog Car
1 SLR bogie

Service

12756 / Bhavnagar–Kakinada Port Express has an average speed of 50 km/h and covers 2055 km in 37h.
12755 / Kakinada Port–Bhavnagar Express has an average speed of 51 km/h and covers 2055 km in 37h 25m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Schedule

Train number	Station code	Departure station	Departure time	Departure day	Arrival station	Arrival time	Arrival day
12756	BVC	Bhavnagar Terminus	04:25 AM	Sat	Kakinada Port	21:15 PM	Sun
12755	COA	Kakinada Port	03:45 AM	Thu	Bhavnagar Terminus	19:45 PM	Fri

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Vijayawada Loco Shed or Lallaguda Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Bhavnagar Terminus to Kakinada Port and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 17205/17206 Sainagar Shirdi–Kakinada Port Express.

Notes

References

^ "Various Important Features in the new West Zone Time Table". Western Railway. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
^ Diverted due to Breaches between Sattenapalli-Piduguralla Stations
^ NEW MAIN LINE TIME TABLE WITH MAJOR INITIATIVES RELEASED BY WESTERN RAILWAY GM

External links

17203/Bhavnagar Terminus–Kakinada Port Express India Rail Info
17204/Kakinada Port–Bhavnagar Terminus Express India Rail Info

Railways in Southern India

Authority

Ministry of Railways
Railway Board

Zones and divisions

South Central	Hyderabad Secunderabad
South Coast	Guntakal Guntur Vijayawada Waltair
Southern	Chennai Madurai Palakkad Salem Thiruvananthapuram Tiruchirappalli
South Western	Bangalore Hubli Mysore

Suburban and metro

Operational

Suburban	Chennai Suburban Chennai MRTS Hyderabad MMTS
Metro	Chennai Metro Kochi Metro Hyderabad Metro Namma Metro

Proposed

Workshops

Depots

Electric Loco	Arakkonam Erode Guntakal Kazipet Lallaguda Royapuram Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Diesel Loco	Coonoor Erode Ernakulam Golden Rock Gooty Guntakal Hubli Kazipet Tondiarpet Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Steam Loco	Coonoor
Multiple Unit	Avadi Bangalore Kollam Palakkad Tambaram Velachery Vijayawada

Lines

Main	Chennai–Bangalore Chennai–Howrah Chennai–New Delhi Chennai–Mumbai
Broad Gauge	Bangalore–Hubli Bhimavaram–Narasapur Chennai–Thanjavur Ernakulam–Kayamkulam Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam Erode–Tiruchirappalli Gudivada–Machilipatnam Jolarpettai–Shoranur Kollam–Sengottai Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram Kothapalli–Manoharabad Kothavalasa–Kirandul Madurai–Tirunelveli Manamadurai–Rameswaram Manamadurai–Virudhunagar Mangalore–Mysore Mysore–Bangalore Mysore–Chamarajanagar Nagercoil–Tirunelveli Nilambur–Shoranur Palakkad–Pollachi Peddapalli–Nizamabad Pune–Londa Samalkot–Kakinada Secunderabad–Manmad Tenali–Repalle Thiruvananthapuram–Kanyakumari Vijayawada–Nidadavolu Viluppuram–Tiruchirappalli
Mountain	Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Sections	Duvvada–Vijayawada Gudur–Renigunta Guntakal–Nandyal Guntakal–Renigunta Guntakal–Vasco da Gama Guntur–Tenali Hassan–Bangalore Kazipet–Vijayawada Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam Motumarri–Vishnupuram Nagpur–Secunderabad Nallapadu–Nandyal Nandyal–Yerraguntla Pagidipalli–Nallapadu Secunderabad–Dhone Shoranur–Cochin Harbour Shoranur–Mangalore Solapur–Guntakal Vijayawada–Gudur Vijayawada–Guntur
Inactive	Cochin State Forest Tramway Kundala Valley Railway Nilambur–Nanjangud line Sabarimala Railway

Passenger trains

Stations

Major	Arakkonam Jn. Chengalpattu Jn. Bengaluru KSR Bengaluru Yesvantpur Jn. Chennai Avadi Chennai Central Chennai Egmore Tambaram Coimbatore Jn. Ernakulam Jn. Hyderabad Hyderabad Deccan Kacheguda Secunderabad Jn. Katpadi Jn. Kollam Jn. Kozhikode Madurai Jn. Mysuru Jn. Thiruvananthapuram Central Thrissur Tirupati Tiruvallur Vijayawada Jn. Visakhapatnam Jn.

Railway companies

Active	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) Konkan Railway Corporation (KRCL) Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation (KRTCL) Kerala Rail Development Corporation (KRDC)
Defunct	East Coast State Railway Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways Madras Railway Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway