Hussainsagar Express
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The 12701 / 12702 Hussain Sagar Superfast Express is an superfast express train operated by South Central Railway between Template:Rws and Mumbai CST.[1] This train (then No. 7001/7002) was started on 17 October 1993 (from Hyderabad end and on 18 October 1993 from Mumbai end) as a tri-weekly train and was soon made a daily train in 1994 by shifting it to the time and slot of the 2101/2102 Minar Express which used to run between Bombay VT and Secunderabad Junction.
Etymology
The train is named after the Hussain Sagar lake in Hyderabad, India built by Hussain Shah Wali in 1562, during the rule of Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah.[2]
The train was introduced as a replacement to the former Minar Express which operated between Secunderabad and Mumbai.
Train number
12701: Mumbai CST–Hyderabad Deccan Hussainsagar express
12702: Hyderabad Deccan–Mumbai CST Hussainsagar express
The train travels a distance of 429 miles (790 km) in 13 hours 45 minutes at an average speed of 58.7 km/h.
Composition
12701 Hussainsagar Express ENG-SLR-GEN-S10-S9-S8-S7-S6-S5-S4-S3-S2-S1-B2-B1-A1-HA1-GEN-SLR[3]
12702 Hussainsagar Express ENG-SLR-GEN-A1-B1-B2-B3-S1-S2-S3-S4-S5-S6-S7-S8-S9-S10-GEN-SLR[4]
The train has a rake-sharing arrangement (RSA) with the Hyderabad Mumbai Express.
Locomotive
The Hussainsagar Express used to be hauled by WCM locomotive and later by WCAM-3 or WCG-2 locomotive of Kalyan shed between CSTM and Pune. After the start of DC to AC conversion of Pune to Kalyan stretch it was hauled by a single WDM-3A diesel locomotive from SCR's Diesel Loco Shed, Kazipet.
From mid 2013 onwards the loco links have been changed and it is now being hauled by Central Railway's Kalyan shed WDM-3A or WDM-3D or WDP-4D locomotive for its entire journey between Hyderabad and Mumbai CSMT.
However, with increase in the length of electrification between the entire section, it is now hauled by a Lallaguda Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.
Time table
| Station Code | Station Name | Arrival | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSMT | Chhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus | --- | 21:50 |
| KYN | Kalyan Junction | 22:37 | 22:40 |
| KJT | Karjat Junction | 23:18 | 23:21 |
| LNL | Lonavala | 00:01 | 00:03 |
| PUNE | Pune Junction | 01:20 | 01:25 |
| KWV | Kurduwadi Junction | 04:28 | 04:30 |
| SUR | Solapur | 05:30 | 05:35 |
| GUR | Gangapur Road | 06:48 | 06:50 |
| KLBG | Kalaburagi Junction | 07:37 | 07:40 |
| SDB | Shahabad | 08:10 | 08:11 |
| WADI | Wadi Junction | 08:35 | 08:40 |
| CT | Chittapur | 08:57 | 08:58 |
| SEM | Sedam | 09:14 | 09:15 |
| TDU | Tandur | 09:39 | 09:40 |
| VKB | Vikarabad Junction | 10:25 | 10:27 |
| BMT | Begumpet | 11:20 | 11:21 |
| HYB | Hyderabad Deccan Nampally | 12:10 | --- |
Gallery
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12702 Hussainsagar Express – Coach S1
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Hussainsagar Express – Coach B1
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The diesel locomotive WDM-3A with Hussainsagar Express
See also
References
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External links
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