Puri–Tirupati Express
The 17479 / 17480 Puri–Tirupati Express is an Express train belonging to South Coast Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 17479/17480 train numbers on weekly basis.
Service
The 17479/Puri–Tirupati Express has an average speed of 44 km/h and covers 1233 km in 28h 5m. The 17480/Tirupati–Puri Express has an average speed of 44 km/h and covers 1233 km in 28h 5m.Route & Halts
The important halts of the train are:Coach composition
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 20 coaches:Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Visakhapatnam-based WAP-4 locomotive from Puri to. From Visakhapatnam to it is hauled by WDM-3D / WDM-3A of Guntakal / Visakhapatnam shed and from Vijayawada to Tirupati both trains are hauled by a Vijayawada-based WAP-4 / Lallaguda-based WAP-7 electric locomotive and vice versa.Direction reversal
The train reverses its direction 2 times:*