Visakha Express

The 17015 / 17016 Visakha Express is a daily express train owned by Indian Railways connecting Secunderabad to Bhubaneswar New. It was widely popularised by the 2008 Telugu movie of the same name. The train's numbers are 17015 and 17016.
It is part of the South Central Railway zone. Train number 17016 leaves Secunderabad Junction at 16:50 hr and arrives at the next day at 16:25 hr. Train number 17015 leaves Bhubaneswar New at 08:40 AM and arrives at Secunderabad Junction the next day at 07:45 AM.

Route &; Halts

The train runs from Secunderabad via,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Ponduru,, Tilaru, Kotabommali, Naupada,,,,,,,, to Bhubaneswar New.

Composition

The rake consists of 1 First AC coach, II 2 tier coaches, 7 AC3 tier coaches, 6 sleeper coaches, 4 General sitting, 1 SLR and 1 EOG Car.

Traction

The train is hauled by a Lallaguda Loco Shed or Vijayawada Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Secunderabad to. From Visakhapatnam a Visakhapatnam Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive powers the train till Bhubaneswar and vice versa.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction once at;

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