Falaknuma Express

Falaknuma Express

Overview
Service type	Superfast Express
Locale	Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal
Current operator(s)	South Central Railway zone
Route
Start	Secunderabad
Stops	23
End	Howrah
Distance travelled	1,545 km (960 mi)
Average journey time	25 hours 45 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12704 / 12703
On-board services
Class(es)	1AC and 2AC combo coach, 1 AC 2-Tier Coach, 2 AC 3-Tier Coaches, 14 Sleeper Class Coaches, 1 Pantry Car, and 3 General Compartments and 2SLR's.
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Yes
Observation facilities	Large Windows
Baggage facilities	Below the Seats
Technical
Rolling stock	4
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) (Broad Gauge)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 68 km/h (42 mph) (average with halts)
Route map

Falaknuma Express is a superfast train of the Indian Railways connecting Howrah to Secunderabad. The train belongs to the South Central Railway.

Overview

It runs daily and connects important stations such as Bhubaneswar, Brahmapur, Vishakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Guntur. It is a fast alternative to other trains such as East Coast Express and Visakha Express. Compared to the other trains on the Sec'bad to Howrah/Bhubaneswar, it covers lesser distance as it runs via the Nalgonda, Guntur route. It is the fastest superfast between Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad other than Duronto & Garibrath. Most of the people going to Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, Palasa prefer this train as the train arrives early in the morning. The train runs jampacked throughout the year. Besides being superfast this is the only train which is most neat and clean after trains like Shatabdi Express, Rajdhani Express, Duranto Express and other superfast trains in India.

The train is named after The Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad, India. Falaknuma is Persian—فلک ا نمایش name meaning to Reflections of Skies/Heavens It covers a distance of 1545 kilometers in about 26 hrs, with 21 halts in between.

Timings

The train departs from Howrah Junction at 07:25 hours and arrives in Secunderabad at 09:35 hours the next day. From Secunderabad, the train departs at 15:55 hours and arrives in Howrah at 17:45 hours the next day.

Coach Composition

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
	SLR	GEN	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	S8	S9	S10	S11	S12	PC	S13	B3	B2	B1	A1	HA1	GEN	GEN	SLRD

Gallery

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  (12733-12734 Narayanadri -12703-12704 Falaknuma) Express

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  (12733-12734 Narayanadri -12703-12704 Falaknuma) Express nameboard in Telugu

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  12733 Narayanadri Express - AC 2 tier

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  Falaknuma Express enters Secunderabad with a WDP4 loco

Loco Link

It gets a WDP-4D (Gooty shed) loco in the Secunderabad to Vijayawada section and a Lallaguda-based WAP-7 locomotive for the Vijayawada to Visakhapatnam section. Then it gets a Santragachi-based WAP-4 locomotive for the Visakhapatnam to Howrah section. The same links are in either way.

Classes

The train usually has a 1AC and 2AC Composite Coach (added in Sep'09), 1 AC 2-Tier Coach, 3 AC 3-Tier Coaches, 13 Sleeper Class Coaches, 1 Pantry Car, and 3 General Compartments and 2SLR's. A rake of the Falaknuma Express consists of 24 Coaches. It shares its rakes with the Narayanadri Express. One can see the Tirupati-Secunderabad-Howrah boards in the rakes.

References

External links

• Falaknuma Train status

South Central Railway zone
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