Hussainsagar Express

Hussainsagar Express
	Hussainsagar Express trainboard
Overview
Service type	Superfast
Locale	Telangana, Maharashtra
First service	1 October 1993; 30 years ago
Current operator(s)	South Central Railways
Route
Termini	Hyderabad Deccan (HYB); Mumbai CSMT (CSMT)
Stops	17
Distance travelled	790 km (491 mi)
Average journey time	13 hours 45 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12701 / 12702
On-board services
Class(es)	Sleeper, Air-conditioned and Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering
Observation facilities	Large windows in all carriages
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	broad gauge
Operating speed	58 km/h average with halts
Route map
Route map

The Hussainsagar Express (Train no.: 12701/12702), is an express train operated by South Central Railway between Hyderabad and Mumbai CST.^[1] This Train then (7001/7002) was started on 17 October 1993 (from Hyderabad end and 18 October 1993 from Mumbai end) as a tri-weekly train between Bombay Victoria Terminus (VT) (Mumbai Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus) and Hyderabad 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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-based WAP-7 or Vijayawada based WAP-4

Time table[edit]

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[edit]

12702 Hussainsagar Express – Coach S1
Hussainsagar Express – Coach B1
The diesel locomotive WDM-3A with Hussainsagar Express

References[edit]

^ "Train Name Index" (PDF). Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. p. 32. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
^ Indian Railways Fan Club Association (16 April 2007). "Train Nomenclature". Indian Railways Fan Club Association. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
^ "12701/Hussain Sagar SF Express (PT) - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Hyderabad Deccan Nampally SCR/South Central Zone - Railway Enquiry".
^ "12701/Hussain Sagar SF Express (PT) - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Hyderabad Deccan Nampally SCR/South Central Zone - Railway Enquiry".

External links[edit]

[train_name-1] "Train Name Index" (PDF). Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. p. 32. Retrieved 23 March 2024.

[Names-2] Indian Railways Fan Club Association (16 April 2007). "Train Nomenclature". Indian Railways Fan Club Association. Retrieved 21 February 2008.

[3] "12701/Hussain Sagar SF Express (PT) - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Hyderabad Deccan Nampally SCR/South Central Zone - Railway Enquiry".

[4] "12701/Hussain Sagar SF Express (PT) - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Hyderabad Deccan Nampally SCR/South Central Zone - Railway Enquiry".

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