The 17643 / 17644 Circar Express is a daily express train run by Indian Railways from Chengalpattu Junction railway station to Kakinada Port railway station. The train covers a distance of 933 km.[1]
Arrival and departure
Train no. 17643 departs from Puducherry every day at 13:30 hrs.[2] reaching Kakinada Port the next day at 10:10hrs.[3] Train no. 17644 departs from Kakinada Port every day at 14:20 hrs. reaching Puducherry the next day at 09:30 hrs.[4]
Name
The train is named after the Circars region (also spelled as Circar) which historically referred to the coastal districts of present-day Andhra Pradesh.
Locomotive
The train is hauled by Lallaguda Loco Shed based WAP-7 or Vijayawada Loco Shed based WAP-4 electric locomotive on its entire journey.
Routes and halts
- Puducherry
- Villupuram junction
- Melmaruvathur
- Chengalpattu Junction
- Tambaram
- Chennai Egmore
- Gummidipundi
- Sullurupeta
- Nayadupeta
- Gudur Junction
- Nellore
- Bitragunta
- Kavali
- Singarayakonda
- Ongole
- Vetapalem
- Chirala
- Bapatla
- Nidubrolu
- Tenali Junction
- New Guntur
- Mangalagiri
- Vijayawada Junction
- Gudivada Junction
- Kaikaluru
- Akividu
- Bhimavaram Town
- Tanuku
- Nidadavolu Junction
- Godavari
- Rajahmundry
- Dwarapudi
- Anaparti
- Samalkot Junction
- Kakinada Town Junction
- Kakinada Port
Rake sharing
This train has rake sharing with 17651 / 17652 Kacheguda-puducherry Express .
Average speed and frequency
The train runs at an average speed of 43 km/h. It runs on a daily basis.
Demands
As per demands, this train is extended from Chengalpattu Junction to Puducherry from 13-03-2024.[5]
References
- ^ "Circar Express in India". India9.com. 7 June 2005. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ "Circar Express Time Table". cleartrip.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Circar Express/17643 Express Chennai Egmore". India Rail Info. 8 October 2011. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ "Circar Express/17644 Express Kakinada Port". India Rail Info. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ "Extend Circar Express and Kacheguda express till Puducherry".