Guntur–Kacheguda AC Double Decker Express

Guntur–Kacheguda AC Double Decker Express
Overview
Service type	Double Decker
Status	Cancelled
Locale	Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
First service	13 May 2014; 10 years ago (2014-05-13)
Last service	14 November 2016; 7 years ago (2016-11-14)
Current operator(s)	South Central Railway zone
Route
Termini	Guntur Junction (GNT) Kacheguda (KCG)
Stops	4
Distance travelled	287 km (178 mi)
Average journey time	5h 10m
Service frequency	Bi-weekly ^[a]
Train number(s)	22117/22118
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car (Double Decker)
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	E-catering
Observation facilities	LHB coach
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	56 km/h (35 mph), including halts

The Guntur–Kacheguda AC Double Decker Express was a Superfast Double Decker train belonging to South Central Railway zone that used to run between Guntur Junction and Kacheguda in India. It was operated with 22117/22118 train numbers on bi-weekly basis.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Service

The 22117/Guntur–Kacheguda AC Double Decker Express has an average speed of 56 km/h and covers 287 km in 5h 10m. The 22118/Kacheguda–Guntur AC Double Decker Express has an average speed of 57 km/h and covers 287 km in 5h 5m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Guntur Junction
Piduguralla
Miryalaguda
Nalgonda
Malkajgiri Junction
Kacheguda

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 kmph. The train consists of 10 coaches:

8 AC Chair Car (Double Decker)
2 End-on Generator

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Gooty Loco Shed-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive from Guntur to Hyderabad and vice versa.

Direction reversal

The train shares its rake with 22119/22120 Kacheguda–Tirupati Double Decker Express.

Notes

^ Runs two days in a week for every direction.

References

^ Reservations available for Air-Conditioned Double Decker Super Fast Express Trains Between Kacheguda – Guntur and Kacheguda – Tirupati
^ AC double decker trains to Guntur, Tirupati
^ AC double decker trains to Guntur
^ SCR cancels Kacheguda-Guntur double-decker

External links

22117/Guntur - Kacheguda AC Double Decker Express
22118/Kacheguda – Guntur AC Double Decker Express

Railways in Southern India

Authority

Ministry of Railways
Railway Board

Zones and divisions

South Central	Hyderabad Secunderabad
South Coast	Guntakal Guntur Vijayawada Waltair
Southern	Chennai Madurai Palakkad Salem Thiruvananthapuram Tiruchirappalli
South Western	Bangalore Hubli Mysore

Suburban and metro

Operational

Suburban	Chennai Suburban Chennai MRTS Hyderabad MMTS
Metro	Chennai Metro Kochi Metro Hyderabad Metro Namma Metro

Proposed

Workshops

Depots

Electric Loco	Arakkonam Erode Guntakal Kazipet Lallaguda Royapuram Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Diesel Loco	Coonoor Erode Ernakulam Golden Rock Gooty Guntakal Hubli Kazipet Tondiarpet Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Steam Loco	Coonoor
Multiple Unit	Avadi Bangalore Kollam Palakkad Tambaram Velachery Vijayawada

Lines

Main	Chennai–Bangalore Chennai–Howrah Chennai–New Delhi Chennai–Mumbai
Broad Gauge	Bangalore–Hubli Bhimavaram–Narasapur Chennai–Thanjavur Ernakulam–Kayamkulam Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam Erode–Tiruchirappalli Gudivada–Machilipatnam Jolarpettai–Shoranur Kollam–Sengottai Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram Kothapalli–Manoharabad Kothavalasa–Kirandul Madurai–Tirunelveli Manamadurai–Rameswaram Manamadurai–Virudhunagar Mangalore–Mysore Mysore–Bangalore Mysore–Chamarajanagar Nagercoil–Tirunelveli Nilambur–Shoranur Palakkad–Pollachi Peddapalli–Nizamabad Pune–Londa Samalkot–Kakinada Secunderabad–Manmad Tenali–Repalle Thiruvananthapuram–Kanyakumari Vijayawada–Nidadavolu Viluppuram–Tiruchirappalli
Mountain	Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Sections	Duvvada–Vijayawada Gudur–Renigunta Guntakal–Nandyal Guntakal–Renigunta Guntakal–Vasco da Gama Guntur–Tenali Hassan–Bangalore Kazipet–Vijayawada Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam Motumarri–Vishnupuram Nagpur–Secunderabad Nallapadu–Nandyal Nandyal–Yerraguntla Pagidipalli–Nallapadu Secunderabad–Dhone Shoranur–Cochin Harbour Shoranur–Mangalore Solapur–Guntakal Vijayawada–Gudur Vijayawada–Guntur
Inactive	Cochin State Forest Tramway Kundala Valley Railway Nilambur–Nanjangud line Sabarimala Railway

Passenger trains

Stations

Major	Arakkonam Jn. Chengalpattu Jn. Bengaluru KSR Bengaluru Yesvantpur Jn. Chennai Avadi Chennai Central Chennai Egmore Tambaram Coimbatore Jn. Ernakulam Jn. Hyderabad Hyderabad Deccan Kacheguda Secunderabad Jn. Katpadi Jn. Kollam Jn. Kozhikode Madurai Jn. Mysuru Jn. Thiruvananthapuram Central Thrissur Tirupati Tiruvallur Vijayawada Jn. Visakhapatnam Jn.

Railway companies

Active	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) Konkan Railway Corporation (KRCL) Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation (KRTCL) Kerala Rail Development Corporation (KRDC)
Defunct	East Coast State Railway Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways Madras Railway Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway

Accidents
and incidents

v t e Double Decker Express
Operational (Non AC)	Flying Ranee Mumbai Central–Valsad
Operational (AC)	Mumbai Central−Ahmedbad Chennai Central−KSR Bengaluru Jaipur−Delhi Sarai Rohilla Lucknow−Anand Vihar Terminal Visakhapatnam−Tirupati
Defunct	Mumbai LTT−Madgaon Bhopal–Indore Guntur–Kacheguda Habibganj–Indore Howrah– Dhanbad Kaheguda–Tirupati Sinhagad Express Deccan Queen Sahyadri Express Deccan Express Mumbai–Pune Passenger Panchvati Express