The 17643 / 17644 Circar Express is a daily express train run by
Indian Railways
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tot ...
from
Puducherry railway station
Puducherry railway station (station code: PDY) is a railway terminus of the Villupuram–Pondicherry rail line serving the city of Pondicherry, headquarter of Puducherry Union territory
History
The Puducherry railway line is one of the oldest ...
to
Kakinada Port railway station
Kakinada Port railway station (station code:COA) is an Indian Railways station in Kakinada of East Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Samalkot–Kakinada Port branch line, a branch line of Howrah–Chennai ...
. The train covers a distance of 829 km.
Arrival and departure
Train no. 17643 departs from Puducherry every day at 13:00 hrs. reaching Kakinada Port the next day at 10:10hrs. Train no. 17644 departs from Kakinada Port every day at 14:20 hrs. reaching Puducherry the next day at 11:00 hrs.
Locomotive
The train is hauled by
WAP-7
The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 Volt, kV Alternating current, AC Electric locomotive, electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for 5 ft 6 ...
ap-4 of
Lallaguda locomotive shed Vijayawada, Vijayawda locomotive shed between Puducherry and .
Routes and halts
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Rake sharing
This train has rake sharing with
chengalpattu to kacheguda express)(17652/17651)
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
Chengalpattu, previously known as Chingleput, is a city and the headquarters of Chengalpattu district of the state Tamil Nadu, India. The town is located near to the industrial and IT hub. It is the headquarters of the district and is away fro ...
to
Puducherry Puducherry or Pondicherry may refer to:
* Puducherry (union territory), a union territory of India
** Pondicherry, capital of the union territory of Puducherry
** Puducherry district, a district of the union territory of Puducherry
** Puducherry tal ...
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References
External links
17643 Circar Express17644 Circar Express
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Transport in Kakinada
Railway services introduced in 1965
Named passenger trains of India
Rail transport in Tamil Nadu
Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh
Express trains in India