The 12701 / 12702 Hussainsagar Express (also spelled Hussain Sagar Express) is a very popular train operated by

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between

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and

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. This Train then (7001/7002) was started on 17 October 1993 (from Hyderabad end and 18 October 1993 from Mumbai end) as a tri0weekly 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 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (officially Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Bombay station code: CSMT ( mainline)/ST ( suburban)), is a historic railway terminus and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The terminus was ...

and . Currently, it operates as a daily superfast train with train No 12701/12702.

Etymology

The train is named after the

Hussain Sagar Hussain Sagar (alternatively referred to as Tank Bund; ) is a heart-shaped lake in Hyderabad, Telangana, built by Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah in 1563. It is spread across an area of and is fed by the River Musi. A large monolithic statue of the Gau ...

lake in Hyderabad, India built by Hussain Shah Wali in 1562, during the rule of

Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah Ibrahim Qutb Shah Wali (1518 – 5 June 1580), also known by his Telugu names Malki BhaRama and Ibharama Cakravarti, was the fourth ruler of the kingdom of Golconda in southern India. He was the first of the Qutb Shahi dynasty to use th ...

. The train was introduced as a replacement to the former ''Minar Express'' which operated between

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and Mumbai.

Train number

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

12701 Hussainsagar Express ENG-SLR-GEN-S10-S9-S8-S7-S6-S5-S4-S3-S2-S1-B2-B1-A1-HA1-GEN-SLR 12702 Hussainsagar Express ENG-SLR-GEN-A1-B1-B2-B3-S1-S2-S3-S4-S5-S6-S7-S8-S9-S10-GEN-SLR The train has a rake-sharing arrangement (RSA) with the

Hyderabad Mumbai Express Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. ...

Locomotive

The Hussainsagar Express used to be hauled by WCM locomotive and later by

WCAM-3 The Indian locomotive class WCAM–3 is a class of dual-power AC/DC series electric locomotives That was developed in 1997 by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited used in the Indian Railways system. They are the third locomotives from the WCAM cla ...

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 A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine. Several types of diesel locomotives have been developed, differing mainly in the means by which mechanical power is conveyed to the driving whee ...

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 The Indian locomotive class WDM-3A is a class of diesel–electric locomotive that was developed in 1993 by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Diesel (D), Mixed traffic (M) ...

WDM-3D The Indian locomotive class WDM-3D is a class of diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in 2003 by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Diesel (D), Mixed traffic (M) engi ...

WDP-4D The EMD GT46PAC or WDP4 is a passenger-hauling diesel-electric locomotive with AC electric transmission designed by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and built by both GM-EMD and under license by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) of Varanasi, ...

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

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It is about 7 km from ...

-based

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 ...

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based

WAP-4 The Indian locomotive class WAP-4 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1993 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) ...

with a

locomotive piggybacking between Kurduvadi Junction and Wadi Junction.

Time Table

Gallery

File:12702 Hussainsagar Express - Coach S1.jpg, 12702 Hussainsagar Express – Coach S1 File:12702 Hussainsagar Express at Necklace Road 01.jpg, Hussainsagar Express – Coach B1 File:Pune WDM-2 Locomotive.jpg, The diesel locomotive WDM-3A with Hussainsagar Express

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hussainsagar Express Transport in Mumbai Transport in Hyderabad, India Named passenger trains of India Railway services introduced in 1978 Express trains in India Rail transport in Telangana Rail transport in Maharashtra Rail transport in Karnataka