Ratnachal Express (Train No: 12717/12718) is a daily Superfast

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and

Visakhapatnam Junction Visakhapatnam Junction railway station (station code: VSKP) is a major railway station located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is on the Howrah–Chennai main line It is operated by East coast Railway till now and it may take some ...

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. This train belongs to Vijayawada Division of

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Halting stations

The Ratnachal Express covers the distance of 349 km in 6 hours as 12717 Ratnachal Express averaging 59 km/hr. As it runs above 55 km/hr, it has superfast surcharge. This train halts at

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, Anaparti,

Samalkot Samarlakota (Telugu:సామర్లకోట) is a town in Kakinada district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town forms a part of Godavari Urban Development Authority. It was previously known as ''Chamarlakota'' (Telugu:చామ� ...

Annavaram Annavaram is a temple town on the banks of the Pampa River. It is located in Kakinada district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The village has the temple of Veera Venkata Satyanarayana, a form of Vishnu on the Ratnagiri Hill. Etymolog ...

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, Anakapalli,

Duvvada Duvvada is a suburban area of Visakhapatnam city, under the Revenue Mandal of Gajuwaka in Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation. A sub-post Office located at Duvvada with pincode 530046 and 530049 Etymology The name Duvvada was earlier Dvi ...

Gallery

Vijayawada bound Ratnachal Express at Samalkot 02.jpg, Vijayawada bound Ratnachal Express at Samalkot Ratnachal express at Rajahmundry.jpg, Visakhapatnam bound Ratnachal express at Rajahmundry 12717 Ratnachal Express at Marripalem 04.jpg, Vijayawada bound Ratnachal Express at Marripalem Ratnachal Express at Tuni with a WAP7 loco incharge.jpg, Visakhapatnam bound Ratnachal Express at Tuni Ratnachal Express Tail at Eluru.jpg, Visakhapatnam bound Ratnachal Express at Eluru

Coach Composition

From Vijayawada to Visakhapatnam (12718)
It runs with ICF-CBC coaches (Green indicating Electric locomotive, Yellow indicating colour of the general coaches, Pink indicating reserved coaches, Blue indicating AC coaches) From Visakhapatnam to Vijayawada(12717)
It runs with ICF-CBC coaches (Green indicating Electric locomotive, Yellow indicating colour of the general coaches, Pink indicating reserved coaches, Blue indicating AC coaches)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ratnachal Express Transport in Visakhapatnam Transport in Vijayawada Named passenger trains of India Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh Express trains in India Railway services introduced in 1994