The 12723 / 12724 ''Telangana Express'', (formerly New Delhi–Hyderabad AP Express), is a Superfast Express of

South Central Railways The South Central Railway (abbreviated SCR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways. The jurisdiction of the zone is spread over the states of Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh. It has three divisions under its administrati ...

that runs between

Hyderabad 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 (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

, capital of

Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India b ...

and national capital of India,

New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House ...

. It starts from Hyderabad Deccan Nampally and terminates at .

History

Until 1973 only two out of the four southern capitals had direct rail connectivity to the national capital. One is 15/16

Grand Trunk Express The 12615 / 12616 Grand Trunk Express (commonly called G.T. or G.T. Express) is a daily Superfast Express train on Indian Railways, running between and Chennai Central. It is a historic train and is one of the oldest trains starting services ...

from Madras and another is 21/22 Southern Express (today's

Dakshin Express The 12721 / 12722 ''Dakshin Express'' is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between and in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12721 from Hyderabad Deccan to Hazrat Nizamuddin and as train number 1 ...

) from

since 1955. The New Train 123/124

Andhra Pradesh Express The 20805 / 20806 ''Andhra Pradesh Express'' is a daily Superfast Express train that connects the national capital of India, , to the largest city of Andhra Pradesh, . The express is administered under Indian Railways's South Coast Railway Z ...

(Now

Telangana Express The 12723 / 12724 ''Telangana Express'', (formerly New Delhi–Hyderabad AP Express), is a Superfast Express of South Central Railways that runs between Hyderabad, capital of Telangana and national capital of India, New Delhi. It starts fro ...

) was introduced on October 3, 1976, from

Secunderabad Secunderabad, also spelled as Sikandarabad (, ), is a twin cities, twin city of Hyderabad and one of the six zones of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Telangana. It ...

and inaugurated by Shri Madhu Dandavate who served as Minister of Railways. It was called as Blue Bullet due to its unique livery in Oxford Blue colour coaches with a gold band in 1976. After the Formation of

Telangana State Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 35, ...

has been renamed as

with effect from 15 November 2015. Telangana express was updated with brand new German design

Linke-Hofmann-Busch Alstom Transport Deutschland, formerly Linke-Hofmann-Busch, is a German manufacturing company originally established in Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland) to produce locomotives and rolling stock. Its origins lay in the wheelwright business of Gottf ...

coaches, replacing the

ICF coach The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) coach was a conventional passenger coach used on the majority of main-line trains in India. The design of the coach was developed by Integral Coach Factory, Perambur, Chennai, India in collaboration with the Sw ...

design CBC coaches from 15 July 2019.

Schedule and Service

The train passes through the states of

Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...

and

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

Gallery

File:ICF Train board.jpg, Departing

Jhansi Junction Jhansi Junction railway station (station code: VGLB), officially known as Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Junction railway station, is a major railway junction in the city of Jhansi in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the busies ...

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References

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History

Schedule and Service

Gallery

See also

References