Furious West Coast threatens WAP1 Seshadri Vaniyambadi
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Channel: Roji Railways · 2014 · Travel & Events
Location:Vaniyambadi railway station,69KM away from Katpadi Junction and 15KM more to Jolarpettai Jn,Tamilnadu, Time:17th May 2014 14:28 Onboard ED WAP4 hauled 16627 Chennai Central-Mangalore Central West Coast Express shows its aggression at Vaniyambadi and crosses AJJ WAP1 22025 fitted 19 coach 17209 Bangalore CIty-Kakinada Town Seshadri Express halting at station. The Seshadri Express is named after the Seshadri Hills, where Tirupati is located. This train earlier ran between Andhra Pradesh's coastal city of Kakinada to Tirupati. This was later extended to Bangalore in 2005. It is one of the busiest trains running with full capacity at all times. The Seshadri train is considered to be one of the best way to commute to the capital of Karnataka and the most famous pilgrimage center of Tirupati from Godavari districts. Though Indian trains are notorious for making terrible time, the Seshadri Express is one of the few which are known for being punctual. It was started in the 2002. Prior to Seshadri, a link express from Kakinada which consisted of 12 compartments was used to be connected to the Tirumala Express which hails from Vizag at Samalkota jn. The amalgamated train then travels and termainates at Tirupati. Keeping in mind the growing demand for a new train to the pilgrim centre the govt. introduced Seshadri in 2002 and extended it up to Bangalore. The train thus runs through loop path of Nidadavolu, Tanuku, Bhimavaram, Gudivada, Vijayawada to cater to the needs of Godavari and Krishna Dists. 17209 departs Bangalore at 11:00 daily and arrives Kakinada at 06:45 next day. Travel Time: 19h 45m 31 halts Distance: 959 km Avg Speed: 48 km/hr 17210 departs Kakinada at 17:35 daily and arrives Bangalore at 12:30 next day. Travel Time: 18h 55m 32 halts Distance: 959 km Avg Speed: 50 km/hr Inaugural Run Tue Dec 24, 2002
