BZA WAG7 Bitragunta-Chennai Passenger waits Basin Bridge
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Channel: Roji Railways · 2014 · Travel & Events
Location:Basin Bridge Junction railway station near Chennai Central,Tamilnadu. Time:17th May 2014 11:37 Onboard 16627 Chennai Central-Mangalore Central West Coast Express crosses BZA WAG7 28072 hauled 12 coach 57240 Bitragunta-Chennai Central Passenger halting at Basin Bridge. Bitragunta is a village in Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh. The village received its name when the British found good drinking water and named it "Better-gunta" which later became Bitragunta. The village is an important stop on the Indian Railways line between Chennai and Vijayawada. It is also the station at the far northern end of North Line of the Chennai Suburban Railway network earlier. Now under Vijayawada Division of South Central Railway. The Railway Loco shed in Bitragunta was one of the only two coal locomotive sheds in India with the revolving round house mechanism. (The other one is at Mysore).The Loco shed lost its importance after the arrival of Diesel locomotives and phasing out of Stem Loco Engines from Indian Railways. The abandoned Loco Shed was dismantled subsequently due "no use" in 2010. The village is also the location of the largest single Christian graveyard in India. 57240 departs Bitragunda at 05:15 daily and arrives Chennai at 12:00. Travel Time: 6h 45m 28 halts Distance: 210 km Avg Speed: 31 km/hr 57239 departs Chennai at 16:00 daily and arrives Gudur at 21:10. Travel Time: 5h 10m 19 halts Distance: 137 km Avg Speed: 26 km/hr
