SCR to introduce two new trains from Tuesday

Hyderabad, June 24 : Minister of State for Railways Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy will flag off two new trains Viz., Train. No. 17224 Kurnool City-Secunderabad Intercity Express (Daily) & Train No. 77696 Kurnool City-Nandyal DEMU Passenger (five days in week) at a function to be held at Kurnool City Railway Station at 10 AM on Tuesday. These trains were announced in the Rail Budget-2013.

Other public representatives concerned, dignitaries and senior Railway officials will participate in the inaugural function.

After its inaugural run, this Intercity Express will run to its scheduled timings for its run from Secunderabad to Kurnool City on the same day (ie, 25th June). Accordingly, Train No. 17223 Secunderabad-Kurnool City Intercity Express will depart Secunderabad at 16 45 hrs, Kacheguda at 17 02 hrs, Falaknuma at 17 15 hrs, Umdanagar at 17 37 hrs, Timmapur at 17 50 hrs, Shadnagar at 18 00 hrs, Jadcherla at 18 35 hrs, Mahbubnagar at 18 50 hrs, Wanaparti Road at 19 30 hrs, Sriramnagar at 19 42 hrs, Gadwal at 20 00 hrs and arrive Kurnool Town at 21 35 hrs on the same day.

In the return direction, Train No.17224 Kurnool City-Secunderabad Intercity Express will depart Kurnool City at 6 05 hrs, on Gadwal at 07 00 hrs, Sriramnagar at 07 10 hrs, Wanaparti Raod at 07 20 hrs, Mahabubnagar at 08 00 hrs, Jadcherla at 08 20 hrs, Shadnagar at 08 50 hrs, Timmapur at 09 02 hrs, Umdanagar at 09 30 hrs, Falaknuma at 09 45 hrs and arrive Secunderabad at 10 45 hrs. These trains will have 18 Coaches Viz., 14 General Second Class, one AC Chair Car, one Pantry Car and two General Second Class cum Brake Van Coaches.

Similarly, after its inaugural run, Train No. 77696 Kurnool City-Nandyal DEMU Passenger will depart Kurnool City on Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 17 30 hrs, Veldurti at 18 20 hrs, Dhone at 19 30 hrs, Bethemcherla at 20 12 hrs and arrive Nandyal at 22 10 hrs on the same day. This train will stop at all the stations enroute.

In the return direction, Train No. 77695 Nandyal-Kurnool City DEMU Passenger Train will depart Nandyal at 06 15 hrs on Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Bethemcherla at 07 20 hrs, Dhone at 09 05 hrs, Veldurti at 09 30 hrs and arrive Kurnool City at 10 20 hrs on the same day. This train will stop at all the stations En-route. INN