Passengers in between Guntur and Hyderabad can now travel in the comfort
of air-conditioned luxury coaches in the newly introduced double decker
superfast express train.
The bi-weekly train (No. 22117) starts from Guntur at 12.45 p.m. every Tuesday and Friday and reaches Kachiguda at 5.55 p.m.
Besides
the cushy luxury seats with ample legroom, passengers can relish a
spread of their favourite dishes and work on their laptops on the pads
provided for each seat.
But the USP of the coaches is
the upper decks from which passengers can have a nice view of various
landscapes as the train passes through.
Senior
Divisional Commercial Manager of Guntur, C. Ramakrishna said that the
double deck would have 120 seats in lower and upper decks. The fare for
each ticket is Rs. 415 and it is Rs. 520 per seat in Tatkal reservation.
The
train has just four stops — Piduguralla (1.45 p.m.), Miryalguda (2.35
p.m.), Nalgonda (3 p.m.) and Malkajgiri (5.40 p.m.) — before reaching
Kachiguda at 5.55 p.m.
The train would start from Kachiguda on every Tuesday and Friday at 5.30 a.m. and would reach Guntur at 10.40 a.m.
Mr.
Ramakrishna said that the new train has been provided with the latest
safety features, including a unique VESDA system (Very Early Smoke/Fire
Detection with Alarm System). VESDA is being introduced in a
double-decker train for the first time in Indian Railways.
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