A brief report on the possibility of introduction of Shatabdi between secunderabad and vizag.
If we think practically it seems to be possible to run a shatabdi between these two cities. The present fastest train on this route is the duronto which covers the distance of 701 kms in 9 hrs and 30 min, running with a maximum speed of 120 kmph. This travel time can be reduced by 1 hr with LHB rakes of a shatabdi running at MPS of 135-140 kmph. The only thing is to reduce the travel time from 9hr:30min to 8hr:30 min. This can be done by comprision of timing between duronto and proposed shatabdi. This shatabdi should take 10min less time than duronto from sc to...
more... warangal, 20 min less time from warangal to vijayawada and similarly 13min less time from bza to rajahmundry and 17 min less time from rjy to vskp compared to the duronto. This reduces the overall time of travel by 1 hr.
The proposed timings can be
sc (dep) 05:45
vskp(arr) 14:15
vskp(dep) 15:00
sc(arr) 23:30 with some considerable stoppages at wl,bza and rjy.
Need your valuable suggestions on this.