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12718/Ratnachal SF Express (PT)
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APT/Anaparti --> VSKP/Visakhapatnam Junction

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Cancelled till 10.08.24
Mon Jul 22, 2024 (11:51AM)
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🔹Train no. 12718/Ratnachal SF Express (PT) JCO 08/11/2023 to 12/11/2023 will be fully cancelled.
Tue Nov 07, 2023 (10:49PM)
▪️ Cancelled on 30.10.23
Mon Oct 30, 2023 (12:31AM)
🔹Train no. 12718/Ratnachal SF Express (PT) JCO 03/09/2023 to 10/09/2023 will be fully cancelled. 🔹Due to the traffic block between Anakapalle – Thadi section, train no. 12718/Ratnachal SF Express (PT) JCO 03/09/2023 and 04/09/2023 will be partially cancelled between Anankapalle - Visakhapatnam and will short terminate at Anankapalle railway station.
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03, 2023 (01:49PM)
🔹Train no. 12718/Ratnachal SF Express (PT) JCO 03/09/2023 to 10/09/2023 will be fully cancelled.
Sat Sep 02, 2023 (09:24PM)
🔹 Train no. 12718/Ratnachal SF Express (PT) JCO 16/06/2023 has been fully cancelled.
Thu Jun 15, 2023 (07:31PM)
🔹 Train no. 12718/Ratnachal SF Express (PT) JCO 03/05/2023 to 07/05/2023 has been partially cancelled between Anakapalle - Visakhapatnam.
Tue May 02, 2023 (12:38PM)
Partially Cancelled between 21.01.2023 & 22.01.2023 Tuni – Visakhapatnam
Wed Jan 18, 2023 (09:44PM)
Running with CE1. In order to provide additional travelling facility for waitlisted passengers during Dasara & Diwali festival season, train num 12718 from Vijayawada to Visakhapatnam will be temporarily augmented with additional AC Chair Car - 01 Coach with effect from 01.10.2022 to 31.10.2022.
Thu Sep 29, 2022 (09:17PM)
Running with CE1.
Mon Aug 08, 2022 (09:18PM)
➡️ Train number 12718/12717 running from Vijayawada to Visakhapatnam and vice-versa will stand cancelled between Tuni and Visakhapatnam from 25 July 2022 to 2 August 2022.
Mon Jul 25, 2022 (07:10PM)
D9,D10,D11,D12 coaches converted as General coaches. Due to Non-Interlocking works for doubling between Aravalli - Nidadavolu stations on Bhimavaram - Nidadavolu section of Vijayawada Division, train num 12718 will remain cancelled on journey commencing on 18.06.2022.
Sat Jun 04, 2022 (03:52PM)
D9,D10,D11,D12 coaches converted as General coaches
Mon Mar 21, 2022 (11:40AM)
📢⚟ JCO 12/09/2021 Cancelled.
Tue Sep 07, 2021 (06:32PM)
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Aapko bhi Bhai, Happy New Year 2019.
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for last few days here in Ap temperature ( heat) is high maybe ....... they reduced temperature i think so
also we love low temp.
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