Andhra Pradesh Express
| Andhra Pradesh Express | |||||
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Andhra Pradesh (A.P) Express train board | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Service type | Superfast Express | ||||
| Locale | Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana & Andhra Pradesh | ||||
| Predecessor | Andhra Pradesh Express | ||||
| First service | 12 August 2015 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | East Coast Railway zone | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | New Delhi (NDLS) Visakhapatnam (VSKP) | ||||
| Stops | 19 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 2,096 km (1,302 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 31 hours 40 minutes (20805) 32 hours 10 minutes (20806) | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 20805 / 20806 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | 1 AC first class, 5 AC two tier, 7 AC three tier, 6 Sleeper class | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 66 km/h (41 mph) Average Speed 130 km/h (81 mph) Maximum Speed | ||||
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The Andhra Pradesh Express (train numbers 20805 and 20806) is a daily Superfast Trains run by Indian Railways's East Coast Railway zone. It connects Visakhapatnam, the largest city in Andhra Pradesh, to India's capital, New Delhi. The train was first introduced in 2015 as the Andhra Pradesh AC Express. In 2020, Sleeper coaches were added, and it was renamed the Andhra Pradesh Express. Its name comes from the state of Andhra Pradesh. This is because, before the state of Telangana was formed, a train with the same name ran between Hyderabad (which was in combined Andhra Pradesh) and New Delhi. After the bifurcation, that train became the Telangana Express, and a new Andhra Pradesh Express with modern LHB coaches was started from Visakhapatnam.
Among Railfans it is abbreviated as King of East Coast Railway zone and Pride of Andhra
It is the fastest and the only daily train between New Delhi and Visakhapatnam taking about 32.10 hours on average.
Also, it the fastest train between Delhi and Nagpur taking 14.25 hours while the Secunderabad Rajdhani Express, Chennai Rajdhani Express and Bangalore Rajdhani Express take 13.30 hours between Delhi and Nagpur.