Hisar–Hyderabad Weekly Express

The Hisar–Hyderabad Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to South Central Railway zone that runs between Hisar Junction and Hyderabad Deccan in India. It is currently being operated with 17020/17019 train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1][2][3]

Hisar–Hyderabad Weekly Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	10 July 2012; 13 years ago (2012-07-10)
Current operator(s)	South Central Railway zone
Route
Termini	Hisar Junction (HSR) Hyderabad Deccan (HYB)
Stops	50
Distance travelled	2,352 km (1,461 mi)
Average journey time	41h 10m
Service frequency	Weekly [a]
Train number(s)	17020/17019
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1 tier, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General, Pantry Car, Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities	LHB coach
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	52.3 km/h (32 mph), including halts

Service

The 17019/Hisar–Hyderabad Weekly Express has an average speed of 49 km/h and covers 2352 km in 41h 10m. The 17020/Hyderabad–Hisar Weekly Express has an average speed of 51 km/h and covers 2352 km in 39h 10m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Hisar Junction
• Siwani
• Sadulpur Junction
• Loharu Junction
• Chirawa
• Jhunjhunu
• Nawalgarh
• Sikar Junction
• Ringas Junction
• Jaipur Junction
• Phulera Junction
• Kishangarh
• Ajmer Junction
• Bhilwara
• Chittaurgarh Junction
• Nimach
• Mandsor
• Ratlam Junction
• Ujjain Junction
• Bhopal Junction
• Itarsi Junction
• Khandwa Junction
• Bhusaval Junction
• Manmad Junction
• Aurangabad
• Jalna
• Parbhani Junction
• Hazur Sahib Nanded
• Secunderabad Junction
• Hyderabad Deccan

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with a max speed of 130 kmph. The train consists of 27 coaches:

• 1 AC I Tier
• 3 AC II Tier
• 6 AC III Tier
• 12 Sleeper coaches
• 2 General Unreserved
• 2 EOG
• 1 High Capacity Parcel Van (HCPV)

Traction

Both trains are hauled by an Diesel Loco Shed, Guntakal WDM 3A based diesel locomotive from Hisar to Hyderabad and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train has 2 dedicated rake

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 2 times:

• Ratlam Junction
• Purna Junction

See also

• Jaipur Junction railway station
• Hyderabad Deccan railway station
• Hyderabad–Raxaul Express

Notes

1. Runs one day in a week for every direction.