Double-decker train service in between Hyderabad and Guntur begins in style

May 15, 2014

Double-decker train service in between Hyderabad and Guntur begins in style

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.

Temporary capital likely between Guntur and Vijayawada

A ‘temporary’ capital is likely to come up between Guntur and Vijayawada shortly and the infrastructure at Acharya Nagarjuna University (ANU) and APSP Battalion at Mangalagiri could be used to house the administrative machinery.

A senior official told The Hindu on Monday that the region could be in the reckoning for a temporary capital soon after the new Government is sworn in. The model, design and various plans for building a new capital region would be worked out in the coming months.

The expert committee constituted by Government of India to explore various options had a micro assessment of the region around the temple town of Mangalagiri, the rail and road connectivity and made a survey of the availability of reserved forest land with the help of Google maps.

Surrounded by six-lane national highway on one side and Guntur-Vijayawada rail line on the other side, the place was being actively considered as an ideal choice.

source : The Hindu daily dated 13.05.2014

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