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{{short description|Train in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail service
{{Infobox rail service
| name = Hussainsagar Superfast Express
| box_width = 25em
| name = Hussainsagar Express
| image = 12702 Hussainsagar Express.jpg
| logo =
| image_width =
| caption = Hussainsagar Express trainboard
| logo_width =
| image = 12702 Hussainsagar Express.jpg
| type = [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast Express]]
| status = Running
| image_width =
| locale = [[Telangana]], [[Maharashtra]]
| caption = Hussainsagar Express
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|1993|10|01}}
| type = [[Inter-city rail]]
| status = Operating
| last =
| locale = [[Telangana]], [[Maharastra]]
| operator = [[South Central Railways]]
| first =
| ridership =
| start = [[Hyderabad Deccan Station|Hyderabad Deccan]] (HYB)
| last =
| stops = 17
| operator = [[South Central Railway]], [[Indian Railways]]
| end = [[Mumbai CSMT]] (CSMT)
| formeroperator=
| distance = {{convert|790|km|0|abbr=on}}
| ridership =
| start = [[Hyderabad Deccan Station|Hyderabad Deccan]]
| journeytime = 13 hours 45 minutes
| stops = 17
| frequency = Daily
| end = [[Mumbai CST]]
| class = Sleeper, Air-conditioned and Unreserved
| access =
| distance = {{convert|790|km|abbr=on}}
| seating = Yes
| journeytime = 13 hours 45 minutes
| frequency = Daily
| sleeping = Yes
| class = Sleeper, Air-conditioned and Unreserved
| autorack =
| access =
| catering = On-board catering
| seating = Indian Rail standard
| observation = Large windows in all carriages
| sleeping =
| entertainment =
| baggage = Below the seats
| autorack =
| catering = Pantry
| otherfacilities =
| trainnumber = 12701 / 12702
| observation = Large windows in all carriages
| stock = [[LHB coach]]
| entertainment=
| baggage = Below the seats
| gauge = [[broad gauge]]
| el = Fully Electrified
| otherfacilities=
| stock = Two
| speed = 58 km/h average with halts
| map = [[File:Hussainsagar Express and (HYB-CSTM) Express Route map.jpg|290px]]
| gauge = Broad
| el =
| map_state =
| speed = 58.7 km/h
| map = [[File:Hussainsagar Express and (HYB-CSTM) Express Route map.jpg|250px]]
| map_state =
}}
}}


'''Hussainsagar Express'''; also known as ''Hussain Sagar Express'') is a very popular train operated by [[South Central Railway]] between [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] and [[Mumbai]]. This Train then (7001/7002) was started around mid 1993 as a bi weekly train between Dadar and Hyderabad and was soon made a daily train in 1994 by shifting it to the time and slot of the 2101/2102 Minar Express which used to run between Bombay VT and Secunderabad. Currently, it operates as a daily [[Superfast Mail/Express|superfast]] train with train No 2701/2702.
The '''Hussain Sagar Superfast Express''' (Train no.: 12701/12702), is an [[Express trains in India|Daily Superfast Express train]] operated by [[South Central Railway]] between {{rws|Hyderabad}} and [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus|Mumbai CST]].<ref name="train_name">{{cite web |title=Train Name Index |url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2023-24/Train_Name_Index.pdf |website=Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=23 March 2024 |page=32 |format=PDF}}</ref> This Train then (7001/7002) was started on 17 October 1993 (from Hyderabad end and 18 October 1993 from Mumbai end) as a tri-weekly train between Bombay Victoria Terminus (VT) (Mumbai Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus) and Hyderabad and was soon made a daily train in 1994 by shifting it to the time and slot of the 2101/2102 Minar Express which used to run between [[Mumbai CST|Bombay VT]] and {{stnlnk|Secunderabad Junction}}.


==Etymology==
==Etymology==

[[Image:SagarLake.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Hussain Sagar|Hussain Sagar Lake]] in Hyderabad]]
The train is named after the [[Hussain Sagar]] lake in Hyderabad, India built by [[Hazrat Hussain Shah Wali]] in 1562, during the rule of [[Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah]].<ref name="Names">{{cite web|author=Indian Railways Fan Club Association|title=Train Nomenclature|url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-name.html|publisher=Indian Railways Fan Club Association|date=April 16, 2007|accessdate=2008-02-21}}</ref>
The train is named after the [[Hussain Sagar]] lake in Hyderabad, India built by [[Hussain Shah Wali]] in 1562, during the rule of [[Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah]].<ref name="Names">{{cite web|author=Indian Railways Fan Club Association|title=Train Nomenclature|url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-name.html|publisher=Indian Railways Fan Club Association|date=16 April 2007|accessdate=2008-02-21}}</ref>


The train was introduced as a replacement to the former ''Minar Express'' which operated between [[Secunderabad]] and Mumbai.
The train was introduced as a replacement to the former ''Minar Express'' which operated between [[Secunderabad]] and Mumbai.


== Train Number ==
== Train number ==
'''12701:''' [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus|Mumbai CST]] - [[Hyderabad Railway Station|Hyderabad Decan]] hussainsagar express
'''12701:''' Mumbai CST–Hyderabad Deccan Hussainsagar express


'''12702:''' [[Hyderabad Railway Station|Hyderabad Decan]] - [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus|Mumbai CST]] hussainsagar express
'''12702:''' Hyderabad Deccan–Mumbai CST Hussainsagar express


The train travels a distance of 429 miles ( 790&nbsp;km) in 13 hours 45 minutes at an average speed of 58.7&nbsp;km/h.
The train travels a distance of 429 miles (790&nbsp;km) in 13 hours 45 minutes at an average speed of 58.7&nbsp;km/h.


== Composition ==
== Composition ==
12701 Hussainsagar Express
12701 Hussainsagar Express
ENG-SLR-GEN-S10-S9-S8-S7-S6-S5-S4-S3-S2-S1-B2-B1-A1-HA1-GEN-SLR<ref>http://indiarailinfo.com/train/667?</ref>
ENG-SLR-GEN-S10-S9-S8-S7-S6-S5-S4-S3-S2-S1-B2-B1-A1-HA1-GEN-SLR<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/train/667?|title = 12701/Hussain Sagar SF Express (PT) - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Hyderabad Deccan Nampally SCR/South Central Zone - Railway Enquiry}}</ref>


12702 Hussainsagar Express
12702 Hussainsagar Express
ENG-SLR-GEN-A1-B1-B2-B3-S1-S2-S3-S4-S5-S6-S7-S8-S9-S10-GEN-SLR<ref>http://indiarailinfo.com/train/667?</ref>
ENG-SLR-GEN-A1-B1-B2-B3-S1-S2-S3-S4-S5-S6-S7-S8-S9-S10-GEN-SLR<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/train/667?|title = 12701/Hussain Sagar SF Express (PT) - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Hyderabad Deccan Nampally SCR/South Central Zone - Railway Enquiry}}</ref>


The train has a rake sharing arrangement (RSA) with the [[Hyderabad Mumbai Express]].
The train has a rake-sharing arrangement (RSA) with the [[Hyderabad Mumbai Express]].


== Locomotive ==
== Locomotive ==
[[File:12702 Hussainsagar Express - Coach S1.jpg|thumb|12702 Hussainsagar Express - Coach S1]]
[[Image:Wdm4A.jpg|thumb|The diesel locomotive WDM-3A with Hussainsagar Express]]
The Hussainsagar Express used to be hauled by WCM locomotive and later by WCAM3/WCG2 locomotive between CSTM and Pune. After the start of DC to AC conversion of Pune to Kalyan Stretch it was hauled by a single WDM3A [[diesel locomotive]] from SCR's Kazipet(KZJ)Diesel loco shed. From mid 2013 onwards the loco links have been changed and it is now being hauled by Central Railway's Kalyan Shed WDM3A/D or WDG 3 Locomotive for its entire journey between Hyderabad and Mumbai CST.


The Hussainsagar Express used to be hauled by WCM locomotive and later by [[Indian locomotive class WCAM-3|WCAM-3]] or [[Indian locomotive class WCG-2|WCG-2]] locomotive of [[Electric Loco Shed, Kalyan|Kalyan shed]] between CSTM and Pune. After the start of DC to AC conversion of Pune to Kalyan stretch it was hauled by a single WDM-3A [[diesel locomotive]] from SCR's [[Diesel Loco Shed, Kazipet]].
{{see also|Indian locomotives}}


From mid 2013 onwards the loco links have been changed and it is now being hauled by Central Railway's [[Diesel Loco Shed, Kalyan|Kalyan shed]] [[Indian locomotive class WDM-3A|WDM-3A]] or [[Indian locomotive class WDM-3D|WDM-3D]] or [[WDP-4D]] locomotive for its entire journey between Hyderabad and Mumbai CSMT.
== Time Table ==


However, with increase in the length of electrification between the entire section, it is now hauled by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Lallaguda|Lallaguda]]-based [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]] or [[Electric Loco Shed, Vijayawada|Vijayawada]] based [[WAP-4]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Time Table of Hussainsagar Express
==Time table==

{| class="wikitable
|-
|-
!scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background:yellow;"|S.No
! style="background:gold;"| Station Code
!scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background:yellow;"|Station Name
!! style="background:gold;"| Station Name
!scope="col" rowspan="2" style="background:yellow;"|Station Code
!! style="background:gold;"| Arrival
!! style="Background:gold;"| Departure
|-
|-
| CSMT || '''Chhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus''' || --- || '''21:50'''
! scope="col" colspan="1" style="background:yellow;" |
|-
|-
| KYN || Kalyan Junction || 22:37 || 22:40
| 1
| [[HYDERABAD DECCAN railway station|'''Hyderabad Deccan''']]
| HYB
|-
|-
| KJT || Karjat Junction || 23:18 || 23:21
| 2
| [[Begumpet railway station|'''Begumpet''']]
| BMT
|-
|-
| LNL || Lonavala || 00:01 || 00:03
| 3
| [[Vikarabad|Vikarabad Jn.]]
| VKB
|-
|-
| PUNE || Pune Junction || 01:20 || 01:25
| 4
| [[Tandur]]
| TDU
|-
|-
| KWV || Kurduwadi Junction || 04:28 || 04:30
| 5
| [[Seram]]
| SEM
|-
|-
| SUR || Solapur || 05:30 || 05:35
| 6
| Malkhaid Road
| MQR
|-
|-
| GUR || Gangapur Road || 06:48 || 06:50
| 7
| [[Chittapur]]
| CT
|-
|-
| KLBG || Kalaburagi Junction || 07:37 || 07:40
| 8
| [[Wadi, Karnataka|'''Wadi''']]
| WADI
|-
|-
| SDB || Shahabad || 08:10 || 08:11
| 9
| [[Shahabad, Gulbarga|Shahabad]]
| SDB
|-
|-
| WADI || Wadi Junction || 08:35 || 08:40
| 10
| '''[[Gulbarga]]'''
| GR
|-
|-
| CT || Chittapur || 08:57 || 08:58
| 11
| [[Ganagapura|Ganagapur Road]]
| GUR
|-
|-
| SEM || Sedam || 09:14 || 09:15
| 12
| [[Solapur|'''Solapur Jn.''']]
| SUR
|-
|-
| TDU || Tandur || 09:39 || 09:40
| 13
| [[Kurduvadi]]
| KWV
|-
|-
| VKB || Vikarabad Junction || 10:25 || 10:27
| 14
| [[Pune Junction|'''Pune Jn.''']]
| PUNE
|-
|-
| BMT || Begumpet || 11:20 || 11:21
| 15
| [[Kalyan railway station|Kalyan Jn.]]
| KYN
|-
|-
| HYB || '''Hyderabad Deccan Nampally''' || '''12:10''' || ---
| 16
| [[Dadar railway station|'''Dadar''']]
| DR
|-
| 17
| '''[[MUMBAI]]'''
| CSTM
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Miscellaneous==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
<ref name="Trivia">{{cite web|author=India Rail Info|title=Trains between Mumbai and Hyderabad|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/search/835/297|publisher=India Railway Information|date=December 29, 2006|accessdate=2007-01-15}}</ref>
File:12702 Hussainsagar Express - Coach S1.jpg|12702 Hussainsagar Express – Coach S1
The list of other trains that connect [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]] and [[Mumbai]] is as follows:
File:12702 Hussainsagar Express at Necklace Road 01.jpg|Hussainsagar Express – Coach B1
File:Pune WDM-2 Locomotive.jpg|The diesel locomotive WDM-3A with Hussainsagar Express
</gallery>


==See also==
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" width="50%"
|- bgcolor="#d1e4fd"
! Train Number || Name || Source || Destination
|- bgcolor=#edf3fe
| 18519/18520 || [[Mumbai LTT - Vishakapatnam Express|LTT Vishakapatnam Express]] || [[Vishakapatanam]] || [[Mumbai LTT]]
|-bgcolor=#edf3fe
| 17221/17222 || [[Kakinada Mumbai LTT Express|Bi weekly Express]] || [[Kakinanda]] || [[Lokmanya Tilak Terminus|Mumbai LTT]]
|-bgcolor=#edf3fe
| 11019/11020 || [[Konark Express]] || [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus|Mumbai CST]] || [[Bhubaneswar]]
|-bgcolor=#edf3fe
| 17031/17032 || [[Hyderabad Mumbai Express]] || [[Hyderabad Deccan Station|Hyderabad]] || [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus|Mumbai CST]]
|-bgcolor=#edf3fe
| 17057/17058 || [[Devagiri Express]] || [[Secunderabad]] || [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus|Mumbai CST]]
|-
| 12219/12220 || [[Secunderabad Mumbai Duronto Express|Duronto Express]] || [[Secunderabad Railway Station|Secunderabad]] || [[Lokmanya Tilak Terminus|Mumbai LTT]]
|-
| 17203/7204 || Kakinada Bhavnagar Express || [[Kakinada]] || [[Bhavnagar]]
|-bgcolor=#edf3fe
| 17017/17018 || [[Rajkot Secunderabad Express|Secunderabad Rajkot Express]] || [[Secunderabad Railway Station|Secunderabad]] || [[Rajkot]]
|-bgcolor=#edf3fe
| 19201/19202 || [[Porbandar Secunderabad Express]] || [[Secunderabad Railway Station|Secunderabad]] || [[Porbandar]]
|-bgcolor=#edf3fe
|}


==See also==
{{portal|Railways in India}}
* [[Rail transport in India]]
* [[Rail transport in India]]
* [[South Central Railway]]
* [[South Central Railway]]
* [[Famous trains|Famous Trains]]
* [[Famous trains]]
* [[Trains of SCR]]
* [[Hyderabad]]
* [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
* [[Husain Sagar]]
* [[Husain Sagar]]


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==External links==
==External links==


{{South Central Railway zone}}
===Information===
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/train/667/1620/1018 India Rail Info: Hussainsagar Express (2701)]
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/train/667/1620/1018/1 India Rail Info: Hussainsagar Express (2702)]
* [http://www.india9.com/i9show/Hussain-Sagar-Express-57690.htm The Hussain Sagar Express.]

===Articles & Reviews===
* [http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/06/23/stories/2006062302101900.htm SCR announces change in train timings and numbers.]

===Multimedia===
* [http://irfca.org/gallery/main.php IRFCA: Hussain Sagar Express]
* [http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2983804870102884220GXplLe Webshots: Hussainsagar Express (1)]
* [http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2061919490102884220jCaNeh Webshots: Hussainsagar Express (2)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbhxrsgEvPo Youtube: Hussain Sagar Express at Sion]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy4QA07yIJw&feature=related Youtube: Arrival at Kurduwadi (Hussainsagar Exp.)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39OXdIQDmCA&feature=related Youtube: Hussainsagar Express at Dadar]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c35sL0e3txs&feature=related Youtube: A Ride On The 2702 Hussain Sagar Express; Part 1]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9hDb8V50vw Youtube: A Ride On The 2702 Hussain Sagar Express; Part 2]

{{South Central Railway}}
{{Railways in Western India}}
{{Railways in Western India}}
{{Railways in Southern India}}
{{Railways in Southern India}}


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Latest revision as of 06:24, 1 November 2024

Hussainsagar Superfast Express
Hussainsagar Express trainboard
Overview
Service typeSuperfast Express
StatusRunning
LocaleTelangana, Maharashtra
First service1 October 1993; 31 years ago (1993-10-01)
Current operator(s)South Central Railways
Route
TerminiHyderabad Deccan (HYB)
Mumbai CSMT (CSMT)
Stops17
Distance travelled790 km (491 mi)
Average journey time13 hours 45 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)12701 / 12702
On-board services
Class(es)Sleeper, Air-conditioned and Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows in all carriages
Baggage facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach
Track gaugebroad gauge
ElectrificationFully Electrified
Operating speed58 km/h average with halts
Route map

The Hussain Sagar Superfast Express (Train no.: 12701/12702), is an Daily Superfast Express train operated by South Central Railway between Hyderabad and Mumbai CST.[1] This Train then (7001/7002) was started on 17 October 1993 (from Hyderabad end and 18 October 1993 from Mumbai end) as a tri-weekly train between Bombay Victoria Terminus (VT) (Mumbai Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus) and Hyderabad and was soon made a daily train in 1994 by shifting it to the time and slot of the 2101/2102 Minar Express which used to run between Bombay VT and Secunderabad Junction.

Etymology

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The train is named after the Hussain Sagar lake in Hyderabad, India built by Hussain Shah Wali in 1562, during the rule of Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah.[2]

The train was introduced as a replacement to the former Minar Express which operated between Secunderabad and Mumbai.

Train number

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12701: Mumbai CST–Hyderabad Deccan Hussainsagar express

12702: Hyderabad Deccan–Mumbai CST Hussainsagar express

The train travels a distance of 429 miles (790 km) in 13 hours 45 minutes at an average speed of 58.7 km/h.

Composition

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12701 Hussainsagar Express ENG-SLR-GEN-S10-S9-S8-S7-S6-S5-S4-S3-S2-S1-B2-B1-A1-HA1-GEN-SLR[3]

12702 Hussainsagar Express ENG-SLR-GEN-A1-B1-B2-B3-S1-S2-S3-S4-S5-S6-S7-S8-S9-S10-GEN-SLR[4]

The train has a rake-sharing arrangement (RSA) with the Hyderabad Mumbai Express.

Locomotive

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The Hussainsagar Express used to be hauled by WCM locomotive and later by WCAM-3 or WCG-2 locomotive of Kalyan shed between CSTM and Pune. After the start of DC to AC conversion of Pune to Kalyan stretch it was hauled by a single WDM-3A diesel locomotive from SCR's Diesel Loco Shed, Kazipet.

From mid 2013 onwards the loco links have been changed and it is now being hauled by Central Railway's Kalyan shed WDM-3A or WDM-3D or WDP-4D locomotive for its entire journey between Hyderabad and Mumbai CSMT.

However, with increase in the length of electrification between the entire section, it is now hauled by a Lallaguda-based WAP-7 or Vijayawada based WAP-4

Time table

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Station Code Station Name Arrival Departure
CSMT Chhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus --- 21:50
KYN Kalyan Junction 22:37 22:40
KJT Karjat Junction 23:18 23:21
LNL Lonavala 00:01 00:03
PUNE Pune Junction 01:20 01:25
KWV Kurduwadi Junction 04:28 04:30
SUR Solapur 05:30 05:35
GUR Gangapur Road 06:48 06:50
KLBG Kalaburagi Junction 07:37 07:40
SDB Shahabad 08:10 08:11
WADI Wadi Junction 08:35 08:40
CT Chittapur 08:57 08:58
SEM Sedam 09:14 09:15
TDU Tandur 09:39 09:40
VKB Vikarabad Junction 10:25 10:27
BMT Begumpet 11:20 11:21
HYB Hyderabad Deccan Nampally 12:10 ---
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  • 12702 Hussainsagar Express – Coach S1
    12702 Hussainsagar Express – Coach S1
  • Hussainsagar Express – Coach B1
    Hussainsagar Express – Coach B1
  • The diesel locomotive WDM-3A with Hussainsagar Express
    The diesel locomotive WDM-3A with Hussainsagar Express

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Train Name Index" (PDF). Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. p. 32. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  2. ^ Indian Railways Fan Club Association (16 April 2007). "Train Nomenclature". Indian Railways Fan Club Association. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  3. ^ "12701/Hussain Sagar SF Express (PT) - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Hyderabad Deccan Nampally SCR/South Central Zone - Railway Enquiry".
  4. ^ "12701/Hussain Sagar SF Express (PT) - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Hyderabad Deccan Nampally SCR/South Central Zone - Railway Enquiry".
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