Howrah–Vasco da Gama Amaravati Express


The Amaravati Express is an express train belonging to South Eastern Railway zone that runs between Howrah Junction and Vasco da Gama in India. It is currently being operated with 18047/18048 train numbers on four days in week basis.

Introduction

The train is named after the famous capital city of Satavahana Dynasty, Amaravati which stands in present day Guntur district.
It is the only train connecting the states of West Bengal & Goa directly. The train is highly preferred by tourists and nature lovers, because it runs through the coastal goa, deccan plateau, coastal Andhra & Orissa and the spectacular Braganza Ghats of Western Ghats, where it meets the world-famous Dudhsagar Falls.
The 18047/Amaravati Express has an average speed of 53 km/hr and covers 2121 km in 40h 15m. The 18048/Amaravati Express has an average speed of 54 km/hr and covers 2121 km in 39h 30m.

Timings

The 18047/Amaravati Express departs from platform #19 of Howrah Junction at 23:30 IST and arrives platform #2 of Vasco Da Gama at 15:45 IST. The 18048/Amaravati Express departs from platform #1 of Vasco Da Gama at 7:10 IST and arrives platform #20 of Howrah Junction at 22:40 IST.

Halts

The important halts of the train are:
The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consist of 20 coaches :
At Guntakal, 4 coaches of Prashanti Nilayam Express is attached/detached as slip coaches. It consists :
Howrah - Guntakal - Howrah :
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Guntakal - Vasco Da Gama - Guntakal :
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Traction

The Train is hauled by a Santragachi based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Howrah to Visakhapatnam. From visakhapatnam train is hauled by a Vijayawada based WAP-4 electric locomotive up to Guntur. From Guntur train is hauled by a Gooty based WDM 3A twins/WDG 3A twins diesel locomotive up to Vasco da Gama and vice versa.
For the Braganza Ghats, the 1:37 gradient requires the use of bankers on the way to Kulem to Castle Rock. The 18048/Amaravati Express Gets Hubli based EMD GT46MAC WDG-4s as Bankers.

Direction Reversal

Train Reverses its direction 1 times:
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