No more halt at Secunderabad for Visakhapatnam-originating trains; Check routes

Several Visakhapatnam-originating trains will no longer halt at Secunderabad Station due to the ongoing station redevelopment works. The Railway Board has approved the diversion or re-routing of these trains, which will now stop at Cherlapalli Station instead.

List of affected trains:

Train no 20811/20812 Visakhapatnam-Hazur Sahib Nanded-Visakhapatnam (Tri-Weekly Express) will skip Secunderabad and halt at Cherlapalli starting from 26 April 2025. The train heading from Visakhapatnam to Hazur Sahib Nanded will halt at Cherlapalli at 6:45 am, and the returning train will stop at the same station at 9:15 pm.

Train no 18503/8504 Visakhapatnam-Sai Nagar Shirdi-Visakhapatnam (Weekly Express) will also be affected by this change. Train no o18503 will halt at Cherlapalli at 8:10 pm, while in the return direction, the stoppage will happen at 8:45 am. The changes will be in effect from 24 April.

Train no 18503/18504 Visakhapatnam-Lokmanya Tilak-Visakhapatnam (Daily Express) will skip stoppage at Moula Ali and Secunderabad. The Visakhapatnam to Lokmanya Tilak train will have a stoppage at Cherlapalli at 12:35 pm instead. In the return direction, the train will halt there at 8:15 pm. The change will be implemented from 22 April.

Train no 12805/2806 Visakhapatnam-Lingampalli-Visakhapatnam Janmabhoomi SF Express will skip stoppage at Secunderabad and Begumpet starting from 24 April. Instead, the Visakhapatnam to Lingampalli train will stop at Cherlapalli at 6:05 pm, and the returning train will stop at the same station at 7:15 am.

Other trains impacted by the development works at Secunderabad Station include:

Train no 17405/17406 Tirupati-Adilabad-Tirupati Krishna Express will operate via Bolarum through the Moula Ali bypass instead of the Secunderabad-Malakjgiri route. As a result, it will skip Malkajgiri, Moula Ali, and Secunderabad stations from 26 April.

Train no 07446/07445 Lingampalli-Kakinada Town-Lingampalli Express will be rerouted from Sanatnagar towards Cherlapalli through the Ammuguda bypass, bypassing Secunderabad station from 2 April.

Train no 17014/17013 Kazipet-Hadapsar-Kazipet will follow the same rerouted path, also skipping Begumpet station from 22 April.

Additionally, the 17023/17024 Secunderabad-Kurnool City-Secunderabad Tungabhadra Express will commence its journey from Kacheguda instead of Secunderabad station from 10 April. The existing enroute stoppages will remain unchanged, according to a press release.

The above listed trains, including those originating from Visakhapatnam, will now halt at Cherlapalli due to a major redevelopment effort at Secunderabad Station. Passengers are advised to plan their journeys accordingly and check the latest updates before traveling.

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