Devagiri Express
The 17057 / 17058 Devagiri Express is an Express train service operated by the South Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. The train runs between Mumbai and Lingampalli, Hyderabad, The train is extended up to Lingampalli From 14 December 2023, primarily running on Secunderabad–Manmad section via Kalyan Junction, Nashik Road, Manmad, Aurangabad, Jalna, Parbhani, Nanded and Nizamabad. The train shares its rakes with Narayanadri Express running between Tirupati and Lingampally.
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Express | ||||
| Locale | Telangana & Maharashtra | ||||
| First service | 3 February 1992 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | South Central Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Lingampalli (LPI) Mumbai CSMT (CSMT) | ||||
| Stops | 30 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 902 km (560 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 18 hrs 20 mins | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 17057 / 17058 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC First, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, 3 AC (Economy), Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Observation facilities | Rake sharing with 12737/12738 Gowthami Express | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Below the seats | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 50 km/h (31 mph) average including halts | ||||
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History
The train started as a daily train between Mumbai and Aurangabad. Devagiri, Devgiri or Deogiri is the ancient name of the town of Daulatabad near Aurangabad. Devagiri was once the capital of India during Muhammad bin Tughluq's rule who shifted his capital from New Delhi to Devagiri and back to New Delhi, this is where the name of the service originates.
The train was later extended to Nanded and then till Nizamabad and then till Secunderabad and presently runs up to Lingampalli.
The train covers its distance of 902 kilometers from Mumbai to Lingampalli in 18 hr 20 m with an average speed of 51 km/h (31.68 mph).
The train links Nashik with Hyderabad for Trimbakeshwar one of jyotirlingas also; other jyotirlinga is Grishneshwar at Ellora near Aurangabad.
The train numbers are 17057DN Mumbai–Lingampalli Devagiri Express and 17058UP Lingampalli–Mumbai Devagiri Express.
This train runs on the historical railway track of Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways funded by Nizam of Hyderabad.
Powering
As of now,the Devagiri Express is hauled by WAP 7 electric locomotive of Lallaguda of Secundrabad as the electrification of Manmad-Mudkhed section is completed. This is the beginning of new era of railway transport in Marathwada region of Maharashtra.
Route & halts
The train runs from Lingampally via Begumpet, Secunderabad, Bolarum, Nizamabad, Dharmabad, Mudkhed, Hazur Sahib Nanded, Purna Junction, Parbhani Junction, Manwath Road, Jalna, Aurangabad, Manmad, Nasik Road, Igatpuri, Kalyan, Thane to Mumbai CSMT.
Rake sharing
- The train shared its rake with 12737/12738 Gowthami Express.
Timetable
| 17057 Mumbai CST–Secunderabad Jn. |
Devagiri Express timetable | 17058 Secunderabad Jn.-Mumbai CST | ||||
| Arrival | Departure | Station name | Station code | Distance (km) | Arrival | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| --:-- | 21:10 | Mumbai CST | CSMT | 0 | 07:10 | --:-- |
| 21:22 | 21:25 | Dadar Central | DR | 9.0 | 06:37 | 06:40 |
| 21:42 | 21:45 | Thane | TNA | 33.3 | 06:13 | 06:15 |
| 22:07 | 22:10 | Kalyan Jn | KYN | 51.4 | 05:47 | 05:50 |
| 23:13 | 23:15 | Kasara | KSRA | 118.9 | --:-- | --:-- |
| 23:45 | 23:50 | Igatpuri | IGP | 133.2 | 04:10 | 04:15 |
| 00:28 | 00:30 | Devlali | DVL | 178.2 | 03:08 | 03:10 |
| 00:38 | 00:40 | Nasik Road | NK | 183.9 | 02:55 | 03:00 |
| 01:08 | 01:10 | Lasal Gaon | LS | 232.2 | 02:13 | 02:15 |
| 01:55 | 02:05 | Manmad Jn | MMR | 256.9 | 01:40 | 01:50 |
| 03:09 | 03:10 | Rotegaon | RGO | 307.7 | 00:19 | 00:20 |
| 03:34 | 03:35 | Lasur | LSR | 334.8 | 23:49 | 23:50 |
| 04:05 | 04:10 | Aurangabad | AWB | 368.5 | 23:20 | 23:25 |
| 04:58 | 05:00 | Jalna | J | 431.3 | 22:13 | 22:15 |
| 05:39 | 05:40 | Partur | PTU | 476 | 21:29 | 21:30 |
| 06:04 | 06:05 | Selu | SELU | 503.3 | 21:04 | 21:05 |
| 06:19 | 06:20 | Manwath Road | MVO | 518.1 | 20:45 | 20:46 |
| 07:10 | 07:15 | Parbhani Jn | PBN | 545.7 | 20:20 | 20:22 |
| 08:00 | 08:05 | Purna Jn | PAU | 574.1 | 19:35 | 19:40 |
| 08:40 | 08:45 | Hazur Sahib Nanded | NED | 604.6 | 18:45 | 18:50 |
| 09:23 | 09:25 | Mudkhed Jn | MUE | 626.9 | 18:13 | 16:15 |
| 09:43 | 09:45 | Umri | UMRI | 646.6 | 17:19 | 17:20 |
| 10:11 | 10:13 | Dharmabad | DAB | 676.2 | 16:29 | 16:30 |
| 10:30 | 10:32 | Basar | BSX | 686 | 16:18 | 16:20 |
| 11:00 | 11:05 | NIzamabad Jn | NZB | 715.3 | 15:48 | 15:50 |
| 11:50 | 11:52 | Kamareddy | KMC | 767.3 | 15:08 | 15:10 |
| 12:19 | 12:20 | Akanapet | AKE | 794 | 14:44 | 14:45 |
| 12:27 | 12:28 | Mirzapalli | MZL | 803.8 | 14:34 | 14:34 |
| 13:29 | 13:30 | Bollarum | BMO | 862.3 | 13:47 | 13:48 |
| 14:35 | 14:40 | Secunderabad Jn | SC | 879 | 13:20 | 13:25 |
| 14:29 | 14:30 | Begampet | BMT | 884 | 13:03 | 13:05 |
| 15:40 | --:-- | Lingampalli | LPI | 902 | --:-- | 12:25 |
Gallery
- Devagiri Express November 2015 (old ICF era)