VIJAYAWADA: The Indian Railways has given permissions for operation of 39 more trains across the country as special services. Among them, four special trains have been earmarked for the South Central Railway (SCR). The four special trains to be operated in SCR are Train No. 12783/84 Secunderabad- Visakhapatnam AC Express (weekly), Train No. 22707/22708 Visakhapatnam-Tirupati (Double Decker) (tri-weekly), Train No. 12775/12776 Lingampalli- Kakinada Town (AC Express) (tri-weekly), and Train No. 12773/12774 Secunderabad- Shalimar AC Express (weekly).
Speed limit for trains to be raised to 130 kmph
The SCR has taken up the task of raising the maximum permissible speed of 130 kmph in the sections of Golden Quadrilateral/Golden Diagonal (GQ/GD) routes. The sections that come under GQ/GD routes over SCR jurisdiction are Balharshah - Kazipet - Vijayawada - Gudur, Vijayawada- Visakhapatnam and Wadi- Gooty - Renigunta sections. At present, the existing maximum permissible speed between Balharshah-Kazipet- Vijayawada and Kazipet-Secunderabad is 120 kmph, while it is 110 Kmph between Vijayawada-Gudur and Wadi-Gooty-Renigunta sections.