Ajanta Express

Ajanta Express

Overview
Service type	South Central Railways
Route
Termini	Kacheguda (KCG) Manmad Junction (MMR)
Stops	18
Distance travelled	624 km (388 mi)
Average journey time	17063 12 hours 55 minute 17064 13 hours 25 minute
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	17063 / 17064
On-board services
Class(es)	AC First, AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-Board Catering, E-catering
Observation facilities	Rake sharing with 12785/86 Kacheguda–Mysuru Express
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) (broad gauge)
Operating speed	49 km/h (30 mph) average including halts
Ajanta Express Route map

The 17063 / 17064 Ajanta Express is an

in India.

History

Ajanta Express runs through eastern

Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways

.

The train was introduced on 1 April 1967 as a

broad gauge

was the point to take broad gauge trains to other destinations.

After the track from Manmad to Parbhani was converted to broad gauge in 1992–95 and the track from Parbhani to Mudkhed and Nizamabad was still not converted, the train was re-routed between Kacheguda and Manmad via Bidar and Parbhani in 1995–1996 because the metre gauge had been converted between Vikarabad and Parbhani by then. In 2007, the train again diverted to its old route which had been converted into broad gauge in 2002–2003.

Ajanta Express (Kacheguda–Manmad) was the fastest metre-gauge train in India with an average speed of 42.5 kilometres per hour (26.4 mph) in 1967.^[1]

Overview

The train is named after the

.

The 17063 Manmad–Kacheguda Ajanta Express has an average speed of 48 km/h and covers 624 km in 12 hours 55 minutes. The 17064 Kacheguda–Manmad Ajanta Express has an average speed of 47 km/h and covers 624 km in 13 hours and 25 minutes.

Timings

The train departs from Kacheguda at 6:40 p.m. and arrives at Manmad Junction at 8:05 a.m. the next day. It departs from Manmad Junction at 8:50 p.m. and arrives at Kacheguda at 9:45 a.m. the next day.

Route and halts

• Manmad Junction
• Nagarsol
• Rotegaon
• Lasur
• Aurangabad
• Jalna
• Parbhani Junction
• Purna Junction
• Hazur Sahib Nanded
• Mudkhed Junction
• Umri
• Dharmabad
• Basara
• Nizamabad Junction
• Kamareddy
• Wadiaram
• Medchal
• Bolaram
• Malkajgiri
• Kacheguda

Classes

The train usually consists of 24 standard ICF coaches:

• 1 AC first cum II tier
• 2 AC II tier
• 5 AC III tiers
• 12 sleeper classes
• 2 second sittings
• 2 SLR

As it is customary with most other train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways, depending on demand.

Coach composition

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
	SLR	GEN	HA1	A2	A1	B5	B4	B3	B2	B1	S12	S11	S10	S9	S8	S7	S6	S5	S4	S3	S2	S1	GEN	SLR

Rake sharing

• Previously it shared its rake with 12703/04 Falaknuma Express(1 January 2018 to 14 December 2023).
• From 20th Dec 2023 The Train started sharing its rake with 12785/86
  Kacheguda
  With Primary Maintenance.

Loco link

As the route is completely electrified, so

electric locomotive hauls the train to complete its full journey.

See also

• Kacheguda–Mysuru Express
• Nizamabad–Kacheguda DEMU
• Devagiri Express
• Bhopal Shatabdi
• Rajkot Secunderabad Express

References

External links

• Ajanta Express Time Table