Kacheguda-Madurai Weekly Express inaugurated -Tuesday May 28,2013

Minister of State for Railways Kotla Jayasuryaprakash Reddy on Tuesday May 28,2013 flagged off from Secunderabad Railway Station an all air-conditioned Secunderabad-Shalimar (Kolkata) weekly superfast train and a weekly Kacheguda-Madurai Express

The Kacheguda-Madurai Express train marks the second direct train connecting Secunderabad and Madurai

The inaugural special of train number 17615 Kacheguda-Madurai Weekly Express will be operated from Kacheguda on May 28 at 11am

In the return direction, inaugural special of train number 17616 Madurai-Kacheguda Weekly Express will leave at 2.30pm on May 29.

The regular service of 17615 /17616 Kacheguda-Madurai-Kacheguda Weekly Express will commence from Kacheguda every Saturday from June 1 and from Madurai every sunday from June 2. 

The trains will have 18 coaches.  


According to the SCR, for the inaugural service, the Train No. 02774 Secunderabad-Shalimar A/C Superfast Express on its inaugural run will depart Secunderabad on 28th May at 11 00 hrs and arrive Shalimar at 14 35 hrs on the next day. In the return direction, Train No. 02773 Shalimar-Secunderabad A/C Superfast Express will depart Shalimar on 29th May at 19 00 hrs and arrive Secunderabad at 22 00 hrs on the next day.

In regular service, the  Train No. 12774 Secunderabad-Shalimar A/C Weekly Superfast Express will depart Secunderabad everyTuesday from 4th June at 05 30 hrs and arrive Shalimar at 09 05 hrs on the next day. In the return direction, Train No. 12773 Shalimar-Secunderabad A/C Weekly Superfast Express will depart Shalimar every Wednesday from 5th June 2013 at 16 05 hrs and arrive Secunderabad at 19 00 hrs on the next day.