| Visakhapatnam Jn – Secunderabad Jn Vande Bharat Express | |
| Color: | 28457D |
| Type: | Vande Bharat Express |
| Locale: | Andhra Pradesh and Telangana |
| First: | 15 January 2023 (inaugural) (commercial) |
| Operator: | East Coast Railways (ECoR) |
| Start: | (VSKP) |
| Stops: | 5 |
| End: | (SC) |
| Distance: | 700.04km (434.98miles) (chargeable is 699 km when it is being written) |
| Journeytime: | 08 hrs 30 mins |
| Frequency: | Six days a week |
| Line Used: | Howrah–Chennai main line, New Delhi–Chennai main line, Nagpur–Secunderabad line |
| Class: | AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car |
| Sleeping: | No |
| Autorack: | No |
| Catering: | On-board catering |
| Observation: | Large windows in all coaches |
| Baggage: | Overhead racks |
| Otherfacilities: | Kavach |
| Stock: | Vande Bharat 2.0 |
| Trainnumber: | 20833 / 20834 |
| Trainlength: | 384m (1,260feet) |
| Owners: | Indian Railways |
| Electrification: | 25 kV AC 50 Hz Overhead line |
| Maintenance: | Visakhapatnam (VSKP) |
| Map: | 250px |
| Map State: | collapsed |
The 20833/20834 Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express is India's 8th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[1] [2]
This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Visakhapatnam Jn, Samalkot Jn, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada Jn, Khammam, Warangal and Secunderabad Jn. It is currently operated with train numbers 20833/20834 on 6 days a week basis.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
It is the sixth 2nd Generation Vande Bharat Express train and was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India initiative.[8]
The 20833/20834 Visakhapatnam - Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of in a travel time of 8 hrs 30 mins with an average speed of . The maximum permissible speed is .[9] [10]
As per latest updates, this express train will run on Sundays and will not run on Tuesdays. This change will take place on December 10 2024, as informed by the Waltair Division under Indian Railways. [11] [12] [13] [14]
On 12 January 2023, before the inaugural run of Vande Bharat Express train, a glass window was damaged by an unidentified person after stones were pelted at it in a coach railway yard in Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. This rake was arriving from ICF, Chennai for primary maintenance checks, and no casualties were reported during the incident.[15] [16]