Circar Express

{{short description|Train in India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}

{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}

{{Infobox rail service

| name = Circar Express

| image =

| image_width =

| caption = Circar express at Samalkot Junction

| type = Express

| status =

| locale = Puducherry, Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh

| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|1965|10|01}}

| last =

| operator = South Central Railway

| start = {{stnlnk|Chengalpattu}} (CGL)

{{stnlnk|Puducherry}} (PDY)

| stops = 37

| end = {{stnlnk|Kakinada Port}} (COA)

| distance = {{convert|755|km|0|abbr=on}}

{{convert|896|km|0|abbr=on}}

| journeytime = 20 hours 20 minutes

| frequency = Daily

| trainnumber = 17643 / 17655 {{!}}{{!}} 17644 / 17656

| class = AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved

| access =

| seating = Yes

| sleeping = Yes

| autorack =

| catering = On-board catering,
E-catering

| observation = Large windows

| entertainment =

| baggage = Available

| otherfacilities = Below the seats

| stock = ICF coach

| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm}}

| el = Yes

| speed = {{convert|43|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts.

| map = 250px

| map_state =

}}

The 17643 / 17644 || 17655 / 17656 Circar Express is a daily express train run by Indian Railways from Chengalpattu Junction railway station to Kakinada Port railway station . The train covers a distance of 755 km and from Puducherry railway station to Kakinada Port railway station .The train covers a distance of 896 km.{{cite web|url=http://www.india9.com/i9show/Circar-Express-54931.htm |title=Circar Express in India |publisher=India9.com |date=2005-06-07 |accessdate=2012-04-14}}

Arrival and departure

Train no. 17643 departs from Puducherry every day at 13:30 hrs.{{cite web |url=https://www.cleartrip.com/trains/17643 |title=Circar Express Time Table |publisher=cleartrip.com |date= |accessdate=19 October 2016 |archive-date=29 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151229201506/http://www.cleartrip.com/trains/17643 |url-status=dead }} reaching Kakinada Port the next day at 10:10hrs.{{cite web |url=http://indiarailinfo.com/train/1986/779/1569 |title=Circar Express/17643 Express Chennai Egmore |publisher=India Rail Info |date=2011-10-08 |accessdate=2012-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019143838/http://indiarailinfo.com/train/1986/779/1569 |archive-date=19 October 2016 |url-status=dead }} Train no. 17644 departs from Kakinada Port every day at 14:20 hrs. reaching Puducherry the next day at 09:30 hrs.{{cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/train/1987/1569/779 |title=Circar Express/17644 Express Kakinada Port |publisher=India Rail Info |date=2011-03-03 |accessdate=2012-04-14}}

Name

The train is named after the Circars region (also spelled as Circar) which historically referred to the coastal districts of present-day Andhra Pradesh. This is the only train who wants to travel daily from Tanuku , Bhimavaram , Akividu , Kaikaluru , Gudivada to reach Chennai Egmore i.e, Chennai

Locomotive

The train is hauled by Lallaguda Loco Shed based WAP-7 or Vijayawada Loco Shed based WAP-4 electric locomotive on its entire journey.

Routes and halts

Rake sharing

This train has rake sharing with 17651 / 17652 Kacheguda-Puducherry Express and it has rake sharing with 17655/17656 Puducherry - Kakinada Port Circar Express

Average speed and frequency

The train runs at an average speed of 43 km/h. It runs on a daily basis.

Train no 17643/44 runs from Kakinada Port to Chengalpattu Junction on Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and from Chengalpattu Junction to Kakinada Port on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday.

Train no 17655/56 runs from Kakinada Port to Puducherry on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday and from Puducherry to Kakinada Port on Monday, Thursday, Friday

Demands

As per demands, this train is extended from Chengalpattu Junction to Puducherry from 13-03-2024.{{Cite news|title=Extend Circar Express and Kacheguda express till Puducherry|url=http://www.uniindia.net/extend-2-exp-trains-to-puducherry-from-chennai-ramadass-to-sr-dm/states/news/738956.html}}

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