# Andhra Pradesh Express

The 20805 / 20806 Andhra Pradesh Express is a daily Superfast Express train that connects the national capital of India, New Delhi, to the largest city of Andhra Pradesh, Visakhapatnam. The express is administered under Indian Railways's South Coast Railway Zone with the service numbers 20805 (Visakhapatnam to New Delhi) and 20806 (New Delhi to Visakhapatnam). The train service was first commissioned by then Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on 12 August 2015 as Andhra Pradesh AC Express. Later in the year 2020 Non-AC Sleeper Coaches were attached to this train which renamed this train as Andhra Pradesh Express. This train is named after the state Andhra Pradesh, as previously when Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states were combined, this train used to run from Hyderabad Deccan to New Delhi. When the Telangana state was bifurcated from Andhra Pradesh state, that train was renamed as Telangana Express and a new rake of LHB coach of Andhra Pradesh Express was started from Visakhapatnam.
It is the fastest and the only daily train between New Delhi and Visakhapatnam taking about 32.10 hours on average.
Also, it the fastest train between Delhi and Nagpur taking 14.25 hours while the Secunderabad Rajdhani Express, Chennai Rajdhani Express and Bangalore Rajdhani Express take 13.30 hours between Delhi and Nagpur.

## Operations

It is a train with LHB coach. The train runs daily, passing through the states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Telangana, before reaching Andhra Pradesh. It has a single 1 AC first class coach, 5 AC 2 tier coaches, 7 AC 3 tier coaches, 6 Sleeper coaches, 1 AC pantry car and 2 guard cum generator cars. It starts from Visakhapatnam and reaches New Delhi by next day. Similarly, it starts from New Delhi and reaches Visakhapatnam on next day. The average speed of the train is 66 km/h (41 mph). Loco attached from Visakhapatnam to Vijayawada WAP-4 of Visakhapatnam/Vijayawada Shed or WAP-7 of Lallaguda/Visakhapatnam shed and Vijayawada shed to New Delhi WAP-4 or WAP-7 of Lallaguda/Ghaziabad shed.
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| | EOG2 | S6 | S5 | S4 | S3 | S2 | S1 | B7 | B6 | B5 | B4 | B3 | B2 | B1 | PC | A5 | A4 | A3 | A2 | A1 | H1 | EOG1 |

### Schedule

Train runs daily from both the sides from 23.1.2020 in a new schedule and new train number with Sleeper coaches . There will be total 4 LHB rakes are dedicated to this train.
| Train number | Station code | Departure station | Departure time | Arrival station | Arrival time |
| 20805 | VSKP | Visakhapatnam | 10:00 pm (daily) | New Delhi | 5:40 am (third day) |
| 20806 | NDLS | New Delhi | 8:00 pm (daily) | Visakhapatnam | 4:10 am (third day) |

### Reversals

Vijayawada Junction

### Old schedule

Train used to run daily as AP AC Express from both the sides till January 22, 2020. There were total 4 rakes which were dedicated to this train.
| Train number | Station code | Departure station | Departure time | Arrival station | Arrival time |
| 22415 | VSKP | Visakhapatnam | 8:35 am (daily) | New Delhi | 7:15 pm (next day) |
| 22416 | NDLS | New Delhi | 6:25 am (daily) | Visakhapatnam | 5:50 pm (next day) |

## Route and halts

* New Delhi
* Agra Cantonment
* Gwalior Junction
* Jhansi Junction
* Bhopal Junction
* Nagpur Junction
* Chandrapur
* Balharshah Junction
* Sirpur Kaghaznagar
* Ramagundam
* Peddapalli Junction
* Warangal
* Khammam
* Vijayawada Junction
* Eluru
* Tadepalligudem
* Rajahmundry
* Samalkot Junction
* Anakapalle
* Duvvada
* Visakhapatnam

## Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Visakhapatnam Loco Shed / Lallaguda Loco Shed / Vijayawada Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end.