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Visakhapatnam Junction or Waltair Junctiion as polularly known is a major railway station. The railway station is under the control of East Coast Railway of Indian Railways. It stands on the Howrah-Chennai main line, though the mainline bypasses the Central Station. Consequently a suburban halt on the mainline near Vizag Steel Plant, known as Duvvada, is being developed into a major station to improve services for the city. The station with 10 platforms can accommodate trains with 28 coaches.

There are direct rail links to Vijayawada Junction, Secunderabad Railway Station, Tirupati, Bhubaneswar, Nagpur, Bangalore, Bhopal Junction, Mumbai, Surat, Porbandar, Okha, Mangalore, Tiruchchirapalli, Puri, Raipur, Bilaspur, Korba, Nasik, Amritsar, Patna, Ernakulam , Trivandrum, Kanniyakumari, Shirdi, Aurangabad, Varanasi, Lucknow, Kanpur, Allahabad, Gaya, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Jammu Tawi, Bhilai, Gwalior, Chennai Central, Howrah Station, New Delhi Railway Station etc., and also has direct services to Indore, Ujjain, Coimbatore, Ahmedabad, and Jaipur amongst other major cities.
Trains leaving towards Vijayawada Jn
Train Train Name From Dep. M T W T F S S
15906 VIVEK EXPRESS VSKP 1.50 x Y x x x x x
22612 NJP MAS EXPRESS VSKP 1.50 x x x x x x Y
22859 PURI CHENNAI EX VSKP 1.50 Y x x x x x x
22603 KGP VM SF EXP VSKP 2.50 x x x x Y x x
22605 PRR VM EXPRES VSKP 2.50 x Y x x x x x
22614 HLZ MAS SUP EXP VSKP 2.50 x x x x x x Y
22825 SHM MAS SF EXP VSKP 2.50 x x Y x x x x
22849 SHM SC WKLY EXP VSKP 2.50 x x x Y x x x
18645 EAST COAST EXP VSKP 4.05 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
12841 COROMANDAL EXP VSKP 4.45 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
22851 MAQ VIVEK EXP VSKP 5.00 x x x x Y x x
22882 BBS PUNE EXP VSKP 5.00 x x Y x x x x
22831 HWH SSPN EXPRES DVD 5.20 x x x Y x x x
22855 SRC TPTY SF EXP DVD 5.20 Y x x x x x x
12805 JANMABHOOMI EXP VSKP 6.00 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
15630 GUWAHATI MS EXP VSKP 6.15 x x x x x x Y
15930 DBRG MS EXPRESS VSKP 6.15 x x Y x x x x
22817 HWH MYS EXPRESS VSKP 6.15 x x x x x Y x
12663 HWH TPJ EXPRESS VSKP 6.15 Y x x x Y x x
12665 KANNYAKUMARI EX VSKP 6.15 x Y x x x x x
17240 SIMHADRI EXPRES VSKP 7.10 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
12803 SWARNAJAYANTI E VSKP 8.30 Y x x x Y x x
22819 VSKP LTT EXPRES VSKP 8.45 x x Y x x Y x
22801 VSKP SNSI SF EX VSKP 9.10 x x x Y x x x
57226 VSKP BZA PASS VSKP 9.20 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
12889 TATA YPR EXP VSKP 10.05 x x x x x Y x
12376 ASN MAS EXPRESS VSKP 10.05 x x x Y x x x
12835 HTE YPR EXPRESS VSKP 10.05 Y x Y x x x x
13351 DHN ALAPPUZHA E VSKP 10.25 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
18189 TATA ALLP EXP VSKP 10.25 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
12863 HWH YPR EXPRESS VSKP 11.00 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
12717 RATNACHALAM EXP VSKP 12.40 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
18463 PRASANTHI EXP VSKP 13.05 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
12254 ANGA EXPRESS DVD 13.18 x x x Y x x x
12867 HWH PDY EXP DVD 13.18 Y x x x x x x
18047 AMARAVATHI EXP DVD 13.23 x Y Y x Y x Y
17488 TIRUMALA EXP VSKP 14.00 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
12839 HWH MAS MAIL VSKP 14.10 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
16324 SHM TVC EXPRESS VSKP 14.40 Y x Y x x x x
15228 MFP YPR EXP VSKP 14.40 x Y x x x x x
12660 GURUDEV EXPRESS VSKP 14.40 x x x Y x x x
16310 PNBE ERS EXPRES VSKP 14.40 x x x x Y Y x
12845 BBS YPR SUP EXP VSKP 14.40 x x x x x x Y
12861 LINK DAKSIN EXP VSKP 15.10 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
12516 GHY TVC EXPRESS VSKP 15.50 x x x Y x x x
12508 GHY ERS EXPRESS VSKP 15.50 x x x x x Y x
12510 GHY SBC EXPRESS VSKP 15.50 Y Y Y x x x x
12514 GHY SC EXPRESS VSKP 15.50 x x x x Y x x
15902 DBRG YPR EXPRES VSKP 15.50 x x x x x x Y
17015 VISAKHA EXPRESS VSKP 16.30 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
12727 GODAVARI EXP VSKP 17.25 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
18401 PURI OKHA EXP VSKP 17.35 x x x x x x Y
8513 VSKP VKB SPECIA VSKP 19.05 x x Y x Y x Y
12830 BBS CHENNAI EXP VSKP 19.20 x x x Y x x x
18496 BBS RMM EXPRESS VSKP 19.20 x x x x Y x x
22869 VSKP MAS SF EXP VSKP 19.20 Y x x x x x x
22871 BBS TPTY EXPRES VSKP 19.20 x x x x x Y x
12898 BBS PDY EXPRESS VSKP 19.20 x Y x x x x x
8509 VSKP NED SPECIA VSKP 19.30 x Y x x x x x
18309 SBP NED EXPRESS VSKP 19.30 Y x x x Y x x
18509 VSKP NED EXPRES VSKP 19.30 x x Y x x Y x
12739 VSKP GARIB RATH VSKP 20.30 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
57272 RGDA BZA PASS VSKP 20.40 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
12703 FALAKNUMA EXP VSKP 21.30 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
11020 KONARK EXPRESS VSKP 22.45 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
22883 PURI YPR G RATH VSKP 22.55 x x x x Y x x
17481 BSP TPTY EXPRES VSKP 23.40 x Y x x x Y x
17479 PURI TPTY EXP VSKP 23.40 x x x x Y x x
17481 BSP TPTY EXPRES VSKP 23.40 x Y x x x x x
17479 PURI TPTY EXP VSKP 23.40 Y x Y Y Y x Y

Trains arriving from Vijayawada route

Train Train Name To Arr. M T W T F S S
22832 HOWRAH EXP DVD 0.09 x x x x Y x x
15905 DBRG VIVEK EXP VSKP 0.10 x x x x x x Y
22818 MYS HOWRAH EXP VSKP 0.10 Y x x x x x x
22611 MAS NJP EXPRESS VSKP 0.10 x x Y x x x x
18402 OKHA PURI EXP VSKP 2.00 x x x Y x x x
22872 TPTY BBS EXP VSKP 2.00 x x x x x x Y
12704 FALAKNUMA EXP VSKP 3.30 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
22613 HALDIA EXPRESS VSKP 4.10 x x x Y x x x
12836 YPR HATIA EXP VSKP 4.10 x x Y x Y x x
12375 MAS ASN EXPRESS VSKP 4.10 x x x x x Y x
12890 YPR TATA EXP VSKP 4.10 Y x x x x x x
12846 BHUBANESHWAR EX VSKP 4.10 x Y x x x x x
22852 SRC VIVEK EXP VSKP 4.10 x x x x x x Y
17205 SNSI CCT EXP VSKP 4.45 Y x x x Y x x
17480 TPTY PURI EXP VSKP 4.55 Y Y Y x Y Y x
17482 TPTY BSP EXP VSKP 4.55 x x x Y x x Y
12728 GODAVARI EXP VSKP 5.50 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
22860 MAS PURI EXPRES VSKP 6.15 Y x x x x x x
22604 KHARAGPUR EXP VSKP 6.15 x Y x x x x x
22826 MAS SHM EXP VSKP 6.15 x x x Y x x x
22606 PURULIA EXPRESS VSKP 6.15 x x x x x Y x
17016 VISAKHA EXP VSKP 7.15 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
12740 VSKP GARIB RATH VSKP 7.30 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
57271 RAYAGADA PSGNR VSKP 8.00 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
18048 VSG HOWRAH EXP DVD 8.07 Y x Y x Y Y x
12868 PDY HOWRAH EXP DVD 8.07 x x x Y x x x
22856 TPTY SRC SUP EX DVD 8.07 x Y x x x x x
12253 ANGA EXPRESS DVD 8.07 x x x x x x Y
8514 VKB VSKP SPL VSKP 8.50 x Y x x Y x Y
18310 NAGAWALI EXP VSKP 10.15 x x Y x x x Y
18510 NZB VSKP EXPRES VSKP 10.15 Y x x x Y x x
8510 NED VSKP SPL VSKP 10.15 x x x Y x x x
12829 BHUBANESWAR EXP VSKP 10.25 x x x x x Y x
22881 PUNE BBS EXPRES VSKP 10.25 x x x x Y x x
22870 VISAKAPATNAM EX VSKP 10.25 x x Y x x x x
17487 TIRUMALA EXP VSKP 10.55 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
12897 PDY BBS EXPRESS VSKP 11.45 x x x Y x x x
15629 GUWAHATI EXPRES VSKP 11.45 x Y x x x x x
15929 DIBRUGARH EXP VSKP 11.45 x x x x Y x x
12664 HOWRAH EXPRESS VSKP 11.45 x x Y x x Y x
12666 CAPE HOWRAH EXP VSKP 11.45 x x x x x x Y
18495 BHUBANESWAR EXP VSKP 11.45 Y x x x x x x
12718 RATNACHAL EXP VSKP 12.05 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
12840 HOWRAH MAIL VSKP 13.00 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
18464 PRASANTHI EXP VSKP 13.15 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
12862 KZJ VSKP LINK EXP VSKP 13.30 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
12722 DAKSHIN EXPRESS VSKP 13.30 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
22820 LTT VSKP SUP EX VSKP 14.45 Y x x x Y x x
13352 DHANBAD EXPRESS VSKP 15.15 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
12864 YPR HOWRAH EXP VSKP 15.55 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
12804 VSKP SWRN J EXP VSKP 17.25 Y x x Y x x x
22850 SC SHM WKLY EX VSKP 17.25 x x x x Y x x
17239 SIMHADRI EXP VSKP 17.50 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
57225 BZA VSKP PASS VSKP 18.55 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
12509 GUWAHATI EXP VSKP 19.25 x x x Y Y Y x
12513 SC GHY EXP VSKP 19.25 x x x x x x Y
16309 PATNA EXPRESS VSKP 19.25 x Y Y x x x x
12515 GUWAHATI EXP VSKP 19.25 Y x x x x x x
12806 JANMABHOOMI EXP VSKP 19.40 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
11019 KONARK EXPRESS VSKP 20.55 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
12842 COROMANDEL EXP VSKP 21.50 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
22884 PURI GARIB RATH VSKP 22.20 x x x x x x Y
22802 SNSI VSKP EXP VSKP 22.20 x x x x x Y x
12659 GURUDEV EXPRESS VSKP 23.05 Y x x x x x x
15901 DIBRUGARH EXP VSKP 23.05 x Y x x x x x
16323 SHALIMAR EXP VSKP 23.05 x x x x Y x Y
12507 GUWAHATI EXP VSKP 23.05 x x Y x x x x
15227 MUZAFFARPUR EXP VSKP 23.05 x x x Y x x x
18646 EAST COAST EXP VSKP 23.45 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

Tickets and Related
How to check Indian train times & fares
See www.indianrail.gov.in or www.cleartrip.com

Buying tickets
Do you need a reservation?
Yes, you do. You need to make a seat or berth reservation for all long-distance journeys on Indian trains, you cannot simply turn up and hop on.

Do trains get fully-booked?
Yes, they do, often weeks or even months in advance, so you should make reservations as far in advance as possible. However, now for the good news. On many popular trains there's a special Foreign Tourist quota which gives foreigners and IndRail passholders preferential treatment.

When do reservations open?
Bookings for most Indian long-distance trains currently open 60 days before departure.

The Foreign Tourist Quota...
In addition to the normal General (GN) quota of seats or berths available to anyone, many important trains have a small Foreign Tourist (FT) quota of seats or berths available only to foreign tourists and IndRail passholders.

Reservation Against Cancellation (RAC) & Waitlisted (WL) places...
Indian Railways have a unique system: After a train becomes fully booked with passengers with confirmed reservations (CNF), a certain number of tickets in each class are sold as 'Reservation Against Cancellation' (RAC). And after all the RAC places have been sold, further prospective passengers are 'Waitlisted' (WL).

With an RAC ticket, you are allowed to board the train and travel. Whatever happens, you know you're safely booked on the train. So if you're offered an RAC ticket, take it, even though you won't have a specific seat or berth number at this stage. In most cases, one of the confirmed passengers will cancel at some point before departure, and you will be promoted from RAC to CNF with a confirmed seat or berth on the train. Even if nobody cancels, with an RAC ticket you are allowed to board the train and will usually be given a place to sit (but not a berth). In most cases, at least one of the confirmed passengers will fail to show up for the train, and the on-board staff will then allocate the spare berth to the first RAC passenger, and the second RAC passenger may then find himself with a berth to himself, solving two RAC passengers' problems!

With a WL ticket you cannot travel

How to check your current status:
You can confirm the current status as WL, RAC or CNF at www.indianrail.gov.in/pnr_Enq.html

Tatkal places...
To allow travel at short notice on trains that often become fully-booked weeks before departure, Indian Railways introduced a system called Tatkal (Hindi for 'immediate'). A number of tickets on key trains are held back and released at 10:00 one day before departure then sold with a Rs75-Rs300 extra Tatkal charge.

How to buy Indian train tickets online
You can buy tickets online at privately-run website Cleartrip.com using Visa or MasterCard, or if you have an Amex card you can buy direct from the official Indian Railways ticket sales website, irctc.co.in. The process has become more bureaucratic recently, it at first seems that you need an Indian mobile number, but the workaround is explained here.
The Journey - tit bits
Tips for train travel in India...

Checking your reservation...
Your train, coach and berth number will be printed on your ticket. Reservation lists for each long-distance train are posted on the notice board at each station about two hours before departure, showing the name, age and sex of each passenger reserved in each berth in each coach. The reservation list for each coach will also be pasted on the train itself, next to the entrance door. Check to see that your name is listed.

Car numbering: Coaches on Indian long distance trains are normally numbered like this:

AC1: car H1, H2, and so on, where 1, 2 is the number of coaches of that class on the train.
AC2: car A1, A2, and so on.
AC3: car B1, B2, and so on.
AC chair car: car C1, C2, and so on.
Sleeper class: Cars S1, S2, and so on.

So if you booked an AC2 ticket you'd expect to be given a car number 'A1' or 'A2'.

Berth layout and numbering plans: Berth numbering system, AC1, AC2, AC3, Sleeper Class cars Seat numbering plan, AC Chair cars

Eating an Indian Railways

Food and drink on Indian trains...

There are no restaurant or buffet cars on Indian Railways, but on long distance trains an attendant will appear in your coach and ask you if you would like to order food. He will note down your order (usually a choice of 'veg' or 'non-veg') on a bit of paper. An hour or so later he will reappear with some rice and curry in small foil containers from the kitchen car. It is not expensive - you can reckon on £1-£2 per meal. Attendants also regularly pass down each car selling soft drinks, snacks, or excellent hot sweet Indian tea (garam chai) for a few rupees.

Cleanliness, toilets & crowding...

The efficient reservation system means that you can safely forget any pictures you've seen of overcrowded Indian trains with people on the roof or hanging on the side. These these photos show suburban trains, or basic unreserved 2nd class on long distance ones. On fast long-distance trains in AC1, AC2, AC3, or AC Chair Class, all passengers have an assigned seat or sleeping berth so there's no overcrowding. Don't expect pristine western standards anywhere in India, but you'll find AC1, AC2, AC3 and AC Chair class fairly clean by Indian standards, with both western-style and squat toilets usually in a reasonably sanitary condition

Recharging mobiles & cameras...

These days, people seem unable to go anywhere without an array of electrical gadgetry. You'll find shaver sockets in most AC1/2/3 sleeper cars, which can be used to recharge cameras & mobiles, though you won't generally find specific power sockets for this purpose on Indian trains. One tip is to invest in a Power Monkey universal backup battery, which will give you up to 96 hours phone stand-by when your phone's battery dies, and can also be used for recharging PDAs, iPods & some cameras whilst on the move.
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