The Devagiri Express
The Devagiri Express (Hindi

Hindi

Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

/Marathi

Marathi language

Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...

:देवगिरि; is a train service operated by the South Central Railway

South Central Railway

The South Central Railway is one of the 16 railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Secunderabad and has the following divisions:# Secunderabad# Hyderabad# Guntakal # Vijayawada# Guntur# Nanded...

 zone of Indian Railways

Indian Railways

Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....

. The train runs between Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

 and Secunderabad

Secunderabad

Secunderabad popularly known as the twin city of Hyderabad is located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh north of Hyderabad. Named after Sikandar Jah, the third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, Secunderabad was founded in 1806 AD as a British cantonment...

 via Kalyan

Kalyan

Kalyan is a city in Thane district of Maharashtra, and a major railway station lying at the junction of the north-east and south-east lines of the suburban Mumbai division of the Central Railway, 53 km north-east of Mumbai. Kalyan is also a major Taluka place, a tehsil of the Thane district...

 Junction, Nasik Road, Manmad

Manmad

Manmad is one of the cities in Nasik district in the state of Maharashtra state in India. It is the third largest city in Nasik district, with a population of approximately 125,000...

, Aurangabad, Jalna

Jalna (city)

Jalna is a city and a municipal council in Jalna district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Jalna was formerly a part of Nizam State as a tahsil of Aurangabad district....

, Parbhani

Parbhani

Parbhani is a city in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Parbhani, formerly known as “Prabhavatinagar”, is a city in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Parbhani District.Parbhani is approximately situated at the centre of Maharashtra...

, Purna, Nanded

Nanded

Nanded is the second largest city in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, India. It is also headquarters of Nanded district in the Marathwada Division of the state. It is an important holy place for the Sikh faith and is famous for the Hazur Sahib Gurudwara. It is the district headquarters once...

 and Nizamabad. The train has become popular recently like the Hussainsagar Express

Hussainsagar Express

Hussainsagar Express is a very popular train operated by South Central Railway between Hyderabad and Mumbai. It was started in late 1975 to connect the two cities. At that time this was the only train to Mumbai from the Deccan region of the country...

. The train shares its rakes with Simhapuri Express

Simhapuri Express

The Simhapuri Express is a train operated by South Central Railways of Indian Railways between Secunderabad and Gudur, a town in Nellore District of Andhra Pradesh. The train is introduced in 2006 railway budget of India...

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History

The train started as a daily train between Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

 and Aurangabad. Devagiri or Devgiri is the ancient name of the town of Daulatabad near Aurangabad. Devagiri was once the capital of India during Muhammad bin Tughluq

Muhammad bin Tughluq

Muhammad bin Tughluq was the Turkic Sultan of Delhi from 1325 to 1351. He was the eldest son of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq.He was born in Kotla Tolay Khan in Multan. His wife was daughter of the raja of Dipalpur...

's rule who shifted his capital from New Delhi

New Delhi

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 to Devagiri and back to New Delhi. The train derives its name from it.

The train was later extended to Nanded

Nanded

Nanded is the second largest city in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, India. It is also headquarters of Nanded district in the Marathwada Division of the state. It is an important holy place for the Sikh faith and is famous for the Hazur Sahib Gurudwara. It is the district headquarters once...

 and Nizamabad and presently runs up to Secunderabad

Secunderabad

Secunderabad popularly known as the twin city of Hyderabad is located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh north of Hyderabad. Named after Sikandar Jah, the third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, Secunderabad was founded in 1806 AD as a British cantonment...

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The train covers its distance of 938 km from Mumbai to Secunderabad in 16 hours with an average speed of 55 km/hr.

The train links Nasik with Hyderabad for Trimbakeshwar

Trimbakeshwar

Trimbakeshwar or Trambakeshwar is an ancient Hindu temple in the town of Trimbak, in the Nashik District of Maharashtra, India, 28 km from the city of Nashik GPS Reference 20.021944 N, 73.729935 E. It is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas.It is located at the source...

 one of Jyotirlingas.

The train numbers are 17057DN Mumbai-Secunderabad Devagiri Express and 17058UP Secunderabad-Mumbai Devagiri Express.

This Trains Runs on the historical Railway track of Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railways

Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railways

The Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railway was established by the Nizam of Hyderabad as a part of The Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway a company under the guarantee of the Hyderabad State...

 funded by Nizam of Hyderabad.

Powering

The train is hauled by an AC/DC electric loco WCAM-3 of Kalyan shed from Mumbai till Manmad, from where an ALCO diesel locomotive WDM-3A or WDG-3A from Pune shed takes over. In the return direction, the diesel hauls the train all the way from Secunderabad till Mumbai Station.

Route

Devagiri Express halts at 28 following stations in its journey from Mumbai to Secunderabad:

• Mumbai Central
  Mumbai
  Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
  
  
• Mumbai Dadar Central
  Mumbai
  Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
  
  
• Thane
  Thane
  Thane , is a city in Maharashtra, India, part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, northeastern suburb of Mumbai at the head of the Thane Creek. It is the administrative headquarters of Thane district. On 16 April 1853, G.I.P...
  
  
• Kalyan Junction
  Kalyan
  Kalyan is a city in Thane district of Maharashtra, and a major railway station lying at the junction of the north-east and south-east lines of the suburban Mumbai division of the Central Railway, 53 km north-east of Mumbai. Kalyan is also a major Taluka place, a tehsil of the Thane district...
  
  
• Kasara
• Iqatpuri
• Devlali
• Nasik Road
• Lasalgaon
  Lasalgaon
  Lasalgaon is a census town in Nashik District in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Geography:Lasalgaon is located at . It has an average elevation of 581 metres .-Demographics:...
  
  
• Manmad
  Manmad
  Manmad is one of the cities in Nasik district in the state of Maharashtra state in India. It is the third largest city in Nasik district, with a population of approximately 125,000...
  
   Junction
• Rotegoan
• Lasur
• Aurangabad
  Aurangabad
  -Places:Cities* Aurangabad, Maharashtra, a city in Maharashtra, India* Aurangabad, Bihar, a city and a municipality in Aurangabad district, Bihar, India* Aurangabad Bangar, a census town in Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh, India...
  
  
• Jalna
  Jalna
  Jalna may refer to:*Jalna district, an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in western India*Jalna , a city and a municipal council in Jalna district*Jalna , a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency of Maharashtra...
  
  
• Partur
  Partur
  Partur is a city and a municipal council in Jalna district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Geography:Partur is located at . It has an average elevation of 439 metres . Godavari is major river flows through various villages of Partur. The main source of income is Agriculture. Most of the...
  
  
• Selu
  Selu
  SELU or selu may refer to:* Southeastern Louisiana University* Cherokee mythology for maize...
  
  
• Manwath
  Manwath
  Manwath is a city and a municipal council in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Demographics: India census, Manwath had a population of 29,218. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Manwath has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of...
  
   Road
• Parbhani
  Parbhani
  Parbhani is a city in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Parbhani, formerly known as “Prabhavatinagar”, is a city in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Parbhani District.Parbhani is approximately situated at the centre of Maharashtra...
  
   Junction
• Purna
  Purna
  Purna is a town with a municipal council in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.-Geography:Purna is located at . It has an average elevation of 386 metres ....
  
   Junction
• Nanded
  Nanded
  Nanded is the second largest city in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, India. It is also headquarters of Nanded district in the Marathwada Division of the state. It is an important holy place for the Sikh faith and is famous for the Hazur Sahib Gurudwara. It is the district headquarters once...
  
  
• Mudkhed
  Mudkhed
  Mudkhed is a city and a municipal council in Nanded District in the Indian state of Maharashtra.- Transport :Mudkhed in 2010 is the junction of three railway lines. A Broad gauge line goes to Parbhani, a Broad gauge line to be goes to Nagpur, and another broad gauge line goes to Secunderabad.-...
  
  
• Umri
  Umri
  Umri is a town and a nagar panchayat in Jalaun district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Demographics: India census, Umri had a population of 8816. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Umri has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male...
  
  
• Dharmabad
  Dharmabad
  Dharmabad is a town and a municipal council in Nanded district in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is located near the state border with Andhra Pradesh. Dharmabad has an average elevation of 359 metres . It is connected by railway...
  
  
• Basar
  Basar
  Basar or Basara is a census town in Adilabad district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Basara is popular in India because of Saraswathi temple, which is only such temple in entire India.-Geography:Basar is located at...
  
  
• Nizamabad
• Kamareddi
• Akanapet
• Mirzapali
• Bolarum
  Bolarum
  Bolarum also spelled as Bolaram, Bollarum, and Bollaram is one of the major suburbs of Hyderabad, India. Geographically, a part of Bolarum is in Hyderabad district while another is in Ranga Reddy District...
  
  
• Secunderabad Junction
  Secunderabad
  Secunderabad popularly known as the twin city of Hyderabad is located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh north of Hyderabad. Named after Sikandar Jah, the third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, Secunderabad was founded in 1806 AD as a British cantonment...
  
  

External Links

• Devagiri Express at Indianrailinfo.