Amaravati Express

Amaravati Express

Amaravati Express (Telugu:-అమరావతి ఎక్స్ ప్రెస్, Kannada:- ಅಮರಾವತಿ ಎಕ್ಸ್ ಪ್ರೆಸ್, Hindi:-अमरावति एक्स प्रेस) is the name given to two services operated by Indian Railways.

As at December 2012, these train services are

• 17225 Vijayawada - Hubli Amaravati Express
• 17226 Hubli - Vijayawada Amaravati Express

This service runs three times a week each way and is operated by the Bezwada(Vijayawada) division of South Central Railway(SCR). The train runs across southern India from Andra Pradesh to Goa.

• 18047 Howrah - Vasco da Gama Amaravati Express
• 18048 Vasco da Gama - Howrah Amaravati Express

This service runs four times a week each way. It operates via Vijayawada, Guntakal, Hubli, Madgaon. This service is operated by the South Eastern Railway (SER), Kharagpur Division. The train travels from West Bengal through Orissa and Andra Pradesh in the east of India to Karnataka and Goa in the south-west of India.

The Amaravati Express is popular with the inhabitants of Andhra Pradesh particularly those living in the cities and towns of Guntur, Narasaraopet, Cumbum, Giddaluru, Nandyal, Mahanandi, Guntakal and Bellary and the surrounding regions.