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12718/Ratnachal SF Express (PT)
रत्नाचल सुपरफास्ट एक्सप्रेस

TDD/Tadepalligudem --> VSKP/Visakhapatnam Junction

Updated: Oct 28 2023 (12:50) by 2120120/Jagan Arush Reddy
Oct 28 2023 (12:50)
This is the Shortest Route between TDD and VSKP.
Travel Time: 4h 25m     8 halts
Distance: 243 km     Avg Speed: 55 km/hr
Max Permissible Speed: 110 km/hr between GWM/Gannavaram and DVD/Duvvada
Departs @ 07:50
TDD/Tadepalligudem 
Platform# 2
SMTWTFS
Arrives @ 12:15
VSKP/Visakhapatnam Jn 
Platform# 8
SMTWTFS
Type: SuperFast
Rake Zone: SCR/South Central
Latest News
🔹Train no. 12718/Ratnachal SF Express (PT) JCO 08/11/2023 to 12/11/2023 will be fully cancelled.
Tue Nov 07, 2023 (10:49PM)|f8|wx|zq|▪️ Cancelled on 30.10.23!#!Mon Oct 30, 2023 (12:31AM)|f8|wx|zq|🔹Train no. 12718/Ratnachal SF Express (PT) JCO 03/09/2023 to 10/09/2023 will be fully cancelled. 🔹Due to the traffic block between Anakapalle – Thadi section, train no. 12718/Ratnachal SF Express (PT) JCO 03/09/2023 and 04/09/2023 will be partially cancelled between Anankapalle - Visakhapatnam and will short terminate at Anankapalle railway station.!#!Sun Sep 03, 2023 (01:49PM)|f8|wx|zq|🔹Train no. 12718/Ratnachal SF Express (PT) JCO 03/09/2023 to 10/09/2023 will be fully cancelled.!#!Sat Sep 02, 2023 (09:24PM)|f8|wx|zq|🔹 Train no. 12718/Ratnachal SF Express (PT) JCO 16/06/2023 has been fully cancelled.!#!Thu Jun 15, 2023 (07:31PM)|f8|wx|zq|🔹 Train no. 12718/Ratnachal SF Express (PT) JCO 03/05/2023 to 07/05/2023 has been partially cancelled between Anakapalle - Visakhapatnam.!#!Tue May 02, 2023 (12:38PM)|f8|wx|zq|Partially Cancelled between 21.01.2023 & 22.01.2023 Tuni – Visakhapatnam!#!Wed Jan 18, 2023 (09:44PM)|f8|wx|zq|Running with CE1. In order to provide additional travelling facility for waitlisted passengers during Dasara & Diwali festival season, train num 12718 from Vijayawada to Visakhapatnam will be temporarily augmented with additional AC Chair Car - 01 Coach with effect from 01.10.2022 to 31.10.2022.!#!Thu Sep 29, 2022 (09:17PM)|f8|wx|zq|Running with CE1.!#!Mon Aug 08, 2022 (09:18PM)|f8|wx|zq|➡️ Train number 12718/12717 running from Vijayawada to Visakhapatnam and vice-versa will stand cancelled between Tuni and Visakhapatnam from 25 July 2022 to 2 August 2022.!#!Mon Jul 25, 2022 (07:10PM)|f8|wx|zq|D9,D10,D11,D12 coaches converted as General coaches. Due to Non-Interlocking works for doubling between Aravalli - Nidadavolu stations on Bhimavaram - Nidadavolu section of Vijayawada Division, train num 12718 will remain cancelled on journey commencing on 18.06.2022.!#!Sat Jun 04, 2022 (03:52PM)|f8|wx|zq|D9,D10,D11,D12 coaches converted as General coaches!#!Mon Mar 21, 2022 (11:40AM)|f8|wx|zq|📢⚟ JCO 12/09/2021 Cancelled.!#!Tue Sep 07, 2021 (06:32PM)
Rating: 4.6/5 (147 votes)
cleanliness - excellent (25)
punctuality - good (27)
food - good (23)
ticket avbl - excellent (24)
u/r coach - good (17)
railfanning - excellent (22)
safety - excellent (26)
Inaugural Run
Sun Oct 02, 1994
Pantry/Catering
✓ Pantry Car
✓ On-board Catering
✓ E-Catering
E-Catering is available at BZA, RJY & VSKP.
ICF-CBC Rake

Rake/Coach Position

  0
  L
  1
SLR
  2
 GS
  3
 GS
  4
 GS
  5
 GS
  6
 GS
  7
 GS
  8
 D1
  9
 D2
 18
 C2
 17
 C1
 16
 D8
 15
 D7
 14
 D6
 13
 PC
 12
 D5
 11
 D4
 10
 D3
 19
 C3
 20
CE1
 21
 GS
 22
 GS
 23
 GS
 24
SLR
RSA - Rake Sharing
NO RSA. Single Operational Rake with CDO @ BZA.
Loco
BZA->VSKP
LGD/WAP-7
BZA/WAP-4

8 halts. 45 intermediate Stations

NEW TT effective AFTER Jun 30, 2019.
#1
-107.4 km
BZA Vijayawada Jn   Zone: SCR
PF# 5   Day: 1   Spd: 75   Elev: 19m
06:15
41.0 km   9 intermediate stations   00:33
#1.1
-106.4 km
BZAY Vijayawada Yard   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 75   		06:16
06:16
#1.2
-106.0 km
VBC Vijayawada Bulb Cabin   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 75   		06:16
06:16
#1.3
-105.6 km
VNC Vijayawada North Cabin   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 75   		06:16
06:16
#1.4
-100.7 km
X
GALA Gunadala   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 75   Elev: 20m
Xing with 22859/Puri - MGR Chennai Central SF Express | Mon
06:20
06:20
#1.5
-94.4 km
X
MBD Mustabada   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 75   Elev: 18m
Xing with 07460/Rajahmundry - Vijayawada MEMU Express Special | Daily
06:25
06:25
#1.6
-87.4 km
GWM Gannavaram   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 75   Elev: 21m		06:31
06:31
#1.7
-82.8 km
X
PAVP Pedda Avutapale   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 75   Elev: 25m
Xing with 22612/New Jalpaiguri - MGR Chennai Central SF Express | Sun
Xing with 22825/Shalimar - MGR Chennai Central Weekly SF Express | Wed
06:35
06:35
#1.8
-76.0 km
X
TOU Telaprolu   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 75   Elev: 20m
Xing with 12504/Agartala - SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express | Mon,Thu
Xing with 22306/Jasidih - SMVT Bengaluru Weekly SF Express | Sat
06:40
06:40
#1.9
-72.9 km
X
VRVL Veeravalli   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 75   Elev: 22m
Xing with 02863/Howrah - Yesvantpur Special Fare SF Summer Special | Fri
Xing with 02811/Bhubaneswar - Yesvantpur Special Fare Summer AC Special | Sun
Xing with 22603/Kharagpur - Villupuram SF Express | Fri
Xing with 22605/Purulia - Tirunelveli SF Express | Tue,Sat
06:43
06:43
#2
-66.4 km
X
NZD Nuzvid   Zone: SCR
PF# 1   Day: 1   Spd: 49   Elev: 28m
Xing with 07224/Santragachi - Secunderabad Special Fare Summer Special (via Guntur) | Sun
Xing with 22849/Shalimar - Secunderabad Weekly SF Express | Thu
Xing with 06078/Santragachi - Chennai Egmore Express Special | Tue
Xing with 07047/Dibrugarh - Secunderabad Special Fare Special | Sat
Xing with 22887/Howrah - SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express | Wed
Xing with 20889/Howrah - Tirupati Humsafar Express | Sun
Xing with 06508/Kharagpur - SMVT Bengaluru Special Fare Summer Special | Tue
Xing with 06586/Howrah - SMVT Bengaluru Special Fare SF Summer Special | Sun
06:48
06:50
18.7 km   2 intermediate stations   00:23
#2.1
-56.4 km
VAT Vatlur   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 49   Elev: 16m		07:02
07:02
#2.2
-49.3 km
PRH Powerpet   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 49   Elev: 20m		07:11
07:11
#3
-47.8 km
XO
EE Eluru   Zone: SCR
PF# 2   Day: 1   Spd: 87   Elev: 13m
Xing with 07029/Agartala - Secunderabad Special Fare Special | Sun
Xing with 17258/Kakinada Port - Vijayawada MEMU Express | Daily
Overtaken by 06073/MGR Chennai Central - Bhubaneswar Special Fare SF Special | Tue
07:13
07:15
47.8 km   8 intermediate stations   00:33
#3.1
-38.0 km
DEL Denduluru   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 87   		07:22
07:22
#3.2
-34.4 km
X
STPT Sitampet   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 87  
Xing with 07222/Santragachi - Secunderabad Special Fare Summer Special (via Guntur) | Mon,Thu
07:24
07:24
#3.3
-28.8 km
X
BMD Bhimadolu   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 87  
Xing with 12755/Kakinada Port - Bhavnagar Terminus Weekly Superfast Express | Thu
Xing with 06074/Bhubaneswar - MGR Chennai Central Special Fare SF Special | Wed
07:28
07:28
#3.4
-22.1 km
PUA Pulla   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 87   		07:33
07:33
#3.5
-17.8 km
O
KKRM Kaikaram   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 87  
Overtakes 06073/MGR Chennai Central - Bhubaneswar Special Fare SF Special | Tue
07:36
07:36
#3.6
-14.3 km
CEL Chebrol   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 87   		07:38
07:38
#3.7
-11.5 km
X
VGT Unguturu   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 87  
Xing with 22851/Santragachi - Mangaluru Central Vivek Express | Fri
Xing with 22855/Santragachi - Tirupati Weekly SF Express | Mon
07:40
07:40
#3.8
-6.0 km
X
BPY Badampudi   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 87  
Xing with 06082/Shalimar - Kochuveli Special Fare SF Summer Special | Tue
Xing with 22877/Howrah - Ernakulam Antyodaya Express | Sun
07:44
07:44
#4
0.0 km
O
TDD» Tadepalligudem»   Zone: SCR
PF# 2   Day: 1   Spd: 66   Elev: 12m
Overtaken by 06073/MGR Chennai Central - Bhubaneswar Special Fare SF Special | Tue
07:48
07:50
19.8 km   3 intermediate stations   00:18
#4.1
5.4 km
X
PTPU Prattiapadu   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 66  
Xing with 17206/Kakinada Port - Sainagar Shirdi Express | Mon,Wed,Sat
Xing with 22831/Howrah - Sri Sathya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam Superfast Express | Thu
Xing with 22882/Bhubaneswar - Pune Superfast Express | Wed
07:55
07:55
#4.2
8.9 km
NBM Navabpalem   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 66   		07:58
07:58
#4.3
12.2 km
X
MRPL Marampalli   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 66  
Xing with 12841/Coromandel Express | Daily
08:01
08:01
#5
19.8 km
XO
NDD Nidadavolu Jn   Zone: SCR
PF# 1   Day: 1   Spd: 48   Elev: 12m
Xing with 20833/Visakhapatnam - Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express | Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat
Overtaken by 08544/SMVT Bengaluru - Vishakapatnam Special Fare SF Special (via Bhimavaram Town) | Tue
08:08
08:10
22.4 km   5 intermediate stations   00:28
#5.1
23.9 km
BMGM Brahmanagudem   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 48   Elev: 17m		08:15
08:15
#5.2
27.7 km
X
CU Chagallu   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 48   Elev: 17m
Xing with 18045/East Coast Express | Daily
08:20
08:20
#5.3
31.2 km
PSDA Pasivedala   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 48   Elev: 22m		08:24
08:24
#5.4
34.4 km
KVR Kovvur   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 48   		08:28
08:28
#5.5
39.1 km
GVN Godavari   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 48   Elev: 33m		08:34
08:34
#6
42.2 km
X
RJY Rajahmundry   Zone: SCR
PF# 3   Day: 1   Spd: 62   Elev: 14m
Xing with 17479/Puri - Tirupati Express | Mon,Tue,Thu,Fri,Sat
Xing with 17481/Bilaspur - Tirupati Express | Sun,Wed
08:38
08:40
23.6 km   3 intermediate stations   00:23
#6.1
52.2 km
X
KYM Kadiyam   Zone: SCR
1   Day: 1   Spd: 62   Elev: 17m
Xing with 22817/Howrah - Mysuru Weekly SF Express | Sat
Xing with 12665/Howrah - Kanniyakumari SF Express | Tue
Xing with 15630/Nagaon Express | Sun
Xing with 12773/Shalimar - Secunderabad AC Superfast Express | Thu
08:50
08:50
#6.2
57.7 km
KSVM Kesavaram   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 62   Elev: 17m		08:55
08:55
#6.3
62.1 km
DWP Dwarapudi   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 62   Elev: 18m		08:59
08:59
#7
65.8 km
X
APT Anaparti   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 69   Elev: 19m
Xing with 12805/Visakhapatnam - Lingampalli Janmabhoomi SF Express | Daily
Xing with 07467/Visakhapatnam - Rajahmundry MEMU Express Special | Daily
09:03
09:05
26.5 km   5 intermediate stations   00:23
#7.1
71.8 km
BBPM Balabhadrapuram   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 69   Elev: 23m		09:10
09:10
#7.2
75.1 km
BVL Bikkavolu   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 69   Elev: 19m		09:13
09:13
#7.3
80.8 km
PBD Peddabrahmadevam   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 69   Elev: 17m		09:18
09:18
#7.4
83.4 km
MPU Medapadu   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 69   Elev: 20m		09:20
09:20
#7.5
87.8 km
X
GDPT Gudaparti   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 69   Elev: 21m
Xing with 17221/Kakinada Port - Mumbai LTT Express | Wed,Sat
09:24
09:24
#8
92.3 km
SLO Samalkot Jn   Zone: SCR
PF# 1   Day: 1   Spd: 96   Elev: 17m		09:28
09:30
36.9 km   7 intermediate stations   00:23
#8.1
94.3 km
X
XX-SLOB Samalkot Bypass Cabin   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 96   Elev: 12m
Xing with 12663/Howrah - Tiruchchirappalli SF Express | Mon,Fri
Xing with 07166/Cuttack - Hyderabad Special Fare Summer Special | Thu
09:31
09:31
#8.2
99.9 km
X
CRPM Chandrampalem   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 96   Elev: 15m
Xing with 18567/Visakhapatnam - Kollam Weekly Express | Thu
Xing with 22807/Santragachi - MGR Chennai Central AC SF Express | Wed,Sat
Xing with 17240/Simhadri Express | Daily
Xing with 22841/Santragachi - Tambaram Antyodaya Express | Tue
09:35
09:35
#8.3
104.4 km
O
PAP Pithapuram   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 96   Elev: 18m
Overtakes 06507/SMVT Bengaluru - Kharagpur Special Fare Summer Special | Sat
Overtakes 08544/SMVT Bengaluru - Vishakapatnam Special Fare SF Special (via Bhimavaram Town) | Tue
09:38
09:38
#8.4
110.1 km
GLP Gollaprolu   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 96   Elev: 17m		09:41
09:41
#8.5
115.3 km
MVRM Mallavaram   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 96   Elev: 15m		09:44
09:44
#8.6
119.4 km
DGDG Durgada Gate   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 96   Elev: 23m		09:47
09:47
#8.7
122.1 km
RVD Ravikampadu   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 96   Elev: 27m		09:49
09:49
#9
129.2 km
X
ANV Annavaram   Zone: SCR
PF# 3   Day: 1   Spd: 56   Elev: 28m
Xing with 08539/Visakhapatnam - Kollam Special Fare SF Summer Special | Wed
Xing with 12803/Visakhapatnam - Hazrat Nizamuddin Swarna Jayanti Express | Mon,Fri
09:53
09:55
16.7 km   2 intermediate stations   00:18
#9.1
133.0 km
X
TMPM Timmapuram   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 56   Elev: 27m
Xing with 18503/Visakhapatnam - Sainagar Shirdi Weekly Express | Thu
09:59
09:59
#9.2
138.3 km
HVM Hamsavaram   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 56   Elev: 55m		10:05
10:05
#10
145.9 km
X
TUNI Tuni   Zone: SCR
PF# 2   Day: 1   Spd: 72   Elev: 25m
Xing with 18637/Hatia - SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Express | Sun
Xing with 22837/Dharti Aaba AC SF Express | Tue
Xing with 12889/Tatanagar - SMVT Bengaluru SF Express | Sat
Xing with 18111/Tatanagar - Yesvantpur Weekly Express | Fri
Xing with 12376/Jasidih - Tambaram Weekly SF Express | Thu
Xing with 09070/Brahmapur - Surat Special Fare Summer Special | Fri
Xing with 12835/Hatia - SMVT Bengaluru SF Express | Mon,Wed
Xing with 13351/Dhanbad - Alappuzha Express | Daily
10:13
10:15
63.8 km   7 intermediate stations   00:53
#10.1
157.0 km
O
GLU Gullipadu   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 72   Elev: 30m
Overtakes 13352/Alappuzha - Dhanbad Express | Daily
10:24
10:24
#10.2
168.2 km
NRP Narsipatnam Road   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 72   Elev: 23m		10:33
10:33
#10.3
177.4 km
REG Regupalem   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 72   Elev: 26m		10:41
10:41
#10.4
185.9 km
YLM Elamanchili   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 72   Elev: 22m		10:48
10:48
#10.5
193.0 km
NASP Narasingapalli   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 72   Elev: 18m		10:54
10:54
#10.6
200.4 km
O
BVM Bayyavaram   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 72   Elev: 39m
Overtakes 18190/Ernakulam - Tatanagar Express | Daily
11:00
11:00
#10.7
204.3 km
KSK Kasimkota   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 72   Elev: 36m		11:03
11:03
#11
209.8 km
AKP Anakapalle   Zone: SCR
PF# 3   Day: 1   Spd: 38   Elev: 31m		11:08
11:10
15.9 km   1 intermediate stations   00:25
#11.1
216.1 km
O
THY Thadi   Zone: SCR
  Day: 1   Spd: 38   Elev: 35m
Overtakes 08312/Erode - Sambalpur Special Fare Special | Sat
11:20
11:20
#12
225.6 km
DVD Duvvada   Zone: ECoR
PF# 4   Day: 1   Spd: 27   Elev: 41m		11:35
11:37
17.2 km   4 intermediate stations   00:38
#12.1
234.5 km
JGPM Jaggayapalem   Zone: ECoR
  Day: 1   Spd: 27   		11:57
11:57
#12.2
236.0 km
GPT Gopalapatnam   Zone: ECoR
  Day: 1   Spd: 27   		12:00
12:00
#12.3
238.3 km
MIPM Marripalem PH   Zone: ECoR
  Day: 1   Spd: 27   		12:05
12:05
#12.4
242.0 km
WAT Visakhapatnam Electric Loco Shed   Zone: ECoR
  Day: 1   Spd: 27   		12:13
12:13
#13
242.8 km
VSKP• Visakhapatnam Jn•   Zone: ECoR
PF# 8   Day: 1     Elev: 6m		12:15
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