Dakshin Exp 12722 Train Schedule

DAKSHIN EXP (12722) runs from Delhi to Hyderabad. It departs from Delhi H Nizamuddin station (NZM) at 22:50 from platform 5 and arrives at Hyderabad Deccan station (HYB) at 03:50 on platform 4. DAKSHIN EXP takes 48 hrs to cover the distance of 1670 km between Delhi and Hyderabad. It is a superfast train. The average speed of this train is 34.791666666666664 kmph. It has classes Second AC (2A), Third AC (3A) and Sleeper (SL). This train runs daily. Final chart for DAKSHIN EXP is prepared at Delhi usually 3-4 hours before train departure time.

DAKSHIN EXP runs with an LHB Rake and has a total of 22 coaches. It has 1 second ac coach, 6 third ac coaches, 1 pantry car coach and 7 sleeper coaches. The full coach composition is:

Engine--EOG--UR--UR--A1--B6--B5--B4--B3--B2--B1--PC--S7--S6--S5--S4--S3--S2--S1--UR--UR--SLR--HCP

Delhi is the capital city of India. It is second most populous city of India with a population of more than 1.25 crore. It is well connected to almost all of India. Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi is the busiest airport of India. Following its overhaul and with introduction of terminal 3, its passenger handling capacity increased many folds, and was voted as Best airport in the world in 2015. Intra-city connectivity in Delhi is at par with other developed cities in the world owing to world class Delhi-metro. Being the capital city of India, Delhi is home to embassies of almost all the popular countries. Famous tourist attractions in Delhi are Akshardham temple, Lotus temple, Jama Masjid, Humayun's Tomb, Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, Qutab Minar, Red Fort, India Gate, Rashtrapati Bhawan and Parliament House. Connaught Place, Khan Market and the Hauz Khas Village are heaven for the foodies as these places have lots of restaurants offering varied lip-smacking cuisines.

Hyderabad is the capital of Telangana state which was formerly a part of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the banks of Musi river. This place has a very interesting history. Before independence, when all of India was being ruled by British, this place was ruled by Nizams. Even after independence, the Nizams wanted to keep Hyderabad state independent rather than making it part of India. India had to invade this place with the help of army to take its full control. It was also known as City of Pearls in 18th century when it was famous trading center for diamonds. Telugu is the most spoken language in Hyderabad. Telugu film industry in Hyderabad known as Tollywood produces the second largest number of films in India after Bollywood. Popular tourist attractions in Hyderabad are Ramoji film city, Charminar, Golconda Fort, Chowmahalla Palace, Falaknuma palace and Salar Jung museum. Hyderabad is a famous for Biryani so much so that one rarely hears the word Biryani without prefixing it with Hyderabadi. Mughalai food is also quite popular here. Rajiv Gandhi Airport in Hyderabad is an international airport and has daily flights not only to all major airports of India but also to nearby south asian countries like Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia.