Vikramsimhapuri 12743 Train Schedule

VIKRAMSIMHAPURI (12743) runs from Gudur Jn to Vijayawada. It departs from Gudur Jn station (GDR) at 06:00 and arrives at Vijayawada Jn station (BZA) at 10:45 on platform 4. VIKRAMSIMHAPURI takes 0 minute to cover the distance of 294 km between Gudur Jn and Vijayawada. It is a superfast train. The average speed of this train is kmph. It has classes Chair Car (CC) and Second Seater (2S). This train runs daily. Final chart for VIKRAMSIMHAPURI is prepared at Gudur Jn usually 3-4 hours before train departure time.

VIKRAMSIMHAPURI runs with an LHB Rake and has a total of 19 coaches. It has 9 second seating unreserved coaches, 6 non-ac chair car coaches and 2 ac chair car coaches. The full coach composition is:

Engine--SLR--GS--GS--GS--D6--D5--D4--D3--D2--D1--C2--C1--GS--GS--GS--GS--GS--GS--EOG

Vijayawada is just 10 km away from Amravati, the capital city of Andhra Pradesh. There is an interesting story about how Vijayawada got its name. According to Hindu mythology Goddess Durga killed an infamous demon here hence the name Vijayawada (translates to Land of Victory). It lies on the banks of Krishna river. Telugu is the most popular language in Vijayawada. Vijayawada has excellent road, rail and air connectivity. The bus terminal at Vijaywada is one of the busiest bus terminals of the country. Vijayawada railway station is classified as an A1 category station and is one of the busiest railway stations of Indian Railways. The second largest wagon workshop of Indian railways is at Rayanapadu near Vijayawada. Vijayawada airport was upgraded recently from domestic to international and has good air connectivity from major cities in India. Top tourists spots in Vijayawada are Bhavani Island, Undavalli Caves, Kanaka Durga temple and Mangalagiri.