Duronto express is a newer premium class of train which runs as fast as Rajdhanis. Duronto word comes from restless in Bengali as these trains had no intermediate commercial stops when they started. But since Indian Railways incurred losses for these trains, some technical stops were converted to commercial stops. On some routes (such as Delhi-Kolkata) they take lesser time than corresponding Rajdhani express. Unlike rajdhani some durontos also have non-air conditioned sleeper class. Thus, Duronto trains have classes First AC (1A), AC II-tier, AC III-tier and Sleeper. Bed-rolls in sleeper class of Mixed Duronto Express trains will be supplied to passengers on demand, on payment of stipulated charges. Duronto trains are distinguished by vibrant and colorful vinyl coating on the outer surface of the coaches. 1 duronto train runs from Vijayawada to Hyderabad - DURONTO EXPRESS (22203).

Vijayawada to Hyderabad DURONTO EXPRESS (22203) departs from Vijayawada Jn station (BZA) at 00:40 and arrives Secunderabad Jn station (SC) at 06:35. Vijayawada to Hyderabad duronto fare is Rs.1620 in First AC, Rs.970 in Second AC and Rs.710 in Third AC for this train which includes meal charges also.

The concept of Garib Rath started with the vision to provide air conditioned berths at a comparatively low price for the people who could not afford to travel in AC coaches. Garib-rath phrase translates to poor man's chariot in English. The fare in this train is almost two-thirds of regular third ac fare. Usually Garib Rath have Third AC (3A) class only excepting some 1-2 trains which also have Chair Car (CC) class. The compartments of these train coaches have 9 berths making an extra space for side middle berth which is not there in any other train in India. In case passengers want to have bedrolls they need to pay separately for it. Some garib-raths run as fast as rajdhani, but they have lesser priority for track clearance compared to them. These trains are painted green with a yellow colored strip along the window panes. 1 garib-rath train runs from Vijayawada to Hyderabad - GARIB RATH (12739).

Vijayawada to Hyderabad GARIB RATH (12739) departs from Vijayawada Jn station (BZA) at 02:10 and arrives Secunderabad Jn station (SC) at 08:20. Vijayawada to Hyderabad garib-rath fare is Rs.465 in Third AC for this train.