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{{Infobox rail service<br />
| box_width = 25em<br />
| name = Tirumala Express<br />
| logo = <br />
| logo_width =<br />
| image = Tirumala Express with a WAP4 loco at Visakhapatnam Junction.jpg<br />
| image_width = 250px<br />
| caption = 17488 Kadapa bound Tirumala Express at Visakhapatnam Railway Station<br />
| type = [[Express trains in India|Mail/Express]]<br />
| status = Operating<br />
| locale = [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| first = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1970|04|05}}<br />
| last =<br />
| operator = [[South Coast Railway zone|South Coast Railways]]<br />
| formeroperator=<br />
| ridership =<br />
| start = [[Kadapa railway station|Kadapa]]<br />
| stops = 38<br />
| end = [[Visakhapatnam]]<br />
| distance = {{convert|872|km|abbr=on}}<br />
| journeytime = 18 hours 25&nbsp;min<br />
| frequency = Daily<br />
| class = 13-Sleeper<br />2 Three tier AC<br />3 Two tier AC<br />4 Second Class(UR)<br />1 Generator car<br />1 LSLRD<br />
| access =<br />
| seating = Indian Rail standard<br />
| sleeping = <br />
| autorack =<br />
| catering = Paid food service<br />
| observation = Large windows in all carriages<br />
| entertainment=<br />
| baggage = Below the seats<br />
| otherfacilities=<br />
| stock = LHB coaches<br />
| gauge = Broad<br />
| el =<br />
| speed = 47&nbsp;km/h<br />
| map = [[File:Tirumala Express (Visakhapatnam - Kadapa) Route map.png|250px]]<br/>Tirumala Express Route map (click the map to view)<br />
| map_state = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Tirumala Express''' is a train that shuttles between [[Visakhapatnam]] and [[Kadapa]]. Previously the train used to run between Visakhapatnam and [[Tirupati]] and has been extended to Kadapa from 31 January 2019.<br />
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== Route ==<br />
Train no.17487 starts from {{stnlnk|Kadapa}} at 05:05&nbsp;PM and reaches {{stnlnk|Visakhapatnam}} at 11:30&nbsp;AM the next day.<br />
17487/17488 runs daily from both the sides via [[Tirupati Main]].<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Train number !! Station code !! Departure dtation !! Departure time !!Arrival station !! Arrival time <br />
|-<br />
| 17487 || HX || Kadapa || 5:05 PM || Visakhapatnam || 11:30 AM<br />
|-<br />
| 17488 || VSKP || Visakhapatnam || 2:00 PM ||Kadapa || 8:25 AM<br />
|}<br />
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==Coach replacement and coach composition==<br />
In February 2021, it has replaced into [[LHB coaches]]<br />
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* 13-Sleeper<br />
* 2 Three-tier AC<br />
* 3 Two-tier AC<br />
* 4 Second class (unreserved)<br />
* 1 LSLRD<br />
* 1 EOG<br />
<br />
==Routes and halts==<br />
* [[Visakhapatnam]]<br />
* [[Duvvada]]<br />
* [[Anakapalle]]<br />
* [[Tuni]]<br />
* [[Dwarapudi]]<br />
* [[Samalkot]]<br />
* [[Rajahmundry]]<br />
* [[Eluru]]<br />
* [[Vijayawada]]<br />
* [[Tenali]]<br />
* [[Ongole]]<br />
* [[Kavali]]<br />
* [[Nellore]]<br />
* [[Gudur]]<br />
* [[Srikalahasti]]<br />
* [[Renigunta]]<br />
* [[Tirupati Main]]<br />
* Koduru<br />
* Razampeta<br />
* [[Kadapa]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Railways in Southern India}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tirumala Express}}<br />
[[Category:Transport in Tirupati]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Visakhapatnam]]<br />
[[Category:Railway services introduced in 1970]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]<br />
[[Category:Express trains in India]]<br />
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{{India-express-train-stub}}</div>
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