Indian Railway: Howrah Yeshwantpur Superfast Express led by Lallaguda WAP4 #22642 crosses Godavari River through Rail-cum-Raod Bridge.
It is one of the most spectacular river bridges designed by the Indian Railways in the south of the town of Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh. The teeming Godavari river, 2.8 km wide at this point, is crossed via two independent bridges. There is a third bridge which was built in the late 19th century but is now decommissioned. The train curves beautifully into the bridge and also embark on a huge curve on its way out, giving a full view of the length of the train, and the lovely red Lallaguda WAP4 from which ALP comes to the gate for flag Exchanging with Gaurd. Courtesy being near the Godavari delta and on the last legs of 1400+ km journey from the western ghats in Maharashtra, the river itself is replete with water, a year round feature not restricted only to the months of monsoon, making it seem like a sea on occasions.
Howrah Yeshwantpur Howrah SF Express run by South Eastern rail gives daily service as 12863 from Howrah to Yeshwantpur (Bangalore) which transverse 1960 kms in 34 hours 50 minutes with an avg Speed of 57 Kmph where as in reverse as 12864 from Yeshwantpur to Howrah in 34 hours 35 mins with an avg speed of 57 kmph.
It departs from Howrah daily at 20:35 to reach Yeshwantpur next to next morning by 07:15 where as in return it departs from Yeshwantpur daily at 19:35 to reach Howrah next to next morning by 06:10.
It has total 36 halts en-route Viz main stations are
»Kharagpur
»Cuttack
»Bhubaneswar
»Khurda Road
»Vizianagaram
»Visakhapatnam
»Rajahmundry
»Vijayawada
»Renigunta
»Tirupati
»Katpadi
»Jolarpettai
Date of Capture: 30.06.2017
Time: 14:35:50
Location: Rajahmundry Bridge (South Central Railway), Andhra Pradesh
Camera: Sony HX 400V
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