Charlapalli–Shalimar Amrit Bharat Express

Charlapalli - Shalimar
Amrit Bharat Express
Charlapalli - Shalimar; Amrit Bharat Express
Overview
Service type	Amrit Bharat Express, Superfast
Status	Active
Locale	Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal
First service	(TBC)
Current operator	South Central Railways (SCR)
Route
Termini	Charlapalli (CHZ); Shalimar (SHM)
Stops	24 (TBC)
Distance travelled	1,546 km (961 mi)
Average journey time	28 hrs 5 mins
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number	17065/17066
Lines used	Kazipet–Warangal–Khammam line; Eluru–Rajahmundry–Samalkot line; Duvvada–Vizianagaram line; Srikakulam Road–Brahmapur–Khurda Road line; Bhubaneswar–Kharagpur line Towards →(Jajpur Keonjhar Road), (Cuttack Junction), (Bhadrak), (Balasore); Santragachi–Shalimar line;
On-board services
Class	Sleeper Class Coach (SL) General Unreserved Coach (GS)
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Auto-rack arrangements	Upper
Catering facilities	No
Observation facilities	Saffron-Grey
Entertainment facilities	Electric Outlets; Reading lights; Bottle Holder;
Other facilities	CCTV cameras; Bio-Vacuum Toilets; Foot-Operated Water Taps; Passenger information system;
Technical
Rolling stock	Modified LHB Coaches
Track gauge	Indian gauge; 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed	55 km (34 mi) (Avg.)
Track owner	Indian Railways
Rake maintenance	Charlapalli (CHZ)
Rake sharing	No
Route map
Route map

The 17065/17066 Charlapalli–Shalimar Amrit Bharat Express is India's upcoming 33th Non-AC Superfast Amrit Bharat Express train, which runs across the states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal by connecting the eastern corridor of Hyderabad to the national rail network Charlapalli with Shalimar, the major terminal in Howrah.^[1]^[2]

The express train will inaugurated on 2026 by Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi through video conference.^[3]

Overview

The train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Charlapalli and Shalimar. It is currently operated 17065/17066 on weekly basis.

It is the 33th Amrit Bharat 2.0 Express train in which the locomotives were designed by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) at Chittaranjan, West Bengal and the coaches were designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.

Train Schedule: Charlapalli ↔ Shalimar Amrit Bharat Express
Train No.	Station Code	Departure Station	Departure Time	Departure Day	Arrival Station	Arrival Hours
17065	CHZ	Charlapalli	07:15 AM	Shalimar	11:20 AM	28h 5m
17066	SHM	Shalimar	12:50 PM	Charlapalli	07:00 PM	30h 10m

The important halts of the train are :

No rake Reversal or rake share.

a. Runs a day in a week with both directions.

Amrit Bharat Express
Central Railways	Mumbai LTT ⇔ Saharsa Jn. Panvel Jn. ⇔ Alipurduar Jn.
East Central Railways	Darbhanga Jn. ⇔ Anand Vihar Terminal Rajendra Nagar Terminal ⇔ New Delhi Darbhanga Jn. ⇔ Gomti Nagar (Lucknow) Bapudham Motihari ⇔ Anand Vihar Terminal Gaya Jn. ⇔ Delhi Jn. Muzaffarpur Jn. ⇔ Charlapalli
Eastern Railways	Malda Town ⇔ SMVT Bengaluru Malda Town ⇔ Gomti Nagar (Lucknow) Howrah Jn. ⇔ Anand Vihar Terminal
North Eastern Railways	Chhapra Jn. ⇔ Anand Vihar Terminal Banaras ⇔ Sealdah
Northeast Frontier Railways	Dibrugarh ⇔ Gomti Nagar (Lucknow) Kamakhya Jn. ⇔ Rohtak Jn. New Jalpaiguri Jn. ⇔ Amritsar Jn.
Northern Railways	Sitamarhi Jn. ⇔ Delhi Jn. Saharsa Jn. ⇔ Chheharta (Amritsar)
North Western Railways	Madar Jn. (Ajmer) ⇔ Darbhanga Jn.
South Central Railways	Charlapalli ⇔ Thiruvananthapuram North Charlapalli ⇔ Kamakhya Jn. Charlapalli ⇔ Shalimar
South Western Railways	SMVT Bengaluru ⇔ Alipurduar Jn.
Southern Railways	Erode Jn. ⇔ Jogbani Tambaram ⇔ Santragachi Jn. Nagercoil Jn. ⇔ New Jalpaiguri Jn. Tiruchchirappalli Jn. ⇔ New Jalpaiguri Jn. Tambaram ⇔ Thiruvananthapuram Central Nagercoil Jn. ⇔ Mangaluru Jn. Podanur Jn. ⇔ Dhanbad Jn. Nagercoil Jn. ⇔ Charlapalli Tambaram ⇔ Mangaluru
Western Railways	Udhna Jn. (Surat) ⇔ Brahmapur