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Secunderabad–Hisar Express

train in India

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 28, 2026
Entity authorityQ39047766 ↗
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The Secunderabad–Hisar Express is an Express train belonging to South Central Railway zone that runs between Secunderabad Junction and Hisar Junction in India. It is currently being operated with 17037/17038 train numbers on bi-weekly basis.

Service

The 17037/Secunderabad–Hisar Express has an average speed of 52 km/h and covers 2416 km in 46h 20m. The 17038/Hisar–Secunderabad Express has an average speed of 52 km/h and covers 2416 km in 46h 45m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Secunderabad Junction

Balharshah Junction

Wardha Junction

Badnera Junction

Akola Junction

Malkapur

Bhusaval Junction

Jalgaon Junction

Nandurbar

Surat

Vadodara Junction

Ahmedabad Junction

Palanpur Junction

Abu Road

Marwar Junction

Pali Marwar

Jodhpur Junction

Merta Road Junction

Nagaur

Bikaner Junction

Ratangarh Junction

Churu Junction

Sadulpur Junction

Hisar Junction

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 120 kmph. The train consists of 27 coaches:

1 AC I Tier

3 AC II Tier

4 AC III Tier

12 Sleeper coaches

1 Pantry car

2 Jeneral Unreserved

2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

1 Luggage Rake

1 Guard Cabin

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Lallaguda Loco Shed based WAP-7 or Bhusawal Loco Shed based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Secunderabad to Hisar Junction and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 17001/17002 Sainagar Shirdi–Secunderabad Express and 17017/17018 Rajkot–Secunderabad Express.

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