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12717/Ratnachal SF Express
रत्नाचल सुपरफास्ट एक्सप्रेस

ANV/Annavaram --> BZA/Vijayawada Junction

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🔹Train no. 12717/Ratnachal SF Express JCO 30/09/2024 will be fully cancelled.
Sat Sep 21, 2024 (06:48PM)
News History
JCO 02.09.24 TO 05.09.24 will be cancelled
Mon Sep 02, 2024 (12:47PM)
Cancelled till 10.08.24.
Mon Jul 22, 2024 (11:51AM)
🔹Train no. 12717/Ratnachal SF Express JCO 08/11/2023 to 12/11/2023 will be fully cancelled.
Tue Nov 07, 2023 (10:48PM)
▪️ Cancelled on 30.10.23
Mon Oct 30, 2023 (12:31AM)
🔹Train no. 12717/Ratnachal SF Express JCO 03/09/2023 to 10/09/2023 will be fully cancelled. 🔹Due to the traffic block between Anakapalle – Thadi section, train no. 12717/Ratnachal SF Express JCO 03/09/2023 and 04/09/2023 will be partially cancelled between Visakhapatnam - Anankapalle and will short originate from Anankapalle railway station.
Sun Sep 03, 2023...
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🔹Train no. 12717/Ratnachal SF Express JCO 03/09/2023 to 10/09/2023 will be fully cancelled.
Sat Sep 02, 2023 (09:24PM)
🔹 Train no. 12717/Ratnachal SF Express JCO 16/06/2023 has been fully cancelled.
Thu Jun 15, 2023 (07:32PM)
🔹 Train no. 12717/Ratnachal SF Express JCO 02/05/2023 to 07/05/2023 has been partially cancelled between Visakhapatnam - Anakapalle.
Tue May 02, 2023 (12:37PM)
Partially Cancelled between 21.01.2023 & 22.01.2023 Visakhapatnam - Tuni
Wed Jan 18, 2023 (09:44PM)
Running with CE1. In order to provide additional travelling facility for waitlisted passengers during Dasara & Diwali festival season, train num 12717 from Visakhapatnam to Vijayawada will be temporarily augmented with additional AC Chair Car - 01 Coach with effect from 01.10.2022 to 31.10.2022.
Thu Sep 29, 2022 (09:21PM)
Running with CE1.
Mon Aug 08, 2022 (09:18PM)
➡️ Train number 12718/12717 running from Vijayawada to Visakhapatnam and vice-versa will stand cancelled between Tuni and Visakhapatnam from 25 July 2022 to 2 August 2022.
Mon Jul 25, 2022 (07:10PM)
Due to Non-Interlocking works for doubling between Aravalli - Nidadavolu stations on Bhimavaram - Nidadavolu section of Vijayawada Division, train num 12717 will remain cancelled on journey commencing on 18.06.2022.
Sat Jun 04, 2022 (03:54PM)
📢⚟ JCO 12/09/2021 Cancelled.
Tue Sep 07, 2021 (06:32PM)
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Mar 18 2018 (15:10)   12717/Ratnachal SF Express | SLO/Samalkot Junction (3 PFs)
VijayawadaJunction
VijayawadaJunction   8597 blog posts
Entry# 3215319            Tags   Past Edits
Covered 100kms after AKP in just 1hr 12mins with 2 halts at TUNI Annavaram.. absolute rampage
Can see the old days Aggressive Ratnachal but anyhow all this will go in a vain between SLO NDD thanks to the great controlling at SLO by mafia.
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Mar 23 2018 (18:55)
TheLoneWanderer
TheLoneWanderer   8109 blog posts
Re# 3215319-274              
adi maaadi ...meeedi kaaadu..... :P :P
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Mar 23 2018 (19:17)
CoringaExpress~
CoringaExpress~   5191 blog posts
Re# 3215319-275               Past Edits
18047 on PF 3 at BZA
17225 on pf 6
enti ee vintalu ..
Pf 4 meedaki BDCR BZA pass teeskostunadu..
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Mar 23 2018 (19:48)
TheLoneWanderer
TheLoneWanderer   8109 blog posts
Re# 3215319-276              
hahaha....enti BDCR BZA pass appude vachesindaa....antha tondaraga raaakudadeeeeeeeeee
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Mar 24 2018 (15:13)
SRG^~
SRG^~   44916 blog posts
Re# 3215319-277              
BZA lo anna chakram tippadu ika anni time ki line lo nilabadalsinde...
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Oct 14 2023 (19:27)
NaagendraV
NaagendraV   389 blog posts
Re# 3215319-278              
4 new port adding now. Namely.. Ramayapatnam, Bhavanapadu, Kakinada Gateway port and Machilipatnam. there is a dedicated Coal yard in MTM port .AP Govt expecting to operate these port by end of 2024 . But railway board didn't approved any infrastructure improvements in BZA division like tripling and Construction of new and bypass tracks.. #BZARLYINFRA
click here ..
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Sep 02 2023 (20:51)   12805/Visakhapatnam - Lingampalli Janmabhoomi SF Express (PT) | VSKP/Visakhapatnam Junction (8 PFs)
SaiRBRTRailway~
SaiRBRTRailway~   3693 blog posts
Entry# 5812802            Tags   Past Edits
1 compliments
Useful
Cancellation and Partial Cancellation Of Trains
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Sep 20 2023 (14:55)   12718/Ratnachal SF Express (PT) | BZA/Vijayawada Junction (10 PFs)
deepak.yerr~
deepak.yerr~   6651 blog posts
Entry# 5826341            Tags  
Vijayawada Visakhapatnam Vijayawada Ratnachal express is cancelled from 20th to 24th of this month. Source today newspaper Eenadu.
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Sep 20 2023 (15:49)
deepak.yerr~
deepak.yerr~   6651 blog posts
Re# 5826341-1              
Following trains are cancelled for this week also.
1. Vskp Vja Uday upto Saturday
2. GNT Vskp GNT simhadri upto Sunday and Monday
3. GNT Rayagada Guntur upto Sun and Mon
4. Machilipatnam Vskp...
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MTM upto Sun and Monday
5. Rjy Vdkp RJY Memu upto Sunday.

These trains are cancelled due to Third line works and safety works near Vijayawada
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Jul 18 2023 (12:39)   12718/Ratnachal SF Express (PT)
Pk12717~
Pk12717~   6781 blog posts
Entry# 5778538            Tags   Past Edits
Today it Overtook 18464 Prasanthi at Elamanchili and overtook 20810 Nagawali at Thadi...
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Jul 18 2023 (16:15)
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SCRGodavariExpress~   4107 blog posts
Re# 5778538-1              
Super... It gets good preference while running towards VSKP... return lo.... ne... problem...
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Jul 18 2023 (17:18)
deepak.yerr~
deepak.yerr~   6651 blog posts
Re# 5778538-2              
It is also arriving late at Vskp these days. SCR is not able to depart AKP by 1130 so that it arrives Vskp by 1215 or 1230 depending on running of HWH YPR exp.
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May 16 2023 (09:58)   12718/Ratnachal SF Express (PT) | APT/Anaparti (3 PFs) | BZA/WAP-4
Railfan_Arush_5~
Railfan_Arush_5~   762 blog posts
Entry# 5724752            Tags   Past Edits
On board Ratnachal Express Till @Vishakapatanam JN
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May 16 2023 (11:55)
deepak.yerr~
deepak.yerr~   6651 blog posts
Re# 5724752-1              
Crossed Akp at 1150 will arrive at 1240-50.
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