{"id":3135,"date":"2025-07-31T03:42:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T03:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=3135"},"modified":"2025-07-31T03:42:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T03:42:54","slug":"ac-special-train-between-vishakhapatnam-tirupati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/ac-special-train-between-vishakhapatnam-tirupati\/","title":{"rendered":"AC Special train between Vishakhapatnam \u2013 Tirupati"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>AC Special train between Vishakhapatnam \u2013 Tirupati<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AC Special train between Vishakhapatnam-Tirupati (Train No. 02707 \/ 02708) time table, route, frequency and fare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>South Central Railway special train between Vishakhapatnam \u2013 Tirupati<\/p>\n<p>For the convenience of passengers, SCR has decided to run special train between Vishakhapatnam \u2013 Tirupati<\/p>\n<p><strong>Train No. 02707 Vishakhapatnam \u2013 Tirupati special train<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Train No. 02707 Vishakhapatnam \u2013 Tirupati Special train will leave from (Every Mon, Thurs, Sat) Vishakhapatnam at 22.25 hrs &amp; will reach Tirupati at 11.35 hrs and train running time between the station 13h and 10minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Train No. 02708 Tirupati-Vishakhapatnam special train<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Train No. 02708 Tirupati-Vishakhapatnam Special train will leave from (Every Sun, Wed, Fri) Tirupati at 21.50 hrs &amp; will reach Vishakhapatnam Jn at 11.00 hrs and train running time between the station 13h and 10minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Vishakhapatnam \u2013 Tirupati Distance between the station is 760 Kilometer<\/p>\n<p>Date of Commencement of Service:<\/p>\n<p>Train No. 02707 from Vishakhapatnam \u2013 Tirupati special train will commence from 15-10-2025<\/p>\n<p>Train No: 02708 from Tirupati \u2013 Vishakhapatnam special train will commence from 14-10-2025<\/p>\n<p>Enroute, these special trains will stop at Renigunta, Srikalahasti, Gudur, Nellore, o\u00adngole, Chirala, Tenali, New Guntur, Vijayawada, Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Tuni, Anakapalle and Duvvada stations in both the directions.<\/p>\n<p>These special trains will consist of AC Chair Car Coaches.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the most accurate and up\u2011to\u2011date information on the <strong>AC\u2011tagged special trains<\/strong> operating between <strong>Visakhapatnam (VSKP)<\/strong> and <strong>Tirupati (TPTY)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\ude82 AC Special \/ Festival Train: <strong>08547 \/ 08548 \u2013 VSKP \u2194 Tirupati Summer Special<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>08547 (VSKP \u2192 TPTY)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Operates <strong>once a week (Mondays)<\/strong> from <strong>March 2025<\/strong>, extended through <strong>summer festival periods<\/strong> \ue202turn0search1\ue202turn0search2\ue202turn0search0\ue201.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Departs VSKP at 19:00<\/strong>, arrives TPTY at <strong>09:15<\/strong> next morning (~14\u202fh\u202f15\u202fm for ~764\u202fkm) \ue202turn0search2\ue202turn0search6\ue202turn0search9\ue201.<\/li>\n<li>Stops at ~21 stations including Vijayawada, Nellore, Gudur, Renigunta etc. \ue202turn0search6\ue201.<\/li>\n<li>Coach composition includes <strong>AC First (1A), AC 2-tier (2A), AC 3-tier (3A), 3A\u2011Economy (3E), and Sleeper (SL)<\/strong>; fully reserved \ue202turn0search2\ue202turn0search6\ue202turn0search10\ue201.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>08548 (Return TPTY \u2192 VSKP)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Departs <strong>TPT at 21:50<\/strong>, arrives <strong>VSKP around 11:30<\/strong> next day, matching similar duration and AC mix \ue202turn0search2\ue202turn0search0\ue201.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u26a0\ufe0f Reliability &amp; Notes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>These are <strong>0-series special-fare trains<\/strong>, <strong>lower priority<\/strong>, and prone to delays\/cancellations\u2014even delays of 6\u201312+ hours are commonly reported by passengers \ue202turn0reddit23\ue202turn0reddit22\ue201.<\/li>\n<li>No pantry car is attached; onboard amenities are minimal\u2014only e\u2011catering might be available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\ude84 Regular Scheduled AC Options (Recommended)<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>22707 \/ 22708 \u2013 Visakhapatnam \u2194 Tirupati AC Double-Decker Express<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tri\u2011weekly<\/strong>, <strong>fully AC Chair Car<\/strong> service<\/li>\n<li>Runs <strong>overnight<\/strong>, departing VSKP ~23:00 and arriving TPTY ~10:30 next day (~13\u202fh\u202f10\u202fm) \ue202turn0search13\ue201.<\/li>\n<li>Offers <strong>modern LHB double-decker coaches<\/strong>, onboard catering included, consistent scheduling\u2014even load is high around festival season and authorities have considered adding more AC coaches \ue202turn0search13\ue202turn0news12\ue201.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>12734 \/ 12733 \u2013 Narayanadri Express (Secunderabad \u2194 Tirupati via VSKP)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Daily train running <strong>Tirupati \u2192 Secunderabad<\/strong> and <strong>Secunderabad \u2192 Tirupati<\/strong>, passing through VSKP.<\/li>\n<li>Includes <strong>AC 1A, 2A, 3A, 3A\u2011Economy, plus Sleeper and General<\/strong>; LHB coach with onboard catering \ue202turn0search17\ue201.<\/li>\n<li>Very reliable daily service with full AC options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udccb At\u2011a\u2011Glance Comparison<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Feature<\/th>\n<th><strong>08547\/48 Special<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>22707\/08 Double-Decker<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>12734\/33 Narayanadri Express<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Frequency<\/td>\n<td>Weekly (during summer)<\/td>\n<td>Tri\u2011weekly<\/td>\n<td><strong>Daily<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Duration<\/td>\n<td>~14\u202fh\u202f15\u202fm<\/td>\n<td>~13\u202fh\u202f10\u202fm<\/td>\n<td>~12\u202fh\u202f45\u202fm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Travel Time Window<\/td>\n<td>Evening \u2192 Next Morning<\/td>\n<td>Late-night \u2192 Morning<\/td>\n<td>Evening-night \u2192 Following Morning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>AC Classes<\/td>\n<td>1A, 2A, 3A, 3E<\/td>\n<td>AC Chair Car only<\/td>\n<td>1A, 2A, 3A, 3E<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pantry \/ Catering<\/td>\n<td>\u274c No pantry (only e\u2011catering)<\/td>\n<td>\u2705 Onboard included<\/td>\n<td>\u2705 Pantry included<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Coach Type &amp; Priority<\/td>\n<td>Low priority, older\/manipulated<\/td>\n<td>Modern LHB high priority<\/td>\n<td>LHB high priority<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reliability<\/td>\n<td>Low\u2014frequently delays\/cancelled<\/td>\n<td>High\u2014well-operational<\/td>\n<td>Excellent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2705 Recommendations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Use <strong>08547 \/ 08548 only if it\u2019s confirmed active for your travel date and AC travel is needed<\/strong>\u2014but be prepared for delays and limited service.<\/li>\n<li>Otherwise, the preferred choices are:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>22707 \/ 22708 AC Double-Decker Express<\/strong> for a <strong>fully AC, fast, and reliable overnight journey<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>12734 \/ 12733 Narayanadri Express<\/strong> for <strong>full AC plus sleeper options and daily frequency<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Would you like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83d\udd52 A <strong>station-by-station timetable<\/strong> for any of the options above?<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udcb0 A <strong>fare breakdown per AC class<\/strong> for your travel dates?<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udcc5 Help checking <strong>seat availability or booking options<\/strong>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let me know\u2014happy to assist further!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AC Special train between Vishakhapatnam \u2013 Tirupati AC Special train between Vishakhapatnam-Tirupati (Train No. 02707 \/ 02708) time table, route, frequency and fare South Central Railway special train between Vishakhapatnam \u2013 Tirupati For the convenience of passengers, SCR has decided to run special train between Vishakhapatnam \u2013 Tirupati Train No. 02707 Vishakhapatnam \u2013 Tirupati special [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19],"tags":[17,20],"class_list":["post-3135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-south-central-railway","category-special-trains","tag-south-central-railway","tag-special-trains"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3135\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}