Railway has decided to introduce Train No. 17323/17324, Hubballi-Varanasi-Hubballi Weekly Express. The inaugural special will be flagged off by Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister for Railways through video link from Rail Bhavan, New Delhi at 15:00 Hrs. on 23.05.2017. Presently connectivity between Hubballi - Varanasi and Hubballi to Jabalpur is very limited and through 2 changeover points. In addition, this train will serve Vijayapura, Gadag region people by connecting to Hubballi/Solapur in suitable timings.
The regular service of this train will commence with effect from 28th May, 2017 from Varanasi end and 02nd June, 2017 from Hubballi end.
Accordingly, Train No. 17323, Hubballi - Varanasi Weekly Express departs Hubballi on every Friday at 17:50 Hrs. and reaches Varanasi on respective Sundays at 11:55 Hrs. Enroute, the train arrives/departs Gadag at 19:15/19:35 Hrs., Badami at 21:08/21:10 Hrs., Bagalkot at 21:50/21:52 Hrs., Almatti at 22:56/22:58 Hrs., onSaturday arrives/departs Vijayapura at 00:25/00:30 Hrs., Solapur at 03:00/03:10 hrs., Daund at 06:25/06:35 Hrs., Ahmednagar at 08:47/08:50 Hrs., Kopargaon at 10:58/11:00 Hrs., Manmad Jn. at 12:30/12:35 Hrs., Bhusaval Jn. at 15:10/15:20 Hrs., Khandwa at 18:10/18:15 Hrs., Itarsi Jn. at 21:20/21:30 Hrs., Pipariya at 22:30/22:35 Hrs., Narasinghpurat 23:43/23:45 Hrs., and on Sunday arrives/departs Jabalpur at 01:20/01:30 Hrs., Katni at 02:37/02:42 Hrs., Maihar at 03:32/03:34 Hrs., Satna at 04:05/04:15 Hrs., Manikpur Jn. at 06:15/06:17 Hrs., Chheoki at 08:13/08:15 Hrs., Mirzapur at 09:33/09:35 Hrs..
In the return direction, Train No. 17324, Varanasi - Hubballi Weekly Express departs Varanasi on every Sunday at 21:05 Hrs. and reaches Hubballi on respective Tuesdays at 13:00 Hrs. Enroute, the train arrives/departs Mirzapur at 22:43/22:45 Hrs., on Monday arrives/departs Chheoki at 00:30/00:32 Hrs., Manikpur Jn. at 02:03/02:05 Hrs., Satna at 03:10/03:20 Hrs., Maihar at 03:44/03:46 Hrs., Katni at 04:35/04:40 Hrs., Jabalpur at 06:00/06:10 Hrs., Narasinghpurat 07:28/07:30 Hrs., Pipariya at 08:38/08:40 Hrs., Itarsi Jn. at 09:50/10:00 Hrs., Khandwa at 13:40/13:45 Hrs., Bhusaval Jn. at 15:20/15:30 Hrs., Manmad Jn. at 18:00/18:05 Hrs., Kopargaon at 19:48/19:50 Hrs., Ahmednagar at 22:27/22:30 Hrs. and on Tuesday arrives/departs Daund at 00:10/00:20 Hrs., Solapur at 04:10/04:20 hrs., Vijayapura at 06:45/06:50 Hrs., Almatti at 07:58/08:00 Hrs., Bagalkot at 08:48/08:50 Hrs., Badami at 09:15/09:17 Hrs., Gadag at 10:55/11:20 Hrs.
The train composition will have 16 coaches comprising of ONE AC-2 tier coach, ONE AC-3 tier coach, SIX Second class Sleeper coaches, SIX General second class coaches and TWO Second Class Luggage-cum-Brakevan with Disabled friendly compartment.
The regular service of this train will commence with effect from 28th May, 2017 from Varanasi end and 02nd June, 2017 from Hubballi end.
Accordingly, Train No. 17323, Hubballi - Varanasi Weekly Express departs Hubballi on every Friday at 17:50 Hrs. and reaches Varanasi on respective Sundays at 11:55 Hrs. Enroute, the train arrives/departs Gadag at 19:15/19:35 Hrs., Badami at 21:08/21:10 Hrs., Bagalkot at 21:50/21:52 Hrs., Almatti at 22:56/22:58 Hrs., onSaturday arrives/departs Vijayapura at 00:25/00:30 Hrs., Solapur at 03:00/03:10 hrs., Daund at 06:25/06:35 Hrs., Ahmednagar at 08:47/08:50 Hrs., Kopargaon at 10:58/11:00 Hrs., Manmad Jn. at 12:30/12:35 Hrs., Bhusaval Jn. at 15:10/15:20 Hrs., Khandwa at 18:10/18:15 Hrs., Itarsi Jn. at 21:20/21:30 Hrs., Pipariya at 22:30/22:35 Hrs., Narasinghpurat 23:43/23:45 Hrs., and on Sunday arrives/departs Jabalpur at 01:20/01:30 Hrs., Katni at 02:37/02:42 Hrs., Maihar at 03:32/03:34 Hrs., Satna at 04:05/04:15 Hrs., Manikpur Jn. at 06:15/06:17 Hrs., Chheoki at 08:13/08:15 Hrs., Mirzapur at 09:33/09:35 Hrs..
In the return direction, Train No. 17324, Varanasi - Hubballi Weekly Express departs Varanasi on every Sunday at 21:05 Hrs. and reaches Hubballi on respective Tuesdays at 13:00 Hrs. Enroute, the train arrives/departs Mirzapur at 22:43/22:45 Hrs., on Monday arrives/departs Chheoki at 00:30/00:32 Hrs., Manikpur Jn. at 02:03/02:05 Hrs., Satna at 03:10/03:20 Hrs., Maihar at 03:44/03:46 Hrs., Katni at 04:35/04:40 Hrs., Jabalpur at 06:00/06:10 Hrs., Narasinghpurat 07:28/07:30 Hrs., Pipariya at 08:38/08:40 Hrs., Itarsi Jn. at 09:50/10:00 Hrs., Khandwa at 13:40/13:45 Hrs., Bhusaval Jn. at 15:20/15:30 Hrs., Manmad Jn. at 18:00/18:05 Hrs., Kopargaon at 19:48/19:50 Hrs., Ahmednagar at 22:27/22:30 Hrs. and on Tuesday arrives/departs Daund at 00:10/00:20 Hrs., Solapur at 04:10/04:20 hrs., Vijayapura at 06:45/06:50 Hrs., Almatti at 07:58/08:00 Hrs., Bagalkot at 08:48/08:50 Hrs., Badami at 09:15/09:17 Hrs., Gadag at 10:55/11:20 Hrs.
The train composition will have 16 coaches comprising of ONE AC-2 tier coach, ONE AC-3 tier coach, SIX Second class Sleeper coaches, SIX General second class coaches and TWO Second Class Luggage-cum-Brakevan with Disabled friendly compartment.
