Spotting
 Timeline
 Travel Tip
 Trip
 Race
 Social
 Greeting
 Poll
 Img
 PNR
 Pic
 Blog
 News
 Conf TL
 RF Club
 Convention
 Monitor
 Topic
 #
 Rating
 Correct
 Wrong
 Stamp
 PNR Ref
 PNR Req
 Blank PNRs
 HJ
 Vote
 Pred
 @
 FM Alert
 FM Approval
 Pvt
Forum Super Search
 ↓ 
×
HashTag:
Freq Contact:
Member:
Posting Date From:
Posting Date To:
Blog Category:
Train Type:
Train:
Station:
Pic/Vid:   FmT Pic:   FmT Video:
Sort by: Date:     Word Count:     Popularity:     
Public:    Pvt: Monitor:    Topics:    

Search
  Go  
dark modesite support
 
Mon Jun 10 22:01:12 IST
Home
Trains
ΣChains
Atlas
PNR
Forum
Quiz
Topics
Gallery
News
FAQ
Trips
Login
Post PNRPost BlogAdvanced Search
no description available
Entry# 2370882-0
Night Pic; Front Entrance - Outside;
Entry# 4497231-0


VSKP/Visakhapatnam Junction (8 PFs)
Local Name: Vizag / Waltair
विशाखपट्टणम जंक्शन
విశాఖపట్నం జంక్షన్


Track: Double Electric-Line

Updated: Mar 02 2023 (00:14) by Yusuf_Azhar^
Show ALL Trains
Gnanapuram, Railway New Colony, Visakhapatnam, pin - 530004
State: Andhra Pradesh

Elevation: 6 m above sea level
Type: Junction   Category: NSG-2
Zone: ECoR/East Coast   Division: Waltair


No Recent News for VSKP/Visakhapatnam Junction
Nearby Stations in the News
Number of Platforms: 8
Number of Halting Trains: 132
Number of Originating Trains: 56
Number of Terminating Trains: 56
7 Follows
Rating: 4.7/5 (784 votes)
cleanliness - good (103)
porters/escalators - good (101)
food - excellent (97)
transportation - excellent (100)
lodging - excellent (93)
railfanning - excellent (92)
sightseeing - excellent (98)
safety - excellent (100)
Show ALL Trains

Station Forum

Page#    Showing 1 to 5 of 4430 blog entries  next>>
Rail Fanning
1890 views
3

Today (20:03)   08503/Bhawanipatna - Visakhapatnam Passenger Special | VSKP/Visakhapatnam Junction (8 PFs) | VSKP/WAG-5/23377
dsourav895~
dsourav895~   745 blog posts
Entry# 6091009            Tags   Past Edits
The WAM-4 class has been phased out from mainline service long ago but technically, they still exist ! The WAG-5 class was born out of the WAM-4 class by changing the gear ratio & most of the remaining configurations were the same.

In frame: Waltair (WAT/VSKP) WAG 5 # 23377 in maroon-blue attire proceeds for reversal towards trip shed after finishing its duty with 08503 Raygada - Vishakapatnam Passenger.
...
more...

The loco is equipped with Alstom made TAO659 TMs & configured with a gear ratio of 21:58 which makes it equivalent to a WAM-4 locomotive or a WAG-5P in other words. Usually, WAG-5 locomotives have a gear ratio of 17:77, 18:64 & 15:62.

Translate to English
Translate to Hindi
Poll
515219 views
75 votes
3

Mar 24 (15:48)   22222/Hazrat Nizamuddin - Mumbai CSMT Rajdhani Express | NZM/Hazrat Nizamuddin (9 PFs)
RailwayFiles~
RailwayFiles~   264 blog posts
Entry# 6007860            Tags   Past Edits
Who do you think is the best Railway Minister till date. Under whose tenure Indian Railways was/is doing better ?

आपके अनुसार अब तक का सबसे अच्छा रेल मंत्री कौन है? किसके कार्यकाल में भारतीय रेलवे बेहतर प्रदर्शन कर रही थी/कर रही है?
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi
NO vote
Nitish Kumar / नितीश कुमार
3%
2
Lalu Prasad Yadav / लालू प्रसाद यादव
15%
11
Mamata Banerjee / ममता बेनर्जी
3%
2
Dinesh Trivedi / दिनेश त्रिवेदी
0%
0
Pavan Kumar Bansal / पवन कुमार बंसल
0%
0
Mallikarjun Kharge / मल्लिकार्जुन खरगे
0%
0
D V Sadananda Gowda / डी वि सदानंद गौड़ा
0%
0
Suresh Prabhu / सुरेश प्रभु
43%
32
Piyush Goyal / पियूष गोयल
1%
1
Ashwani Vaishnav / अश्विनी वैष्णव
31%
23
Others / कोई और
5%
4

More Posts
Poll
1251021 views
37 votes
1

Jan 29 (23:13)   18111/Tatanagar - Yesvantpur Weekly Express (PT) | TATA/Tatanagar Junction (6 PFs)
fanof12801~
fanof12801~   206 blog posts
Entry# 5955786            Tags   Past Edits
Jamshedpur deserves a good train for Hyderabad?
(Via gondia) on regular basis
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi
NO vote
Yes.
76%
28
No, (18111) Tata ypr is good.
0%
0
No knowledge about route.
24%
9

More Posts
Rail Fanning
27014 views
19

★★★
Jul 05 2023 (23:39)   VSKP/Visakhapatnam Junction (8 PFs) | VSKP/WAG-6A/26000
dsourav895~
dsourav895~   745 blog posts
Entry# 5769928            Tags   Past Edits
8 compliments
Great Great Great Great:Nice catchup Great Great Great _/\_
The Retired Legends !

The first WAG 6A of IR with road number # 26000 earmarked for preservation resting inside its home shed, ELS Vishakapatnam. The other loco in the queue is Hitachi made WAG 6B # 26010 which is also earmarked for preservation.

Rated
...
more...
at 6000 HP, six units (26000-26005) were built & delivered between December 1987 and January 1988. These locomotives had Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement and were controlled by thyristors. They had majorly served the Kirandul - Kottavalasa line throughout their entire service life.

Interestingly, the first unit "26000" was delivered by ASEA in December, 1987 & rest of the 5 units 26001-005 were delivered by ABB in January, 1988 post merger.

General Swedish Electrical Limited Company or Allmanna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (ASEA) in Swedish later merged with Brown Boveri on 1st January 1988 to form ABB (Asean Brown Boveri).

Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

More Posts
Info Update
18749 views
5

Yesterday (00:41)   08543/Visakhapatnam - SMVT Bengaluru Special Fare SF Special (via Bhimavaram Town) | VSKP/Visakhapatnam Junction (8 PFs)
SaiCharan^~
SaiCharan^~   3419 blog posts
Entry# 6089147            Tags   Past Edits
1 compliments
_/\_
Cancellation of tod specials
Translate to English
Translate to Hindi

More Posts
Page#    Showing 1 to 5 of 4430 blog entries  next>>

Scroll to Top
Scroll to Bottom
Go to Mobile site
Important Note: This website NEVER solicits for Money or Donations. Please beware of anyone requesting/demanding money on behalf of IRI. Thanks.
Disclaimer: This website has NO affiliation with the Government-run site of Indian Railways. This site does NOT claim 100% accuracy of fast-changing Rail Information. YOU are responsible for independently confirming the validity of information through other sources.
India Rail Info Privacy Policy