Ajmer–Hyderabad Express

The 17019 / 17020 Hisar–Hyderabad Express is an Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Hisar Junction in Haryana and Hyderabad Deccan in Telangana. It is currently being operated with 17019/17020 train numbers on twice a week basis.

Service
It averages 53 km/h as 17019 Ajmer–Hyderabad Weekly Express and covers 1866.8 km in 38 hrs 30 mins & 52 km/h as 17020 Hyderabad–Ajmer Weekly Express and covers 1866.8 km in 35 hrs 50 mins.

Route and halts
The important halts of the train are :


 * Hisar Junction
 * Sadulpur Junction
 * Loharu Junction
 * Sikar Junction
 * Jaipur Junction
 * Ajmer Junction
 * Bhilwara
 * Chittaurgarh Junction
 * Ratlam Junction
 * Ujjain Junction
 * Bhopal Junction
 * Itarsi Junction
 * Khandwa Junction
 * Burhanpur Junction
 * Bhusaval Junction
 * Manmad Junction
 * Aurangabad
 * Jalna
 * Parbhani Junction
 * Hazur Sahib Nanded
 * Secunderabad Junction
 * Hyderabad Deccan

Traction
Both trains are hauled by an Electric Loco Shed, Lallaguda-based WAP-7 electric locomotive.

Direction reversal
The train reverses its direction three times:


 * Sadulpur Junction
 * Jaipur Junction
 * Ratlam Junction.

Another train with similar name
Ajmer–Hyderabad Meenakshi Express (train numbers 12719/12720) is another train that runs between Hyderabad and Ajmer twice a week. From Purna it goes to Akola and then Itarsi. Therefore, the distance is shoter at 1624 km and the time taken is 31 hours.